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NewsMatch.com ditches dating on BT Vision
Match.com has scrapped its interactive dating service from IPTV platform BT Vision just six months after it launched.
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NewsAsian Network presenters slam "weak" cuts
BBC Asian Network presenters have slammed plans to axe the station as “weak” and “a devastatingly backward step” in in-house magazine Ariel.
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NewsSkins lines up third-generation cast
E4 has recommissioned Skins for a further two series – and is again auditioning for an entirely new cast.
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NewsSky hunts for 13-part dramas
Sky is on the look-out for 13-part returning drama series under plans to put a carve out greater territory in the genre.
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Zig Zag picks up pilots of off-beat Far East formats
Broadcasters in Japan and South Korea have commissioned Zig Zag to make English-language versions of their quirky gameshow formats.
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NewsHarry Hill sticks with ITV
Bafta winning comedian Harry Hill will stick with ITV1, after agreeing a two year deal with the broadcaster and indie Avalon.
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NewsBBC Vision multiplatform head quits
BBC Vision head of multiplatform products Lloyd Shepherd is to leave the BBC after nine months in the role.
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NewsFellowes attacks TV's "cult of youth"
Veteran screenwriter Julian Fellowes has attacked TV commissioners’ obsession with reaching a “mythical” youth audience and their fear of portraying comfortable middle class life.
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NewsFive plunges into the red
RTL Group has cut the value of Five by €22m (£20m) after the broadcaster reported a total loss of €41m (£37m) for 2009.
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NewsMPC simplifies DSLR workflow
MPC’s Data Lab has created a simplified workflow for Canon DSLR footage, pre-empting a move by TV producers to use digital stills cameras to shoot longform video content.
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NewsCanvas chief in DTG firing line
The friction between Project Canvas and the Digital Television Group (DTG) was ramped up at the trade body’s summit last week.
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NewsStar agency James Grant to enter formats and rights arena
The management company responsible for Ant and Dec, Fearne Cotton and Piers Morgan - James Grant Group - is to launch a newTV formats and rights division.
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NewsBuck up quality of Extraordinary People, indies told
Five head of factual Andrew O’Connell has called on indies to step up the quality of ideas they pitch to Extraordinary People as hekicks off a major review of the flagship documentary strand.
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NewsC4’s canine coverage called into question
A fresh row is brewing over TV’s coverage of the Kennel Club after a dog welfare campaigner and the director of Pedigree Dogs Exposed accused Channel 4 of compromising its editorial integrity.
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NewsIWC's Kirstie and Phil reclocate to new indie startup
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are breaking away from IWC Media to launch their own indie - taking two key members of staff with them.
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NewsGMTV shake-up hits 20% of staff
Almost one in five GMTV staff have taken voluntary redundancy or had their jobs placed at risk as part of the ongoing ITV integration review.
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NewsFever Media sounds out buyers as Sony tie-up nears its end
Dancing On Wheels producer Fever Media is courting would-be buyers as the clock ticks on its joint venture agreement with Sony Music Entertainment UK.
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NewsC4 invites pitches to produce horse racing coverage
Channel 4 is putting more than 400 hours of horse-racing output up for grabs for the first time in more than 25 years.
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NewsTiger’s Lee and Raw’s Farrar team up to launch indie Nerd
Former Tiger Aspect head of documentaries Jago Lee and Raw Television head of development John Farrar are setting up an indie - with a gameshow filmed in an underground city among its first projects.
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Broadcast Digital Awards 2010 get focus on content
The Broadcast Digital Awards have been revamped for 2010 with an added emphasis on rewarding standout programmes and funding deals.