All articles by Robin Parker – Page 149
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NewsC4 takes libel action against police
Channel 4 and Hardcash Productions are seeking up to£150,000 in damages in a libel claim against the police and CPS over their inquiry into Dispatches doc Undercover Mosque.
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Bebo to run Kate Modern finale as ‘event' day
Online social network Bebo is to attempt to emulate the “watercooler effect” of linear event TV by running the 13 episodes of the second series of Kate Modern in one day
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NewsRenegade recruits Johnstone
Factual indie Renegade Pictures has hired the maker of Channel 4's upcoming Stephen Hawking documentary series to help it secure international specialist factual co-productions.
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CBBC orders bug show
CBBC1 has invited young viewers to get up close and personal with “mini-beasts” in a Life in the Undergrowth-style children's series.
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NewsMarven hunts jaguars for Five doc
Wildlife presenter Nigel Marven goes in search of the biggest jaguars in the world for his latest series for Five.
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NewsSkins helps 4oD top 100m
Streams and downloads on Channel 4's video on demand service 4oD have broken through the 100 million barrier.
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NewsOne in three confused about switchover
Almost a third of the UK does not understand that they will need some form of digital equipment to continue to receive broadcast television after 2012, the National Audit Office has warned.
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NewsGolden Balls wins extension
ITV1 has ordered an expanded run of 80 editions of Jasper Carrott's daytime gameshow Golden Balls.
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NewsDisney boosts online viewers
Disney's UK website has grown its monthly traffic by 42% to more than 3 million since its relaunch in December.
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NewsMykura lands C4 head of docs role
Channel 4 has named Hamish Mykura as its new head of documentaries.
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NewsWhicker returns to BBC
The BBC is to celebrate the career of veteran TV presenter Alan Whicker in a four-part series.
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NewsNew chief named at R5 Live
The BBC has promoted deputy director of news Adrian Van Klaveren to controller of BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra.
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NewsWhizz Kid buys into distributor
Whizz Kid, the producer of the Baftas, is to take a controlling stake in TV distribution and fund-raising company Precious Media after receiving a£2m cash injection from investor Ingenious.
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NewsJohn Suchet honoured by RTS
Former Five and ITN newsreader John Suchet and BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston were recognised for their contribution to broadcast journalism at last night's Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards.
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NewsC4 to shed 20,000 music videos from site
Channel 4 is to lose more than 20,000 music videos from its website after the company supplying them went into administration.
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Apple expansion for iplayer
The BBC is to launch iPlayer on to Apple's iPhones and iTouch in the next few weeks and has also signed content deals with Yahoo!, MSN and Blinkx.
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NewsBoseley exits BBC to take Optomen role
The commissioner behind BBC powerhouse brands including Top Gear, Watchdog and Crimewatch has left the corporation after two years to join Optomen.
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NewsBBC3 nets comedy pilots
BBC3 has commissioned three 30-minute one-off comedies from Angel Eye, The Comedy Unit and Jones the Film with a view to developing full-length series.
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NewsBBC orders superhero animation
The team behind Bafta-nominated CBBC website Me and My Movie has won its first cross-platform BBC commission.
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NewsCall Girl is most-watched show on ITV.com
An episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl is the most watched full-length programme on ITV.com since the site's£20m relaunch in August last year.