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NewsLord Grade backs C4 privatisation
Lord Grade has come out in favour of selling off Channel 4 - arguing that it could be built into a media powerhouse if freed from government control.
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NewsDiscovery sets out shopping list
US cable network Discovery Channel is looking for British indies to pitch crime series and social experiments as it moves away from shows featuring “weirdos in the woods”.
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NewsHarmonic set to acquire Thomson Video Networks
Video delivery infrastructure firm Harmonic has made a £50m offer to acquire Thomson Video Networks (TVN).
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NewsBBC policy boss: ITV wants to ‘freeze us in aspic’
ITV has been accused of wanting to “freeze the BBC in aspic” with its proposals to ban the corporation from importing foreign formats and curtail its competitive scheduling.
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NewsBBC2 to pilot amateur engineering show
RDF Television is to explore the UK’s most extraordinary amateur engineering projects after landing a pilot for BBC2.
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VideoVIDEO: Dickensian, BBC1
Tony Jordan-penned drama set within the realms of Charles Dickens’ novels
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NewsITV boss fires warning over C4 sale
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has warned the government to think “very carefully” about how privatising Channel 4 could damage the UK’s ability to compete globally.
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NewsSky explores mischievous monkeys
Sky 1 is to explore the world of mischievous monkeys in a three-part wildlife commission.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald
MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s Las Vegas investigation came out on top in the factual battle with a Panorama special on Sepp Blatter, but was unable to compete with his Mafia exposé.
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NewsAdam Crozier: merge BBC2 and BBC4
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has urged the BBC to stay calm during charter renewal debate, while suggesting a range of efficiency proposals including merging BBC2 and BBC4.
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NewsBBC under pressure over Tyson Fury SPOTY nomination
Pressure is mounting on the BBC to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year nominations list after he expressed homophobic and sexist views.
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NewsIn brief: Thames; Vice
ITV has ordered an Abba tribute, while Disney is reported to have upped its stake in Vice. Read on for more
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NewsOutline strikes first-look deal with DRG
Outline Productions has struck a first-look distribution and development deal with Doc Martin distributor DRG.
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CriticsTV Critics: That's So Last Century; Meet the Psychopaths; Capital; Tripped
“I am no fan of celebrity clip shows, but having this lot show these gadgets to their children was fun.”
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NewsUniversal Channel acquires Chicago Med
Universal Channel has acquired Dick Wolf’s medical drama Chicago Med after striking a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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RatingsRoyal Variety Performance hits low
TUESDAY: The Royal Variety Performance tumbled to its lowest audience on record against competition from the finales of Capital and The Great Pottery Throwdown.
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VideoVIDEO: And Then There Were None, BBC1
Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Productions’ adaptation of the author’s masterpiece
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NewsBill Turnbull to front BBC quiz
Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.
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NewsChinese broadcaster hunts panda programming
A Chinese broadcaster in the Chengdu region has called for UK producers to pitch it panda-based programming.
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NewsBBC 'interested' in offering iPlayer across EU
Licence fee payers could be able to access iPlayer while in the EU within two years amid European Commission (EC) plans to modernise copyright rules.