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NewsDaily TV watching tops four hours
UK viewers watch more than four hours of television per day, according to new statistics.
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NewsJohn Peel's son joins 6 Music
John Peel’s son Tom Ravenscroft is to follow in his father’s footsteps after landing his own BBC radio show.
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NewsSpeculation over C4 move for Jay Hunt
Speculation is mounting that BBC1 controller Jay Hunt could move to Channel 4 following Kevin Lygo’s departure.
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NewsThompson raps Hadlow over BBC2 direction
BBC director general Mark Thompson has given BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow a public dressing down about the direction of the channel, shocking senior colleagues.
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NewsIndustry reaction: Lygo's ITV move
Industry figures including Five’s Jeff Ford and Silver River’s Daisy Goodwin give their reaction to Kevin Lygo’s decision to leave Channel 4 to head up ITV Studios.
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NewsExtreme Channel poised for revamp
Extreme Sports Channel is rolling out a global refresh on Monday with a new focus on factual entertainment content.
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NewsBT Vision to undercut Sky Sports pricing
BT Vision plans to undercut what Sky charges customers for Sky Sports 1 & 2 from the start of next season - despite having to pay the full rate card price while the satellite broadcaster’s appeal against Ofcom’s pay TV ruling is heard.
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NewsKevin Lygo quits C4 for ITV
UPDATE: Kevin Lygo is to leave Channel 4 as director of television and content to become managing director of ITV Studios.
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NewsSky v Ofcom: CAT delivers compromise
A compromise ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal means BT Vision, Virgin Media and Top Up TV will have to continue to pay the full price for Sky Sports while BSkyB’s appeal against Ofcom’s controversial pay TV ruling is heard.
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NewsCrystal eyes Skype-based TV formats
Entertainment company Crystal has agreed a partnership with VoIP provider Skype to ramp up the amount of live video calls with viewers in shows.
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News"No guts, no glory", Abraham tells commissioners
Channel 4 commissioners must take a “no guts, no glory” approach and embrace creative risks, incoming chief executive David Abraham has declared.
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NewsAbraham plans immediate C4 review
Incoming Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is to conduct a fast-paced review of the broadcaster’s structure – and has vowed to maintain the “heart” of the organisation’s independence.
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NewsElection leaves viewers cold
The UK’s first TV election debates may have revolutionised politics - but they have done little to shake up viewing habits.
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WRN unveils new media centre
WRN Broadcast has revealed details of its soon-to-be-completed £1.4m media centre, which it hopes will help it to compete with the big UK playout operators.
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NewsIonoco adds to real-time graphics options
Gameshow technology developer Ionoco has unveiled four new realtime graphics innovations as it looks to apply its proprietary software engine Ionologic to other types of TV format.
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NewsSky's HD customers pass 25%
Sky has added 62,000 new customers in its third quarter, pushing its total number of subscribers to 9.77m with over 25% now signed up for high definition service.
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NewsZodiak secures sales for revamped Fort Boyard
Classic adventure gameshow format Fort Boyard is being revitalised with a celebrity twist for its return in two major territories.
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NewsCineflix expands into Scandinavia with show slate
Cineflix International has bolstered its presence in the Scandinavian market with almost 200 hours of programming sales across the territories.
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NewsParthenon takes City of Friends global
Parthenon Entertainment has concluded a series of worldwide sales for pre-school CGI animation series City Of Friends.
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NewsLib Dems debut on ITV 'swingometer'
ITV News’ election night ‘swingometer’ is to feature the Liberal Democrat party for the first time on May 6.