Small MPU – Page 158
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Virgin 1 plans ‘rude season' this autumn
Virgin 1 is to return its gaze to private parts this autumn with a selection of programmes it has grouped into a “rude season”.
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The Big Pitch kicks off
Applications have opened for British feature-length documentary pitches for this year's Britdoc event.
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NewsBBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump
BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.
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NewsFive mulls new 10pm strand on unusual sex
Five is to broadcast two films about unusual sexual practices that it plans to turn into a 10pm Hidden Lives-style strand called Strangelove.
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NewsFreesat ‘must grow' HD to challenge Sky
Freesat will have to expand its HD portfolio beyond the BBC and ITV within a year if it is to be a serious threat to BSkyB's own service, said City analysts.
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NewsPact runs Welsh pilot scheme to find talent
Pact is embarking on a plan to reinvigorate network production in the regions, beginning with a pilot scheme to fund new talent in Wales.
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NewsBBC adds serials to academy expertise
The BBC is extending its successful drama academy to serials, with a special focus on crime drama.
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NewsDoc veteran uses farewell to attack commissioners
Veteran documentary-maker Marilyn Gaunt has fired a parting shot at commissioners' “cynical” attitude and obsession with viewing figures as BBC2 prepares to broadcast what she has revealed will be her final film.
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Casualty move comes under fire
South West Screen and unions Bectu and Equity have hit out at BBC proposals to move Casualty to Cardiff.
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NewsBBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump
BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.
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NewsIndies urge Gale to stay on course
Indies have called on Five's incoming director of programmes, Ben Gale, to get the broadcaster's house in order when he takes up the reins on Monday.
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NewsBBC pledges£8m a year for factual
The BBC has said it will invest at least£8m a year in landmark factual content over the next five years, in a fresh bid to shore up its public service credentials.
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NewsFive launches spin-offs to bolster Milkshake! Strand
Five is looking to beef up its children's strand Milkshake! with the launch of further spin-off series, and has also unveiled plans to commission a Tracey Beaker-style drama series aimed at four to seven year-olds.
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NewsComedy veterans set up indie Eceni
Veteran BBC comedy producer Roy Gould and comedy writer Penny Croft are to move into broader entertainment shows with their new indie.
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NewsTiger Aspect wins teen diary rights
Tiger Aspect is to develop a six-part comedy drama billed as a real-life female Adrian Mole.
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NewsTV critics 8 May '08
'Clarissa Dickson Wright is the antidote to Nigella Lawson.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsSoap Awards bring 6m to ITV1
ITV1's annual coverage of The British Soap Awards made an impression with the viewers attracting an audience of 6m (27.5%) at 8pm but couldn't topple BBC1's The Apprentice.
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NewsRecord Ofcom fine for ITV
Ofcom has fined ITV a record£5.68m for serious breaches of its code regarding misconduct in viewer competitions and votings.
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NewsITV braced for further criticism
ITV is bracing itself for further censure from Ofcom following the publication of the Oslwang report into phone voting for the British Comedy Awards in 2005.
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NewsGrade: Ofcom fine is ‘sorry reading'
Ofcom's record fine “makes for sorry reading”, ITV executive chairman Michael Grade said today as he sought to draw a line under the affair by spelling out the new measures he has introduced to improve its compliance procedures.