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NewsC4 to draw up promotions 'rulebook'
Channel 4 is to issue guidelines for approving all promotional materials in the wake of the ongoing controversy over trust in TV.
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NewsBBC plans cuts to flagship factual shows
Horizon, Imagine, Timewatchand The Culture Showall face 20% budget cuts as the BBC looks to axe up to half of London factual staff.
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Drudge on Edinburgh panel
Matt Drudge (pictured), creator of the influential US news website the Drudge Report, is among the panellists at an ethics session for news editors at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsPact reveals kids TV credit plan
Pact has published more detailed proposals for the future funding of kids TV based on the introduction of a Children's Content Credit (CCC).
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NewsGutteridge hires factual boss
Former Fremantle Media North America chief executive Tom Gutteridge has hired a Tiger Aspect executive to head the factual arm of his new indie, Standing Stone.
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NewsDarlow hires O'Hearn to head US drive
Darlow Smithson Productions has drafted in an A&E Television Networks executive to head its US production drive.
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NewsMalcolm and Barbara: what the critics say
Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellaired last night. So was it really worth the hullabaloo over whether or not it showed the actual moment of the Alzheimer's sufferer's death? Broadcasttakes a look at what the critics said. [All]
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Malcolm and Barbara: what the critics said
Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellaired last night. So was it really worth the hullabaloo over whether or not it showed the actual moment of the Alzheimer's sufferer's death? Broadcasttakes a look at what the critics said. [All]
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NewsMalcolm and Barbara touch 3m
Paul Watson's Alzheimer's documentary Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellgarnered huge critical acclaim last night, but could only pull in 3m viewers (14.8%) for ITV1 at 9pm, well down on the slot average. [ALL]
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NewsIcstis slaps£30k fine on iTouch
Phoneline regulator Icstis has fined iTouch£30,000 after ruling that a Deal or No Dealphone-in competition it ran misled viewers by pre-recording the outcome. [ALL]
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NewsGCap: no more profits from phone-ins
GCap Media will no longer run premium rate phone-in competitions for profit after being rapped by regulator Icstis over a competition it ran on its One Network stations in January. [ALL]
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NewsEverton look to score with TV channel
Everton FC look set to be the fifth premiership football club to launch a TV channel, following hot on the heels of arch rivals Liverpool FC. [ALL]
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NewsZonemedia to roll out superheroes channel
Zonemedia is developing plans to launch a kids channel in the UK called Zone Superheroes. [ALL]
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NewsOFT probes Sky's Amstrad deal
The Office of Fair Trading is to probe BSkyB's£125m purchase of Amstrad to see if the deal will hit competition in the TV technology market. [ALL]
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NewsChelsea's Lampard to launch Frank TV
Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard is launching a mobile TV channel on which Orange subscribers will be able to watch the player cook brussels sprouts and swap dressing room banter. [ALL]
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NewsBBC4 plans two Britannia series
BBC4 will broadcast two more series for its returning Britanniastrand next month, looking at the history of British comic books and dance trends. [ALL]
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NewsJumpTV buys UK Cycling TV
Canadian online broadcaster JumpTV has aquired UK internet TV channel Cycling TVin a $5m (£2.4) deal.
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NewsInspector Lynley returns with 4.2m
The first instalment of a two-part Inspector Lynleystory attracted 4.2m (21.5%) viewers to BBC1 last night, but failed to beat ITV1 banker The Bill, which was watched by 4.4m viewers (22.9%). [ALL]
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NewsC4 deal for Popworld's Chung
Former Popworldpresenter Alexa Chung has signed a one-year golden handcuffs deal with Channel 4 and is set to join the daily breakfast show Freshly Squeezednext month. [ALL]
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NewsFree live footie for British forces
The Premier League is to waive£250,000 in TV and radio rights revenues to give British troops free access to live top flight football on TV and radio over the next three years. [ALL]