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NewsC5 orders Raw Cut police chase doc
Channel 5 has ordered a two-part blue light special from Raw Cut featuring footage of high-speed police chases.
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NewsFood Inspectors to return to BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a second series of The Food Inspectors and is moving it to the 8pm slot.
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NewsLipSync appoints new commercial director
Former Molinare commercial manager Andrew Boswell has joined LipSync as commercial director.
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NewsSky Living pays tribute to Goody with cancer doc
Sky Living is to air a one-off documentary charting the battle against cervical cancer in memory of Jade Goody, who lost her battle with the disease in 2009.
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NewsIABM student award winners revealed
The winners of this year’s International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) 2012 Engineering Student Award have been announced.
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NewsRadio pioneer Ron Onions dies at 82
Ron Onions, the pioneering spirit behind the rise of commercial radio news and current affairs in the ‘70s and ’80s, has died suddenly in his sleep at the age of 82.
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NewsN Ireland set to receive RTÉ channels
Freeview viewers in Northern Ireland will gain access to Republic of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ following digital switchover.
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NewsBig Brother helps C5 into profit
Northern & Shell has announced its first full-year accounts since taking control of Channel 5, reporting an increase in group revenues of almost 40%.
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NewsC4 chooses MDMA for Drugs Live
Channel 4’s controversial Drugs Live will investigate the impact of MDMA on the human body, Broadcast understands.
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NewsDCD pre-tax profit drops 92%
DCD Media banked just £100,000 adjusted pre-tax profit for the 12 months to the end of 2011, a fall of 92% on the previous reporting period.
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NewsThe Voice tops iPlayer charts
BBC1 talent show The Voice was the most viewed show on the iPlayer in March and April, with around 1.5m requests for its biggest episodes.
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NewsDirk Gently falls victim to DQF
The holistic detective Dirk Gently has become the latest victim of the BBC’s cost-cutting initiative DQF.
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NewsMade In Chelsea's Spencer to front C5's The Bachelor
Channel 5 has recommissoned reality dating show The Bachelor, which will see Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews pick a girlfriend from a line-up of 24 single ladies.
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NewsRichards has applied for DG role, Ofcom confirms
Ofcom has confirmed that its chief executive Ed Richards has applied for the position of director general at the BBC.
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NewsParalympics to be streamed on C4 online and Sky
The Paralympic Games will be streamed on Sky, Channel4.com, as Channel 4 prepares to provide full rolling coverage of the 12 days of action.
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NewsDe Mol plans global brainstorm to re-tune The Voice
John de Mol is to lead a brainstorming session with The Voice creatives from around the world in a bid to improve the singing format’s live shows.
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NewsComment: a night of Bafta surprises
Last night’s Baftas saw a swathe of surprise wins, while ITV1’s controversial Fred West drama Appropriate Adult won a trio of acting awards.
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NewsBafta: the winners speak
Bafta winners Dominic West, Emily Watson and Monica Dolan have spoken of their initial reticence to take part in the dramatisation of the Cromwell Street murders.
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NewsAbsolute Radio grabs Euro 2012 rights
Absolute Radio has secured the commentary rights to 10 games from the UEFA Euro 2012 championships including all of England and the Republic of Ireland’s group matches.
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NewsFacejacker movie in the works
Facejacker star Kayvan Novak has revealed that he is working on plans to turn his Channel 4 prank show into a film.