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NewsHallmark buys up all future Law & Order
The UK Hallmark Channel has bought the rights to all future series of American crime show Law & Order which is seen as the cornerstone of its schedule.
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NewsWife Swap gets autumn launch in US
The US version of Channel 4 hit Wife Swap is to be given a primetime slot when it launches as part of the autumn schedule on the ABC network.
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The Mighty Booch (BBC3) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'The Mighty Boosh (BBC3) hadn't been running for more than five seconds before I was giggling, but I couldn't be su...
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The Mighty Booch (BBC3) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'The Mighty Boosh (BBC3) tried to be surreal and weird, but kept tripping over its awkward writing style and its s...
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The Mighty Booch (BBC3) - Jame Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The Mighty Boosh (BBC3) mightn't yet be the finished article. Even so, it's a pretty promising unfinished one.'...
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RatingsCutting It gets just 4.1m
BBC1's strong Tuesday night line-up failed to deliver yesterday (18 May) with the popular drama Cutting It gaining a disappointing 4.1 million (18%).
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Animation restored
Metro Broadcast has restored, mastered and authored the complete 85 x 24-minute animated classic Battle of the Planets for DVD. Metro's Steve Wilsmore used Archangel to clean film dirt, grain, scratches and flickers. Scratchbox was used on a round-the-clock basis, targeting specific problems on a frame-by-frame basis. The 25th anniversary ...
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Ofcom to start review of advertising regulations
Ofcom is to review the rules for advertising alcohol on television before it transfers regulation of broadcast advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in November.
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RDF to test neighbours
RDF Media is to move five contrasting households to a purpose-built settlement on the south-west coast of England in an attempt to create the perfect community.
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Boxers fight for Five TV fame
Young boxers struggling to gain recognition are to be put under the spotlight for a new Five show in the mould of Jamie's Kitchen.
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Grammer pilot lures Fox
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer is hoping to follow up the success of his long-running series with a British-made comedy for Fox.
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Far-right tries to 'hijack' C4 social documentary
Channel 4's multicultural remit seems to have backfired this week after the British National Party 'hijacked' a documentary, which includes a section in which Asian men groom young white girls for sexual abuse.
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MoD to draft new war rules
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to consult the major news broadcasters on creating specific rules for the protection of journalists in conflicts following intense lobbying over the deaths of 38 news staff in Iraq.
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ITV off-peak unit to challenge BBC
ITV is to overhaul the way it commissions its daytime programming by creating a dedicated off-peak unit to oversee non-prime-time commissioning, in a bid to claw back the ratings gap with the BBC.
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Animals explore sex for C4
Channel 4 is to air an ambitious three-part musical that aims to tell the story of the evolution
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NewsC4 wins bidding war for Richard & Judy
Channel 4 has re-signed daytime favourites Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for another three years, despite renewed interest from their old bosses at ITV.
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NewsGrade keeps 14,000 shares in TV studio
New BBC chairman Michael Grade has retained over 14,000 shares in a second company that owns studios used by the BBC.
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NewsBBC4 on hunt for new boss
BBC director of television Jana Bennett said she intends to move fast to appoint a new controller for BBC4 following last week's confirmation that Roly Keating will succeed Jane Root at BBC2.
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NewsDigital switchover moves step closer
The government is to take its first tentative step towards analogue switch-off with a trial scheme in Wales to give away free set-top boxes to households.
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Fremantle backs new IWC drama
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) is to plough cash into new drama produced by Scottish indie IWC Media - formerly Wark Clements and Ideal World - as part of an exclusive two-year deal.