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NewsC4 chief dampens Five merger talk
Channel 4 is playing down reports that it has begun talks to merge with Five, saying it is no where close to a possible deal.
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NewsITV parades army wives
The maker of ITV's flamboyant Footballers' Wives has been commissioned to make a new series for the network, this time looking at the lives of men and women in the army.
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NewsCentral staff hit out at ITV
Angry workers at Central's Nottingham studios, which are being closed with the loss of 200 jobs, have blasted ITV bosses as 'insulting' and 'insensitive' after they were told their cars will be searched to make sure they are not stealing company property.
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NewsAllen promises end to regional job cuts
ITV chief executive Charles Allen this week signalled an end to the strategy of wholesale job losses and studio closures in the regions, after Broadcast 's revelations last week that up to 400 jobs are to go at Central.
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Ten Alps on hunt for more indies
Ten Alps Communications is aiming to buy more indies after this week acquiring 3BM in a deal worth up to£1.1m.
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Tarrant offered new role after Vaughan's arrival
Capital 95.8 FM managing director Keith Pringle has confirmed that he has held talks with Chris Tarrant about the veteran DJ taking on a new weekend show after he hands over the breakfast slot to Johnny Vaughan.
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Grade steps in for Bate at TV Corp
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade is to take temporary charge of indie The Television Corporation following the resignation of executive chairman Terry Bate.
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BBC prepares for DG choice
The BBC's board of governors has set up a nominations committee to oversee the first stages of the appointment of a new director general.
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BBC loses Scottish football rights
The BBC has lost the rights to screen live Scottish Premier League (SPL) games after the league handed the four-year contract to Irish pay-TV broadcaster Setanta. Setanta will show 38 live games per season from next season after paying around£32m. It will also show 10 pay-per-view games in the Republic ...
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Sky confirms Milligan appointment
Five deputy chief executive Nick Milligan will join BSkyB in June in the new role of Sky Media managing director, the company has confirmed. He will report to Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey and be charged with growing the company's advertising revenue across TV and interactive services. Sky's current ...
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BSkyB sells QVC share back to us parent
BSkyB has sold its 20% stake in QVC (UK) to the shopping channel's US owner, Liberty Media, for£49m. Liberty now owns 100% of QVC in both territories. Sky took a stake in QVC UK 10 years ago, but has decided to sell its share as the venture was not core ...
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6Music looks to make key appointment
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas is hunting for a new head of programmes for digital station 6Music. Douglas handled the position at 6Music while head of programmes for R2 but is interviewing replacements following her promotion to controller. In addition, 6Music managing editor Antony Bellekom will also work with ...
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C4 relights fire of boy-band era
Channel 4 is set to take a closer look at the boy-band phenomenon with a warts-and-all expose of 1990s chart-toppers Take That, writes Glen Mutel.
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ITV brings back Win, Lose or Draw to late-night slot
ITV is to bring back morning quiz show Win, Lose or Draw as a ?racy' late night offering with Lisa Tarbuck as presenter, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC2 reorders Get a New Life after initial success
BBC2 has ordered 60 further episodes of Brighter Pictures' relocation show Get a New Life , following a successful first run of eight, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 to air making of touching the void doc
Channel 4 is lining up a documentary about the making of Darlow Smithson's award-winning mountaineering film, Touching the Void. The broadcaster is in talks with the indie about the possibility of airing the show - Return to Siula Grande - later this year when ...
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Baby Cow to make radio 4 sci-fi sitcom
Steve Coogan's indie, Baby Cow, is to make a science fiction sitcom featuring The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss for BBC Radio 4. Set in 2099, Nebulous stars Gatiss as the head of an eco troubleshooting team whose nemesis is Dr Klench, played by David ...
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Stephen Fry's QI wins second commission
Talkback has been commissioned by BBC2 to make a second series of comedy quiz show QI, which will again be hosted by Stephen Fry. Filming will start this week on the 12 x 30-minute series, which is due to feature in BBC2's autumn schedule. Produced by creator John Lloyd, the ...
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BBC2 orders fourth outing for Coupling
Hartswood Films' hit sitcom Coupling is to return to BBC2 for a fourth series. The show, which is written by Steven Moffat, has been recommissioned by BBC head of comedy Sophie Clarke-Jervoise and will feature a new character, Oliver, played by Richard Mylan. Mylan ...
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S4C to air mass for peace at easter
S4C is to broadcast a performance of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace , by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins on Good Friday on 9 April. The channel has also commissioned production company Cwmni Sianco to make a 52-episode series for pre-school viewers called ...