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NewsC4 shows to raise profile of UK Paralympic athletes
Channel 4 has fired the starting gun on its 2012 Paralympics buildup with a Saturday lunchtime magazine show and a one-off documentary from the creator of Jump London that will take viewers inside athletes’ bodies.
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NewsITV1 to pay tribute to Goon stars
Former Goon Show stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe are among the comedy giants to be celebrated by friends and family in ITV1’s resurrection of biography strand The Unforgettable…
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NewsEurosport launches viewer measurement tool
Eurosport has introduced a new pan-European audience measurement system that allows advertisers to dynamically analyse and respond to viewers’ behaviour.
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NewsCBBC seeks mainstream showcase for its shows
CBBC wants to air its programmes on mainstream BBC channels and is launching a search for a new, older-skewing drama to fill the void left by Grange Hill.
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NewsTory election win would have biggest impact on media sector
A Conservative election victory is likely to have the most significant impact on the UK TV and media sectors, according to Emap-owned political intelligence company DeHavilland.
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NewsColin Murray to host MOTD2
BBC Radio 5 Live DJ Colin Murray is to take over from Adrian Chiles as host of Match of the Day 2.
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NewsHumphrys to lead Matchlight’s BBC triple doc order
John Humphrys is to examine the inequalities of the UK’s education system in Mind The Gap, one of three Matchlight productions commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsSTV eyes peace talks with ITV chief Crozier
STV hopes the arrival of new ITV chief executive Adam Crozier next week will refresh and repair relations between the two broadcasters.
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NewsCrucial ruling looms for firms chasing Sky Sports
BT Vision should find out within days if it can offer Sky Sports for the start of the next football season.
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NewsNorris replaces Luckwell at UK Screen
Mike Luckwell has stepped down as chairman of UK Screen Association, the trade body representing facilities and service companies.
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NewsITV1 spices up daytime with cookery shows
ITV1 is to serve up a trio of cookery shows to bolster its daytime schedule.
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NewsNickelodeon on brink of appointing managing director for UK
Nickelodeon is close to appointing a new UK chief after months of indecision over whether to replace former managing director Howard Litton.
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NewsAsh cloud grounds tech staff
Hundreds of staff from facilities and technology firms were among the estimated 150,000 Brits still stranded abroad earlier this week because of the Icelandic volcanic ash flight restrictions.
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NewsOne Born Every Minute handed extended C4 run
Channel 4 maternity ward doc One Born Every Minute is to return with an extended run as part of a mammoth 20-hour double order for indie Dragonfly.
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NewsO’Reilly wins right to employment tribunal
Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly has won the right for her claim of age and sex discrimination against the BBC to be heard at an employment tribunal in November.
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NewsBroadcasters: Jury still out on video DSLRs
Neither BBC nor Sky will not be rushing to commission or produce full programmes using video-enabled DSLR cameras despite the revelation that the Canon 5D Mark II was used for the season six finale of US import House.
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NewsLivity hires Maxwell as head of strategy
KateModern producer Livity has appointed its first head of concept, strategy and digital as it eyes international sales of its formats and plans to mentor young filmmakers and web developers.
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Trafalgar inspires 1066 team for C4 tie-in game
The team behind Channel 4’s award-winning game 1066 has turned its attention to the Battle of Trafalgar for its latest web project.
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NewsDistributors positive as spending rises at MipTV
Distributors have returned from MipTV with a buoyant outlook on the year ahead, as buyers continue to boost their acquisition spending to offset the drop in original commissions.
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NewsFlight chaos: how TV coped
The TV industry has spent the past week grappling with headaches caused by ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano - and seizing on some creative solutions.