Small MPU – Page 953
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Challenge TV to show daily draw
Challenge has signed a major new deal with National Lottery operator Camelot to broadcast the Daily Play draw live for the first time.
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NewsJoey parts with 1 million viewers
Five's much-vaunted new US sitcom Joey lost over a million viewers last weekend.
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MacKenzie bid falters
Kelvin MacKenzie's bid to buy the Wireless Group has stalled following a breakdown in the relationship with his backers.
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C4 orders net murder doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a new drama-documentary based on the case of the teenager who manipulated his friend over the internet to murder him.
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Sky moves away from rolling news
Sky News is planning a revamp that will move the channel away from rolling news and introduce more 'appointment to view' programmes into its schedule.
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NewsHay exits as Brighter rejigs
Brighter Pictures managing director Gavin Hay has quit the Endemol-owned offshoot as part of a reshuffle of the company's management.
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ITV News chief to fill Pickard team
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard has completed his commissioning team, appointing Dominic Crossley-Holland, editor of the ITV News Channel as controller of current affairs, religion and arts.
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NewsITV and C4 favourites to get Freeview slot
The race to secure the vacant Freeview slot has narrowed down to two companies - ITV and Channel 4.
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NewsAnother senior BBC exec to join Talkback
Talkback Thames has landed another senior BBC executive, appointing Alan Brown as its new head of factual entertainment.
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NewsE4 pulls out of Endemol Bristol deal
Channel 4's digital channel E4 has scrapped its output deal with Endemol's fledgling Bristol arm.
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NewsRDF moves in on IWC Media
Wife Swapproducer RDF Media is in talks to buy Scotland's biggest independent producer IWC Media for an estimated£20m.
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NewsElstein takes over Hallmark Channel
Former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has bought the international business of the Hallmark Channel for $242m (£127m).
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Indestructible...
As Gerry Anderson returns to outer space with a CGI remake of his cult classic Captain Scarlet, he tells Emily Booth about his zest for work, lack of business sense and the thrill of jettisoning the
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Tough times for kids TV
There are now more than 20 children's channels in the digital television world, but for programme-makers more could be less as competition intensifies for terrestrial slots - and both ITV and the BBC squeeze budgets. Alexandra Jardine reports.
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Exorcising judgement
As Channel 4 tests taboos with a live exorcism, Ofcom is redrafting the rules on programmes dealing with the paranormal. But will the regulator succeed in casting out confusion, asks Jessica Hodgson.
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Animation's digital revolution
Having played second fiddle to US and Asian imports for years, UK animation is back on track - with the help of advances in technology. Michael Burns reports.
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Endemol gains a popular front
After breathing new life into The Bill at Talkback, Paul Marquess is moving to Endemol to help the indie establish a foothold in the drama genre. By Michelle Webster. The proposed move of Talkback Thames head of drama Paul Marquess to Endemol UK may at first glance ...
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C4's profits of doom
Fears voiced by Channel 4 that it may be heading for a£100m deficit may be a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Dawn Airey.
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Off to the knacker's yard
As his 40th birthday looms, Steven D Wright wonders whether the youth-hungry TV world will have any further use for him.
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On the 'at risk' register
Multichannel choice and narrowing margins are putting the production of top-quality kids TV under threat.