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NewsUKTV Style to correct celeb fashion crimes
UKTV Style will use CGI to carry out virtual makeovers on A-list celebrities as part of an innovative format presented by Myleene Klass.
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NewsITV in talks to lay off regional affairs staff
ITV has axed all its regional affairs staff as the latest step in its rationalisation in the regions.
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NewsITV4 and CITV to get more hours and cash
ITV is to shake up its digital portfolio by handing ITV4 and CITV an injection of commissioning cash and extending both channels' broadcasting hours.
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BSkyB reports pre-tax loss
BSkyB saw revenues rise 11% in the second half of 2007 but slipped into pre-tax losses for the period due to£343m in impairment charges on its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV.
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NewsCommissioners share new media pitching tips
Indies pitching multiplatform ideas must link their ideas to wider trends on the web and offer a clearer idea of how to keep content alive for longer, according to new media commissioners.
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Carr to host ad clip show
Jimmy Carr has landed his first BBC presenting role as the latest host of Celador Productions' BBC1 clip show Commercial Breakdown.
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NewsVirgin 1 gets American Inventor
Virgin 1 has acquired the exclusive UK rights to US reality series American Inventor featuring Dragons' Den and Tycoon star Peter Jones.
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NewsSir David tracks down another ratings hit
BBC1's big-budget natural history shows can still pull in the viewers, with the latest production sweeping all before it.
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NewsPorter signs series deal with US indie
Super Slim Me presenter Dawn Porter will front a 4 x 60-minute series for Channel 4 in the first of a series of UK and US projects with LA-based indie The Incubator.
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NewsPeters to run Tern TV's new London office
Scottish indie Tern Television has appointed a development producer to head a new office in London.
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NewsJamie Oliver will produce Nick Jr kids cookery show
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will executive produce a children's cooking show for pre-school channel Nick Jr.
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NewsNew-look Five News to ditch doom and gloom
All news will be good news for Five after it relaunches its bulletins on 18 February with Natasha Kaplinsky at the helm.
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NewsBBC plans comedy writing college
The BBC is planning to launch a “comedy college” in a bid to develop new sitcom and sketch writing talent.
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NewsBBCW plans to launch US iPlayer within six months
BBC Worldwide Americas is in talks with potential US partners about the launch of a commercially supported American version of the iPlayer later this year.
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NewsLeft Bank plans£5m Myanmar film
Andy Harries' indie, Left Bank Pictures, is making a£5m drama for the BBC about the life of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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UKTV Style to correct celeb fashion crimes
UKTV Style will use CGI to carry out virtual makeovers on A-list celebrities as part of an innovative format presented by Myleene Klass.
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Eight-part BBC doc reveals the real lives of London nurses
BBC1 is to go inside one of London's busiest hospitals in a “life affirming” documentary series.
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NewsBitesize BBC news snags new viewers
BBC1's new 60-second 8pm news bulletin is attracting 1.7m viewers who do not watch any other BBC news programme, according to the corporation's own research.
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NewsBBC to attract half of online viewing
BBC shows will account for nearly half of online viewing in the UK this year due to a lack of clear strategies among commercial broadcasters, according to a new report.
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Five teams with Dog House
Five has inked a contract with Dog House Media to produce two series of shorts.