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News"Sick" C4 comedy under fire
More than 200 viewers have attacked Channel 4’s comedy output for its reliance on “sick” and “puerile” humour and strong language - and the “abhorrent” views of Frankie Boyle.
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NewsElection night coverage: the verdict
“This is like the opposite of Just a Minute.” Critics, comedians and creatives share their views of the TV election night coverage.
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NewsCBeebies looks outdoors for new series
CBeebies is aiming to get children off sofas and out into the great outdoors, with two new series about outside spaces and activities.
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NewsShaps to front new docs trade body
Mercury Media has revealed plans to set up a trade body for documentary distributors that will be chaired by former ITV programming boss Simon Shaps.
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NewsITV revenues up 6%
ITV has seen its revenue grow 6% in the past three months - but warned that the future outlook is “highly uncertain”.
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NewsCrozier warns of tough end to 2010
New ITV boss Adam Crozier sounded a note of caution today after the broadcaster revealed a sharp jump in advertising revenues.
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NewsAdam Buxton to star in BBC2 comedy chat pilot
BBC2 is piloting a chat show with a difference in which celebrities are interviewed in a mock-village hall by residents played by comedians Adam Buxton, Joanna Neary and Al Kerr.
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NewsBob the Builder heads to China
Bob the Builder is set to “fix it” in China after owner Hit Entertainment struck a deal with state broadcaster China Central Television.
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NewsRTL reports 7% revenue growth
Five’s parent company RTL has reported year-on-year revenue growth of 7% in the first quarter, its best results since 2008.
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NewsTory victory key for ITV
A Conservative victory in today’s general election will be vital to the fortunes of ITV, according to analysts.
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NewsAbsolute up for six Arqiva awards
Absolute Radio is well placed for success at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, picking up six nominations that will see DJs Dave Gorman and Geoff Lloyd go head-to-head.
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NewsBakhurst promoted in BBC News rejig
Kevin Bakhurst has been promoted to deputy head of the BBC newsroom following Craig Oliver’s move to Global News.
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NewsNat Geo orders oil rig disaster doc
Steadfast Television is to make a fast turnaround documentary about the recent Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster for National Geographic.
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NewsOutright makes first sale of Blood, Sweat… format
BBC3 factual strand Blood, Sweat and… is to get its first international remake, with young Danes heading to India to investigate working conditions in the country.
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NewsYesterday lines up Blitz and royals for war season
Yesterday has ordered two wartime documentaries about the Blitz and the Royal Family as part of its yearlong Spirit Of 1940 season.
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NewsLion wins drama order for BBC2 war pilot film
Lion Television is to recreate the “claustrophobia and frenzy” of life in the cockpit of a Spitfire in a new BBC2 drama about young pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain.
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NewsBookaboo wins second run
CITV’s Bookaboo is to return for a second series, ending fears that funding pressures would lead to the Bafta-winning children’s show being axed.
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NewsRuby readies ITV1 surgeon thriller and social drama for C4
Ruby Films is developing an ITV drama series following a feisty female surgeon, adapted by Mistresses co-creator SJ Clarkson from the bestselling surgery memoir Direct Red.
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NewsC4 drops doc strands in religion shake-up
Channel 4 is shaking up its entire religious output by ditching strand Revelations after just one series and moving away from authored historical polemics in favour of finding the “One Born Every Minute of religion”.