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NewsPeter Kay's Geraldine to return to C4
Channel 4 is planning a follow-up to Peter Kay's ratings-busting talent show spoof Britain's Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice.
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NewsC4 unveils new doc line-up
Channel 4 has pledged to continue to air the equivalent of one new documentary film in peak every weekday into next year despite restoring Celebrity Big Brother to its primetime schedules in January.
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NewsJamie, Gordon and Hugh continue C4 Food Fight
Channel 4 is to tackle the welfare of pigs and chickens in another campaigning food season, a year on from January's Big Food Fight season of programmes.
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NewsBlair to examine Christianity for C4
Michael Portillo, Ann Widdecombe and Cherie Blair will offer their personal takes on Christianity's rich history in Channel 4's forthcoming new religious strand.
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NewsC4 drama to recreate Battle of Hastings
Hardy Pictures has called on more than 800 extras to recreate the three key battles of the Norman Conquest for Channel 4.
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NewsRDF close to£53m management buyout
The management of Wife Swap creator RDF Media is “nearing completion” of a£53m takeover bid for the company, backed by Endemol founder John De Mol's investment firm.
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NewsWoolfe in, Gale out at Five
Richard Woolfe is to step down as director of programmes for Sky 1, 2 and 3 to become channel controller at Five. The move will see Ben Gale, director of programmes at Five, leave the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 programming budget cut by£25m
Channel 4's head of programmes Julian Bellamy has confirmed that C4's programming budgets will be cut by “at least”£25m next year, with daytime and drama to be hit hardest.
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NewsFirst MySpace commission for RDF
RDF USA has produced original web series The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor for MySpaceTV.
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NewsITV1's Commander leads the way
ITV1's drama The Commander was given a clear run at 9pm with the second instalment picking up 5.1m viewers (21.9% share).
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NewsGale to 'take a few weeks off'
Ben Gale, outgoing director of programmes for Five, has told Broadcastnow that he will take time off before the end of the year and then consider his options.
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Turner-Laing's email to Sky staff
BSkyB's managing director, entertainment Sophie Turner-Laing's email to Sky staff this morning.
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NewsUTV Radio and TLRC start takeover talks
UTV Radio is understood to be exploring extending its relationship with The Local Radio Company (TLRC) with a possible takeover.
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NewsRound-up: C4 winter schedule
Overview of Broadcastnow's coverage of C4's line-up of programming for winter 2008.
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NewsTV Critics 12 November ‘08
“Why didn't they just call it I'm a Nutter, Get Me Out of Here?” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsFiver picks up Beach Patrol from Target
Five's digital channel Fiver has acquired premiere rights to US crime reality series Beach Patrol, which previously debuted in the UK on Zone Reality.
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DCD Rights lands sales for shock-docs
DCD Rights has sold the shock-documentaries The Girl with Two Faces and My Big Fat Mexican Wedding to multiple territories.
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NewsAd market recovery due to begin in 2009
The TV advertising market will be down 9% this year, but that will be the “bottom of the pit” for broadcasters before a recovery begins in 2009, according to Steve King, the worldwide chief operating officer of Zenith Optimedia.
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UTV Media rises after TVC ups stake
UTV Media plc climbed 14.24% in value this week to close at 92.25p after investment firm TVC increased its stake in the broadcaster by a further three percentage points to 18%.