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NewsEvans named acting C4 comedy boss
Channel 4 comedy commissioner Nerys Evans is stepping up to interim head of comedy following the departure of Shane Allen to the BBC.
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RatingsParalympics peaks with 3.2m on first day
Channel 4’s first day of coverage of the Paralympic Games peaked with nearly 3.2m viewers as Team GB’s basketball team lost to Germany.
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NewsObituary: Daire Brehan (1957-2012)
Broadcast looks back at the life of Daire Brehan, a prolific BBC Radio broadcaster throughout the 1990s who died last night, aged 55.
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NewsC4 Paralympics streaming struggles on first outing
Channel 4 has admitted experiencing technical problems with its online streaming service on the first day of the Paralympics.
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NewsAdam Hills lands BBC NI comedy panel show
Adam Hills, the host of Channel 4’s offbeat late night Paralympics show, is to front a new comedy panel series for BBC1 Northern Ireland.
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NewsBanijay moves sales base to London
French formats firm Banijay is relocating its distribution headquarters from Paris to London.
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NewsCumberbatch 'cynical' about US Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch has hit out at a new Sherlock Holmes drama in the US and suggested that star Jonny Lee Miller took the job for the “pay cheque”.
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RatingsCelebrity Juice returns with 1.5m
ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice beat BBC2 and Channel 4 on its return – but was more than half a million down on its last series debut.
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NewsBBCW's Brown joins Shine International
BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown will join Shine International as director of acquisitions in September, as the distributor expands its team.
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RatingsDoctor Who hits seven-year low
Doctor Who returned with its lowest series launch audience since the sci-fi franchise was rebooted in 2005 as The X Factor continued to underperform.
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NewsC4 to clear schedules for Paralympics
Channel 4 is increasing its coverage of the Paralympics clearing the majority of its daytime schedule for the rest of its event.
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NewsTCM to launch HD channel
Turner Classic Movies is to broadcast US dramas Hell on Wheels and Deadwood in HD after striking a deal to launch a new channel on Sky.
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RatingsOscar Pistorius defeat draws nearly 4.2m
Oscar Pistorius’ surprise defeat in the men’s 200m T44 helped Channel 4 to its biggest audience of Paralympic Games so far.
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NewsNutopia exec to join Australia's ABC
Nutopia executive producer Phil Craig is leaving the indie to take up a commissioning post as head of factual at ABC TV in Australia.
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NewsShine 360° creates brand-focussed role
Shine Group’s non-broadcast rights division Shine 360° has appointed a former FremantleMedia Enterprises executive as its director of brand partnerships.
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RatingsStrike Back returns with 385k
Strike Back returned with a vengeance on Sky 1 but could not match the opener of the previous series.
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NewsFood Network doubles audience after Freeview extension
Food Network UK claims to have more than doubled its audience after extending its Freeview hours to become a 24/7 channel.
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NewsThis Morning strikes B&Q PP deal
ITV has secured a two-year product placement deal with DIY retailer B&Q linked to daytime programme This Morning.
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NewsBake Off broke BBC brand rules
Love Productions has broken BBC editorial rules by borrowing prominently branded Smeg fridges for use in The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsC4 historian defends Islam film after 550 complaints
Historian Tom Holland has defended his Channel 4 documentary Islam: The Untold Story, which has sparked 550 complaints.