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Malcolm Wall quits Virgin Media
Malcolm Wall, chief executive officer of Virgin Media's content division, is to stand down.
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Grade: Don't overlook ITV progress
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has defended the company's performance during 2008 and asked that its cost cutting measures do not overshadow its progress.
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UKTV's Wright to seek out Sky's next big things
UKTV's Sarah Wright will be tasked with finding the next Lost and Battlestar Galactica after being named head of acquisitions for Sky 1, 2 and 3.
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Waddell gets a kick out of Bruce Lee deal
Waddell Media has secured a major commission from History US and Biography Channel UK/EMEA to make a two-hour special on Bruce Lee.
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Kwei-Armah to retrace Queen's charm offensive
Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah is to visit his family's West Indian roots in a Channel 4 series retracing the Queen's 1953 tour of the Commonwealth.
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Five orders more Milkshake to bolster kids' web offering
Five is planning to commission more short shows for children's strand Milkshake in a bid to fill gaps left by declining advertising and to bolster its kids' web content.
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Passion takes rights to BBC1 obesity doc
Passion Distribution has picked up the worldwide rights to a BBC1 documentary about teenage obesity by Daisybeck Productions.
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Five to profile YouTube lion
Video: A lion reared by two London shopkeepers that went on to become a YouTube phenomenon is to be the subject of a new documentary for Five.
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Birds of a Feather comeback in pipeline
Hit comedy Birds of a Feather could return to TV after an 11-year absence.
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ITV2 imports restaurant show in Granada US deal
ITV2 has bought a Marco Pierre White-fronted reality format that Granada America has made for NBC.
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Richard Deverell lands deputy role at BBC North
Controller of BBC children's programmes Richard Deverell has secured the number two job at the corporation's new broadcasting and production centre in Salford Quays.
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Action needed to secure TV's future, say industry figures
Against the backdrop of this week's cuts at ITV and Five, senior industry figures have warned of the need for radical action to safeguard TV's future.
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ITV Yorkshire staff cut by 25%
ITV will close its main television centre building at its site in Leeds, making 180 permanent staff redundant and moving Countdown to Manchester.
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BBCW investigation delayed
The BBC Trust is to delay publishing its report on the commercial activities of BBC Worldwide until the wider PSB debate has been completed.
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Statement from Michael Grade
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade's statement in the broadcaster's financial results for 2008.
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At-a-glance: ITV results/plans
A brief guide to ITV's plans and how its finances performed in 2008.
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Thomas steams to Hollywood
Thomas the Tank Engine is to get a Hollywood makeover following the launch of a new movie division at brand owner Hit Entertainment.
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C4 viewers split over Boys and Girls Alone
Channel 4 viewers were divided over the merits of flagship factual series Boys and Girls Alone and Christianity: a History last month, the broadcaster's Viewer Enquiries unit has revealed.
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C4: Top 10 most criticised (Feb 09)
Top 10 Channel 4 programmes most criticised by people who contacted the broadcaster's viewer enquiries in February 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment):
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C4: Top 10 most praised (Feb 09)
Top 10 Channel 4 programmes most appreciated by people who contacted the broadcaster's viewer enquiries in February 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment):