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TMF airs first live show
MTV's Freeview channel The Music Factory (TMF) has commissioned its first live show, from Optimistic Entertainment, owner of TV channel Nation 217 and maker of Flipside TV.
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RDF mulls Radar buy
RDF Media is looking at buying out Radar TV, the indie behind Channel 4's Banzai.
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NewsBBC may pitch Norton against Ant & Dec
The BBC is considering using star signing Graham Norton to compete head to head with Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
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C4 acquisitions head makes first purchase
Channel 4's new head of acquisition, Jeff Ford, has struck his first deal, buying a cop thriller from the team behind Nip/Tuck.
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Simon v Simon heads for court
The clash of Simons Cowell and Fuller is due to come to court this November, as the pair enter a court battle over the X-Factorformat.
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VH-1 set to air Celebrity Pop Star
US music broadcaster VH-1 is poised to pick up Granada USA's hybrid reality show I'm a Celebrity But I Want to be a Pop Starafter the ITV-owned producer could not strike a deal with NBC.
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Friday nights on C4 get new look
Channel 4's Friday nights are being revamped with the emphasis moving from US sitcoms towards homegrown programming with a hint of magic.
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Danan acts posh for Five's Celebrity Swap
Paul Danan, the former soap star whose excruciating antics on Celebrity Love Islandbecame one of this summer's unlikely talking points, has been signed up by Five.
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NewsHoliday's over as ratings slip away
BBC1's flagship Holidayprogramme is facing the axe following disappointing ratings.
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NewsMissing 1960s Potter drama discovered
A Dennis Potter television drama missing for almost 40 years has been discovered as part of a new campaign to hunt down missing ITV gems.
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NewsFive ups wildlife output
Five is to step up its commitment to wildlife programming by commissioning up to 25 hours of original shows.
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NewsBBC1 and ITV1 hit worst ever share
BBC1 and ITV1 both slumped to their worst ever audience shares of all time last week as Channel 4 pulled off a coup with a combination of the Big Brotherfinale, the debut of Lostand the nail-biting conclusion to the third test in ...
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Why broadband is redefining TV
Two broadband TV formats are vying for viewers' attention: one PC-based the other via the set-top box into the television.
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The magic touch
Anthony Lilley, head of the indie at the centre of FourDocs, Magic Lantern, shuns grand statements about the internet. But his company is challenging preconceptions about uses of content. By Suzy Bashford
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Murdoch's next move
For a company that won domination of pay-TV by taking big, bold gambles, Sky's interest in a little string of cinemas seems like a sideshow - but the market could be in for a surprise.
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Lighting the Touchpaper
After years of courting, RDF Media last week acquired Touchpaper, elevating Rob Pursey to the board, with a remit to increase drama output at the super-indie.
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Why DAB is a new beginning
Digital audio broadcasting is not merely an enhancement of analogue broadcasting but the start of something new, argues Simon Cole.
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Don't skip breakfast
Channel 4 needs to start the day with more substantial fare than half-hour shows, says Charlie Parsons, who has some suggestions for how it can boost its early-morning menu.
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The net gains from Broadband TV
With technology barriers starting to fall, broadcasters are piling into internet video on demand. David Woodexamines the programming and production techniques the new medium is likely to adopt.
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Content is still king
As broadband forces TV to take a renewed interest in the internet, we must not lose sight of what drives the viewer to tune in.