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NewsBroadcasters agree election debate rules
The BBC, ITV and Sky have agreed on the rules for hosting the Prime Ministerial debates through the 2010 general election campaign.
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NewsCrozier's ITV challenge to start next month
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier will begin the task of leading ITV out of “the worst advertising collapse in its history” on 26 April.
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NewsBBC holds crisis talks with unions
Mark Thompson will meet with union leaders today for the second time in a week to discuss their concerns that the BBC’s review could lead to the loss of up to 600 jobs.
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NewsThompson tight-lipped on Newsnight
Director general Mark Thompson has refused to tell Newsnight whether anyone lost their job because of the massive overspend on BBC property projects.
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Telegraph inks deals to stream sports online
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has agreed an exclusive digital deal with athletics body IAAF to stream live coverage of the World Indoor Athletics in Doha via its website.
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NewsDiscovery to launch TLC in UK next year
Discovery Communications is to launch US lifestyle channel TLC in the UK next year as part of a global push into 75 international markets.
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RatingsFive Days grips 6.8m
BBC1 ended its Tuesday blues last night, with drama Five Days holding onto 6.8m (27%) of its viewers for its second episode.
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NewsWarner TV agrees mobile deal with 3
Warner TV has launched a mobile subscription video on demand (SVOD) service with operator 3 as it looks to extend its brand cross-platform.
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NewsITV to air Sir Trevor's interview with Cameron
David Cameron is to be interviewed by Sir Trevor McDonald this week for ITV1 following the channel’s successful Gordon Brown interview last month.
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C4 social media guru to step down
Channel 4 digital publicity manager Steve Berry is to leave the broadcaster after just three months in the job.
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NewsBBC set for £400m clearout
The BBC is preparing a £400m clearout of programming that no longer fits with its strategic aims.
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NewsBBC1 turns back the clock for high-street doc series
BBC1 is to send five families who work in retail back in time for a history series about the changing face of the high street.
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NewsFresh One lands sci-fi food show for Al-Jazeera
Fresh One Productions has won its first children’s commission – an Arabic-language show for Al- Jazeera that puts a sci-fi spin on the indie’s brand of socially conscious food programmes.
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NewsMTV picks up teen shows in scripted drama drive
MTV has acquired hit US scripted dramas The Secret Life Of The American Teenager and archive series Sweet Valley High from ABC as it puts a renewed focus on the genre.
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One-off Darlow doc explores Air France mystery
Darlow Smithson Productions is to investigate the 2009 disappearance of Air France Flight 447 in a one-off doc for BBC2 and PBS strand Nova.
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NewsThe X Factor team mulls key format changes
The X Factor executive producer Richard Holloway has revealed that major changes to the show are under consideration at a powwow in LA in a fortnight.
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NewsNorman: No quick fixes for ITV
ITV chairman Archie Norman is reshaping the commercial broadcaster for its long term survival, and warned shareholders that long term goals will be the new priority over short term results.
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NewsCarnival cash boosts key ITV drama series
NBC Universal-owned Carnival Films is deficit-funding ITV1’s upcoming Julian Fellowes drama Downton Abbey to push its budget to about £1m an hour.
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NewsAfter Dark pioneer Cody links with So Television for comeback
The creative force behind Channel 4’s ground-breaking late-night talk show After Dark is planning a return to British TV after striking a partnership with So Television.
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Nat Geo series to reveal history of UK gang wars
National Geographic has ordered a crime history series focusing on three of the UK’s most violent cities in the post-war era.