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NewsFive all hours share falls to 3.8%
Five's all day share of the viewing audience dropped to just 3.8% yesterday, its worst performance on a Thursday since Christmas Day 2003.
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Lincoln quits Emap Performance Network
Emap seeks new group programme director to replace outgoing incumbent David Lincoln
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Pye tipped as joint GMI/Itel chief
Sources say Granada Creative could encompass ITEL, the distributor soon to be owned by Granada's newly acquired United News & Media
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Wall fancied for ITV chief exec job
United Broadcasting and Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Wall is to be wooed by ITV chiefs as a contender for the vacant ITV chief executive role, writes Colin Robertson.
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CBBC gears up to relaunch next year
Children's BBC (CBBC) is to be relaunched in the New Year under new CBBC children's chief Nigel Pickard, writes Tara Conlan.
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NewsBBC launches YouTube channels
The BBC is launching three branded entertainment channels on YouTube, including two that feature short form video from shows such as Doctor Who.
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INITIAL TO MAKE SIXTH SERIES OF THE PEPSI CHART
Channel 5 controller of special events Adam Perry has commissioned Initial to make a sixth series of pop music show The Pepsi Chart, (left) which is to be relaunched with a
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CHRYSALIS RECOMMISSIONED FOR THIRD TOP TEN SERIES
Chrysalis Television has been recommissioned by Channel 4 factual entertainment, deputy commissioning editor Sue Murphy to make a third 10 x 90-minute series of its Top Ten strand. Chrysalis is assembling
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CLASSIC FM TO PRODUCE SERIES ON YEHUDI MENUHIN
Classic FM is producing a 6 x 60-minute programme on the life of Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist who died last year. The show will be presented by writer and broadcaster Humphrey
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NewsVirgin Media poll shows customer anger
Virgin Media customers have voiced their anger over the loss of the basic Sky channels in a web poll, with more than half of respondents threatening to leave the cable service.
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BBC WALES AND DISCOVERY GO UNDERGROUND IN LONDON
BBC Wales is embarking on its first co-production with Discovery Communications, making a 60-minute pilot about the sewers and tunnels of London called Underworld. Director Griff Rowlands will use infrared cameras
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LESLIE GRANTHAM STARS IN NEW KIDS DRAMA
Film and General Productions has gone into production on its 7 x 30-minute ITV children's drama Gypsy Girl. The show, which will feature Leslie Grantham, is being filmed throughout August on
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CENTRAL WILDLIFE TO GET ITS OWN SIX-PART SERIES
Central Television has lined up a six-part series of wildlife programmes as part of parent company Carlton's Sanctuary 2000 initiative. Called Heart Of The Country, the 6 x 30-minute series will
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BENTLEY ON LOOK OUT FOR SCANDAL SCRIPTWRITERS
Chrysalis indie Bentley Productions is looking for scriptwriters to develop programme ideas after buying the rights to Amanda Platell novel Scandal. Bentley confirmed that it was gearing up to approach broadcasters
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SKY ONE TO SHOW TV HITS AWARDS FROM WEMBLEY ARENA
Sky One is to broadcast this year's TV Hits awards show, which will feature pop acts such as Steps, S Club 7 and Billie Piper. The event takes place at London's
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Anglia wins daily chat show on C5
Anglia TV has landed a multi-million pound contract to produce a new morning chat show for Channel 5, fronted by ex-Mirror gossip columnist Matthew Wright.The Wright Stuff will air five days
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Orchestrated by Paramount director of programming Sally Habbershaw, the deal represents the channel's biggest investment to date in US acquisitions. From MTV, Paramount has bought animated comedy Dari
Paramount Comedy Channel has unveiled a raft of new acquisitions, including the rights to two series of US comedy Everybody Loves Raymond, writes Simon Ellery.
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NewsVirgin welcomes NCC complaint threat
Virgin Media has welcomed the National Consumer Council's (NCC) threat to call on Ofcom or the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the loss of Sky's basic channels from the cable platform.