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NewsSMG and GCap both sink to 52-week lows
As happened last week, the majority of the Broadcast 20 ended the week less valuable than at the start.
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NewsFive's Hotel Inspector lured by C4
Channel 4 has lured Five’s Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson away from her inspection duties with an exclusive presenter deal.
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NewsFremantle sells 1,200 hours to Asia
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold 1,200 hours of lifestyle programming to broadcasters across Asia, including shows featuring Jamie Oliver and Nigel Marven.
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NewsChoice FM revamps schedule
Choice FM London, the urban youth station owned by GCap Media, will now broadcast a 'Bigger Breakfast Show' with Martin Jay and Lucy Ambache.
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More Freshly Squeezed
Channel 4 is to extend weekday breakfast music show Freshly Squeezed to Saturday mornings.
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NewsTop level hirings at MediaCity:uk
Salford's MediaCity:UK has appointed Brian Greasley as managing director and Jane Deane as programme director, two weeks after the project's developer secured a£360m funding package.
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NewsThree execs to battle outsiders for GCap job
GCap’s departing chief executive, Ralph Bernard, has revealed that there are three strong internal candidates applying for the role.
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NewsNew quotas boost commercial radio
Commercial radio will be able to compete more effectively with the BBC following Ofcom’s decision to reduce quotas of locally produced content to 10 hours a day, according to City analysts.
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NewsZane to name rising star
Xfm has become the official radio partner to the Orange Rising Star Award at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.
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NewsCelador secures R4 dramas
Johnny Vaughan and Nick Hancock are to star in a BBC Radio 4 play from Celador Productions’ radio arm.
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BBC airs Aerial Britain
The BBC is to examine the workings of the country from the air in Britain from Above, a 3 x 60-minute documentary series for BBC1 now in production at Lion TV.
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C4 counts the cost of counterfeits
Documentary director Nick Hornby is to follow up Return to Jamie’s School Dinners with a two-part Channel 4 series tracing the human cost of the global trade in fake goods.
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NewsBBC3 signs 'angelic' Ellison
BBC3 has lined-up Jennifer Ellison to play an angel in a contemporary version of the Christmas story.
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Sky Real Lives follows brain op family
Sky Real Lives is to tell the poignant story of a man’s battle to receive life-saving treatment for a potentially fatal brain condition.
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NewsAnimal Planet tells birth stories
Animal Planet International will screen the rare birth of a giant panda cub on “panda-cam” CCTV as part of a five-part series on baby animals from Parthenon Entertainment.
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NewsVirgin strand grapples with boobs
Virgin 1 is building on the success of its one-off documentary Penis Envy with a strand centred on the theme of envy.
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NewsSky One opts for big drama events
Sky One has abandoned its search for a replacement for long-running football drama Dream Team and is now looking for “noisy, glorious” drama events.
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Secret Millionaire returns
The Secret Millionaire will return for a third series on Channel 4 next year.
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Discovery for older viewers
Discovery Networks UK is looking to bolster its historical programming in a bid to win back loyalty from older viewers.