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  • Daybreak
    News

    Chiles cuts Daybreak hours

    2011-07-18T12:22:00Z

    Adrian Chiles will only present Daybreak four days a week as part of a planned change to the show later this year.

  • New Girl
    News

    C4 acquires five new US series

    2011-07-18T11:32:00Z

    Channel 4 has acquired US sitcom New Girl - tipped as one of the biggest shows to come out of this year’s LA Screenings - and political thriller Homeland.

  • Frankie Boyle
    News

    C4 working on new Frankie Boyle comedy

    2011-07-18T13:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is in talks with Frankie Boyle to create a new comedy programme with a topical skew, despite the controversy surrounding the comedian.

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
    Ratings

    ITV1 struggles despite Harry Potter magic

    2011-07-18T12:32:00Z

    SATURDAY: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone conjured up ITV1’s biggest audience of the day as its trio of Saturday night entertainment vehicles continued to underperform.

  • Michael Lyons
    News

    BBC Trust expenses drop

    2011-07-18T12:37:00Z

    BBC Trustees claimed £7,000 less in expenses for the six months to end-March 2011 compared with the previous period, a report published today has revealed.

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    News

    Two C4 corporate execs exit

    2011-07-18T12:48:00Z

    Two senior Channel 4 executives dealing with corporate affairs and regulation have resigned.

  • Execution of Gary Glitter
    News

    "Gary Glitter" loses complaint against C4

    2011-07-18T15:33:00Z

    Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has lost an 18-month battle against Channel 4 over a drama that portayed him being executed for offences against children.

  • Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks
    News

    BBC2 to air Murdoch committee appearance

    2011-07-19T00:01:00Z

    BBC2 has cleared this afternoon’s schedule to offer live coverage of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks’ appearance before the DCMS select committee.

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    Hunt unveils new local TV plans

    2011-07-18T16:30:00Z

    Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has today set out a fresh vision for local TV after finally scrapping plans for a national “spine” network for the service.

  • David Cameron
    News

    BBC last to meet Cameron, Downing Street confirms

    2011-07-19T09:42:00Z

    The BBC was the last of the public service broadcasters to visit Number 10, with the first meeting between the corporation and David Cameron recorded as just one month ago.

  • Weird or What? with William Shatner
    News

    Cineflix signs major Italian deal

    2011-07-19T09:38:00Z

    A new William Shatner series has helped Cineflix secure its biggest ever deal in Italy.

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    News

    Media ties to police go under spotlight

    2011-07-19T10:46:00Z

    The relationship between the police and the media is to go under the spotlight as part of the government’s attempts to clean up the debris from the phone hacking scandal.

  • Panorama
    Ratings

    Murdoch Panorama draws 3.6m

    2011-07-19T10:39:00Z

    MONDAY: A Panorama investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in the wake of the phone hacking debacle attracted more than 3.6m viewers to BBC1.

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    News

    Radio 1 to mark 9/11 anniversary

    2011-07-19T10:50:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 is to air a documentary marking the ten year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Centre and its influence on artists including Moby and the Beastie Boys.

  • Ivan Lewis
    News

    Labour attacks local TV plans

    2011-07-19T11:40:00Z

    The shadow culture secretary has hit out at Jeremy Hunt’s revised local TV plans, questioning whether the secretary of state “has got his priorities right”.

  • David Cameron
    News

    Cameron accused of conflict of interest over BSkyB bid

    2011-07-19T11:07:00Z

    The Prime Minister could be investigated over a potential conflict of interest rules regarding News Corp’s BSkyB bid.

  • The processing arrangement will begin as of July 24
    News

    Deluxe strikes processing deal with Technicolor

    2011-07-19T11:17:00Z

    Deluxe Laboratories will subcontract its 35mm and 16mm processing work to Technicolor’s Pinewood facility, having decided to stop original colour negative processing at its Soho and Denham facilities. 

  • News

    Ten Alps TV names development chief

    2011-07-19T12:26:00Z

    Ten Alps has promoted a Blakeway Productions executive to head of development for its entire television and radio division.

  • Michael Crick
    News

    Michael Crick quits Newsnight for C4 News

    2011-07-19T11:39:00Z

    Michael Crick, the political editor of Newsnight, is joining Channel 4 News as political correspondent.

  • Ed Miliband
    News

    Phone hacking prompts Labour rethink on Comms Act

    2011-07-19T11:59:00Z

    The Labour party is making last minute amendments to its Communications Review submission in light of the hacking scandal.