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NewsFirefly rejects Tinopolis bid approach
Firefly Film and Television Productions has knocked back a takeover bid by Welsh super-indie Tinopolis.
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Poker Channel rebrands as All in Sport
The Poker Channel will relaunch as a general sports offering this month in a bid to regain audiences lost since Sky's shake-up of the electronic programming guide ( EPG ) in February.
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Show comes to aid of debt-ridden couples
Channel 4 will put financially troubled couples on a post-nuptial contract as part of a primetime show called Your Money or Your Wife.
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Little Voice writer to pen Afternoon Play
Jim Cartwright, the scriptwriter behind Little Voice, is to pen a drama for BBC Birmingham's Afternoon Playseries. Cartwright is writing and directing Johnny Shakespeare(working title), a modern-day tale about a semi-literate man who begins a ...
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Commissioner's Q & A - Aaqil Ahmed
Channel 4's commissioning editor, religion is on the lookout for attention-grabbing documentaries and ideas that are ahead of their time - and has the budget to reward the right idea.
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6 Music listeners to present Sunday show
BBC 6 Music is to play host to wannabe DJs by inviting listeners to fill a two-hour slot with their favourite music. Listener's 6 Mixwill go out every Sunday night from 8pm.
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Iso makes stings for E4 Music
ISO has created new idents for relaunched channel, E4 Music. The idents reveal the inner workings of the fictional E4 Music HQ - a computer mainframe staffed by E4 music employees - interspersed with music-induced mayhem. The E4 operators were shot on 16mm film against a green screen, then composited ...
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C4 to air charity catwalk show
Channel 4 and Endemol UK will broadcast the climax of September's London Fashion Week - a charity catwalk show by fashion label Giorgio Armani.
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C4 to reinvent shelved pilot for primetime
Channel 4 is in discussions to relaunch one of its shelved breakfast pilots as a primetime entertainment show.
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ArenaP3 posts Pram-Face
ArenaP3 has completed the post on Tiger Aspect's Cutting Edge: Pram-Face. The hour-long documentary, produced by James Cohen, profiles the difficult daily lives of Ala and Abby, two young single mothers living in Exeter. The programme was graded by ArenaP3 colourist Blair Wallace using Pogle ...
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Chiles to host BBC2 quiz
Adrian Chiles is to host a new quiz show for BBC2 being made by Who Wants to be a Millionaireproducer Celador Productions.
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NewsLeader: A mixed legacy
Charles Allen's tenure at ITV has lead to a fall in audiences, says Broadcast's feature editor Emily Booth
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UKTV Style Gardens lines up Widdecombe and Greer
Ann Widdecombe, Germaine Greer and Charles Kennedy are among 10 celebrities who will explore their favourite gardens as part of a series for UKTV Style Gardens.
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Sport papers over Five's ratings cracks
Five's sports coverage has given it a boost this year in the face of falling viewing figures.
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NewsCourt TV Group criticises delay
Newscasters have hit out at the government over its failure to make a decision on whether it will allow TV cameras into courts.
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NewsLenny Henry show will travel the country for a laugh
BBC1 has handed Lenny Henry a Billy Connolly-style primetime show in which the comedian will travel across Britain to explore national identity through humour.
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NewsComment: Paulette, where are you?
Some broadcasting companies cynically exploit youngsters on work experience, thinks Lis Howell
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NewsWho's top of the multichannel class?
In our second set of report cards, Broadcastdelivers its verdict on the multichannel controllers