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NewsPEER POLL: Panorama
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC have moved Panoramato the same slot as C4's Dispatches?
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NewsBroudie joins Chrysalis for Liverpool FM push
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds as a non-executive music director to spearhead its bid for the Liverpool FM licence.
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NewsTWI likely to produce ITV1's tea-time show
TWI is the front-runner to produce the new Bradley Walsh tea-time entertainment show for ITV1, after the broadcaster green-lit a pilot for the show.
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NewsTime Warner chief named TV personality of the year
The chairman and chief executive of US media giant Time Warner, Richard Parsons, has been named TV personality of the year by Mipcom.
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NewsMTV set to launch user generated service
MTV is set to break into the growing user-generated content market, with plans for a new channel due to be launched next week.
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NewsReeves and Vegas sign up for O'Briain grilling
Vic Reeves, Johnny Vegas and Ruby Wax have been confirmed as guests on Dara O'Briain's new BBC2 chat show.
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NewsOnly 900,000 want to be Bosom Buddies with C4
Channel 4's documentary Bosom Buddiesfound few friends amongst the viewers last night with just 900,000 (4.7%) in a prime 9pm slot.
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NewsHeidi Thomas pens 1920s drama for BBC1
Heidi Thomas, the screenwriter behind I Capture The Castleand Madam Bovary, has penned an eight-part drama for BBC1 set in 1920s Liverpool.
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NewsSchofield signs exclusive deal with ITV
ITV has agreed an exclusive two-year deal with presenter Phillip Schofield that will see him continuing to host popular daytime series This Morning.
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NewsSpun Gold handles new C4 doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary following compulsive masturbators as they try different ways to kick their habit.
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NewsBlinkx.tv to move into user-generated content
The company behind video search engine blinkx.tv is to push into user-generated content with a website that lets users send their videos straight to the site from mobile phones.
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NewsUS version of Love Island is ditched
The struggling LoveIslandformat has been dealt another blow, with US broadcaster My Network TV ditching plans for an American version.
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NewsFilm4 boosted by going free
The launch of Film4 as a free-to-view channel got off to a fine start on Sunday with Lost in Translationattracting the highest audience ever for a multichannel launch night.
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NewsBellamy stamps his mark on BBC3
New BBC3 controller Julian Bellamy has unveiled his first new season schedule, commissioning a slew of popular factual series including Grime Scene Investigation ( GSI) and Say No to the Knife.
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NewsGCap blames poor ad market for revenue drop
GCap Media today blamed a weak advertising market for a drop of 6% in total revenues during the three months to June compared with the same period last year.
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NewsNew ITV singing show fails to woo viewers
ITV1 failed to hit the high notes on Saturday night with new series It's Now or Neveronly managing 1.7 million (10.1%) at 7.50pm.
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NewsUlster TV looks again at SMG
Ulster TV is considering a takeover bid for troubled Scottish TV and radio group SMG following the departure if its chief executive.
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NewsBroadcast blogs: why there are too many graduates
In his latest blog, location manager Malcolm Treen pleads with school leavers not to do media studies at university, arguing that the industry was already at saturation point even before productions started going abroad.
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Fremantle takes Abbey Road to the world
Fremantle International Distribution has picked up the rights to new Channel 4 music series, Live From Abbey Road, which will include performances from such artists as The Killers, The Who, Paul Simon and Diana Ross.