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NewsITV finishes year strongly
ITV has claimed it is finishing 2007 strongly and that late money entering the market in December is boosting its estimates for the month.
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NewsFive fails to Spice up its schedule
Five’s look at the pop phenomenon of the Spice Girls fell rather flat last night with just 699,000 viewers watching at 9pm.
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NewsTV Critics 12 December '07
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC4’s one-off documentary Russell Brand On the Road - broadcast on 12 December 2007
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NewsBullying ‘endemic’ in the TV industry
More than half of 542 respondents to Broadcast’s Lifestyle Survey have experienced bullying, racism, sexism, ageism or homophobia at work first hand.
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NewsSurprise names in the frame for Five DoP job
Speculation over who will succeed Jay Hunt as Five’s director of programmes has kicked off, with a couple of new names in the picture.
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NewsVirgin 1 secures US hit comedy drama Chuck
Virgin 1 has secured the exclusive UK rights to hit US comedy drama series Chuck to spearhead its spring/summer season next year.
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NewsCold Feet creator pilots new comedy drama
Cold Feet creator Mike Bullen is developing a new comedy drama series about thirtysomethings, this time set in Australia and starring Robson Green.
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NewsMore business reality for ITV1 despite Tycoon flop
ITV1 is to take another stab at business entertainment with new reality show Natural Born Sellers, after the failure of Tycoon.
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NewsC4 and Five see 2007 audience shares slide
Channel 4 has seen its all-hours share slip by almost 12% in the year to date, the largest decline for any of the terrestrial channels.
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NewsC4 and Five see 2007 audience shares slide
Channel 4 has seen its all-hours share slip by almost 12% in the year to date, the largest decline for any of the terrestrial channels.
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CBL tie-up is Shed’s fourth first-look deal
Shed Media has signed its fourth first-look deal in the past 12 months, reaching an agreement with comedy producer Catherine Bailey Ltd (CBL).
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Skillset launches academies
Skillset has created a network of 17 “finishing schools” aimed at preparing the best young talent for careers in broadcast and new media.
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NewsCITV to end kids spending freeze
CITV is poised to spend money on UK-made kids programming for the first time in 18 months.
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NewsLast chance for RTS Sports Awards rejected
The Royal Television Society is to drop all specialist awards for sports programmes next year, after its sports council rejected proposals to wrap them into the main programming awards.
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NewsBBC News: We will hold our nerve at 10 O’Clock
BBC News has pledged to “hold its nerve” and resist making editorial changes to the Ten O’Clock News in the face of competition from the returning News at Ten on ITV.
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NewsImpossible moots move to long-form animation
Impossible Pictures will explore producing factual programming and drama as long-form animation after it bought Manchester-based animation specialist Firestep for an undisclosed sum.
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IWC bolsters team with two new producers
IWC Media has boosted its creative team with a pair of hirings in the factual and arts genres.
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NewsIndustry remembers children’s TV pioneer Orton
Industry executives have paid tribute to Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton, who died last week after an 11-year battle with cancer.
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NewsBBC2 cooks up fresh Masterchef
BBC2 will air a Masterchef spin-off for working chefs and move the amateur contest to primetime.
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Shed wins BBC double
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from BBC1 for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are? respectively.