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  • News

    Five puts 87 jobs under threat

    2009-03-05T11:26:24Z

    One in four jobs are under threat at Five in a major restructure to remove layers of management at the broadcaster.

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    Living unveil Jade's wedding preparations

    2009-03-05T12:52:44Z

    Video: Living has released footage from the latest instalment of its reality series with terminally ill celebrity Jade Goody, based around preparations for her wedding to partner Jack Tweed.

  • Ratings

    BBC2's Olympic Dream smashed

    2009-03-05T12:58:09Z

    BBC2's dreams of Olympic glory were unceremoniously dashed as it new documentary trilogy Building the Olympic Dream could only interest 602,000 viewers (2.5% share) at 9pm, it's worst performing show in the key slot since September 2008.

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    UKTV joins Sky Player

    2009-03-05T15:34:11Z

    BSkyB's online TV subscription service Sky Player has added six channels, including two from UKTV.

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    ITV will scrap 70 unfilled roles

    2009-03-05T17:49:19Z

    ITV will leave 70 vacancies unfilled on top of cutting 600 posts as part of its swingeing cost-saving measures.

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    Moorhouse appointed Gravity COO

    2009-03-05T20:48:46Z

    Gravity Media Group, the owner of Gearhouse Broadcast and outside broadcast company 021 Television, has promoted group technical director Kevin Moorhouse to the role of chief operating officer.

  • Ratings

    Red Riding brings 2.6m to C4

    2009-03-06T09:39:17Z

    Channel 4's big winter drama Red Riding grabbed a strong total audience of 2.6m viewers (12.9% share) over two hours last night at 9pm.

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    Pro-Bel and Snell and Wilcox confirm merger

    2009-03-06T10:18:49Z

    Two of the broadcast industry's biggest manufacturers, Pro-Bel and Snell and Wilcox, are to merge, creating a new joint company.

  • News

    Landmark to make BBC4 mobile doc

    2009-03-06T10:38:52Z

    Landmark Films will track the life cycle of a mobile phone and investigate the phenomenon of “that text you shouldn't have sent” in an off-beat doc for BBC4.

  • News

    BBC1 orders more Lark Rise

    2009-03-06T11:12:24Z

    BBC1 has ordered a third series of Sunday night favourite Lark Rise to Candleford.

  • News

    Landmark to make BBC4 mobile doc

    2009-03-06T11:15:55Z

    Landmark Films will track the life cycle of a mobile phone and investigate the phenomenon of “that text you shouldn't have sent” in an off-beat doc for BBC4.

  • News

    Diverse makes Roberts head of factual

    2009-03-06T11:33:03Z

    Diverse London has promoted The Real Slumdog Millionaires exec producer Mark Roberts to head of factual.

  • Ratings

    Stylista is a ratings faux pas

    2009-03-06T11:44:44Z

    Five's acquisition Stylista got off to a disastrous start at 8pm last night, as just 253,000 (1%) tuned in for an hour. It was the channel's worst performance in the slot since at least 2001.

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    ITV to cut a third of top staff

    2009-03-06T12:07:45Z

    ITV will cut 30% of its highest ranking staff as part of its cost-saving measures, Broadcastnow can reveal.

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    ITV1 cooks up talent show

    2009-03-06T12:43:21Z

    ITV1 is launching cooking contest show that will pit county against county in a bid to find the nation's best amateur chefs.

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    Fading Jade Goody delays interview with Piers Morgan

    2009-03-06T13:09:07Z

    Jade Goody's indepth interview with Piers Morgan for ITV1 has been put on ice due to her deteriorating health.

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    Comedians to open teen diaries on Radio 4

    2009-03-09T09:41:56Z

    The intimate details of six comedian's teenage years are to be revealed in a new series produced by TalkbackThames for BBC Radio 4.

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    Richard and Judy consider split

    2009-03-09T10:01:33Z

    Richard Madeley has admitted that his 20-year on-screen partnership with wife Judy Finnigan may be coming to a close.

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    Product placement verdict looms for ITV

    2009-03-09T10:07:14Z

    ITV should learn this week whether product placement will offer some respite from the recession.

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    ABC pulls BBC3 sitcom

    2009-03-09T10:15:34Z

    BBC3 comedy Pulling has become the latest British sitcom to be remade for the US market after ABC ordered an adapted pilot.