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NewsSky axes Real Lives to beef up Sky 1 and 2
Sky is axing its female-focussed channel Real Lives to shift its budget onto sister channels Sky 1 and 2.
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Eyre heads back to Off The Fence after Target stint
Off The Fence has hired Target manager Georgina Eyre as head of acquisitions.
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NewsHislop champions role of Victorian 'do-gooders'
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is to explore the role of Victorian reformers in changing social attitudes for a BBC2 series.
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NewsFive and Discovery show invites the boss to dinner
Five and Discovery have commissioned a major reality format that takes the job interview into the home - where candidates will have to cook for their potential future boss.
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NewsEndemol weighs up Five bid
Endemol has instructed media law firm Wiggin to consider a bid for Five.
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NewsFox eyes US version of Million Pound Drop
Endemol UK’s latest format Million Pound Drop is US-bound after Fox ordered a TX pilot.
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NewsBBC eyes more tie-in games for Doctor Who
The first instalment of the BBC’s immersive Doctor Who game has been downloaded 525,000 times in the two weeks since launch.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsWriters' training body forced into closure
Writers’ development forum the Television Arts Performance Showcase is the latest training body to close after struggling to secure sufficient funding.
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NewsOliver sets up school for struggling kids
Jamie Oliver is to set up his own school for a forthcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsBishop fronts BBC1 primetime show
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.
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NewsAlmost 6,000 complain over ITV goal gaffe
Almost 6,000 people have complainted over ITV’s error that resulted in nearly 1.5m viewers missing England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup.
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NewsFry slams "infantilism" of British TV
Stephen Fry has hit out at the “infantilism” of British TV and criticised the BBC for holding up family shows such as Merlin and Doctor Who as shining examples of its drama.
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NewsHarry & Paul to lose laughter track
Harry Enfield is planning for his forthcoming sketch show to air without a laugh track - a first for the sketch shows that have made his name.
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NewsGervais reveals Life’s Too Short details
BANFF: Ricky Gervais has revealed details of his next BBC comedy Life’s Too Short – and said “it’s the funniest thing we’ve ever done”.
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NewsRTS lines up PSB chiefs for conference
All four heads of the UK’s main PSBs are to speak at this year’s Royal Television Society International Conference.
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NewsGervais collects Banff award
BANFF: Comedian Ricky Gervais picked up an honorary award last night at the Banff World Television Festival and thanked the BBC for “letting us do exactly what we wanted”.
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NewsUK media revenue to hit £60bn by 2014
The increasing impact of digital will see UK entertainment and media revenue reach nearly £60bn by 2014, according to a new report.
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NewsBBC on board new kids gameshow
BANFF: The BBC has signed up for a new medieval-themed gameshow for pre-teens that will be produced in Canada.
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NewsBBC wins Banff hat-trick
BANFF: The BBC scooped three ‘Rockie’ awards at the Banff World Television Festival last night (June 14).