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NewsITV1 drops Natural Born Sellers from peak
ITV1 has pulled its struggling Apprentice-style show Natural Born Sellers from peaktime schedules following a run of disappointing ratings.
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NewsTV Critics 13 October ‘08
“A straightforward but enjoyable travelogue.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBBCW acquires Big Talk stake
BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25% stake in Big Talk Productions, the comedy indie behind Spaced and Black Books, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsC4 hires Raphael
North One head of factual Mark Raphael has left the indie after 14 years to join Channel 4's commissioning team.
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NewsCriminal Justice to air in Canada
MIPCOM: Portman Film and Television has signed deals with multiple broadcasters for the BBC1 psychological thriller Criminal Justice.
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NewsPeter Kay has the pop factor
Channel 4's comedy featuring Peter Kay was a monster hit last night at 8pm with 5.5m viewers (20.2%) watching the first part, the channel's highest audience so far this year.
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NewsBig red book to be reopened in the US
MIPCOM: The 'big red book' is to be dusted off for a relaunch of classic format This Is Your Life.
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NewsBBC unveils iPlayer Freeview proposal
The BBC has revealed proposals to take the iPlayer onto Freeview.
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NewsITV Global acquires medical drama
MIPCOM: ITV Global Entertainment has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to a Canadian drama series that follows the lives of four troubled young doctors.
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NewsFremantle to spend its way out of credit crunch
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has pledged to plough money into development and acquisitions in a bid to weather the economic crisis.
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NewsGreen's Extreme Fishing dodges censure
Ofcom has thrown out 26 complaints of animal cruelty against Five's show Extreme Fishing with Robson Green.
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NewsDisney inks comedy deal with Microsoft
MIPCOM: Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has signed its first Europe-wide distribution deal for its multiplatform content arm Stage 9 Digital Media.
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NewsE4 to drop branding for zombie drama
E4 is to drop its on-screen logo for the duration of upcoming Big Brother zombie thriller Dead Set.
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NewsMTV's Jones to take on acquisitions
MIPCOM: MTV executive Heather Jones has been handed additional responsibilities for acquisitions across music and comedy.
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NewsITV seals huge Krypton Factor AFP deal
ITV1's revival of The Krypton Factor will be fully funded by software and services provider Sage in the broadcaster's biggest advertiser funded programme deal to date.
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NewsEngland game gives ITV1 The X Factor
A combination of The X Factor and live coverage of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazahkstan helped ITV1 to one of its best ratings performances this year on Saturday (11 October).
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NewsAmaze cuts ties with private equity firm
Production company Amaze TV has severed its ties with the private equity group Palamon Capital Partners following the collapse of the Dutch firm D&D, which Palamon also owned.
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NewsITV to close Granada Factual North
ITV is to close Granada Factual North, the production team behind Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs, resulting in 26 redundancies.
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NewsOff the Fence wins Babelgum order
Off the Fence has won its first online commission, a factual wildlife series for web TV platform Babelgum.
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NewsC4 marketing chief quits
Channel 4's marketing director Polly Cochrane is to step down after ten years, ahead of a restructure of her 170-strong team.