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ITN plans India webcast
ITN is to launch a web show about Bollywood as part of a package of programmes for a dedicated YouTube channel.
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NewsLittle Britain duo launch comedy website
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have teamed up with Hat Trick to launch a UK version of Will Ferrell's US comedy website Funny or Die.
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NewsJones joins Target
Target Entertainment has appointed Nat Geo TV International’s Ian Jones as its new group managing director.
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NewsTV critics 23 September ‘08
“This was utterly baffling but very exciting stuff.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsMorris' terrorist comedy set for cinema
Film4 is funding satirist Chris Morris' latest project after both the BBC and Channel 4 rejected it for TV.
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NewsGlobal restructures sales operation
Global Radio has restructured its sales operation by creating five agency teams, a client team and interactive team spanning both Global and the newly acquired GCap Media.
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NewsBolin to lead IABM
Rick Bolin is the man charged with helping manage the increasingly complex relationship between broadcast technology suppliers and their customers.
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NewsSky strikes Funny or Die deal
Sky is to add some extra clout to its online comedy offering by securing a deal with Funnyordie.co.uk, the new comedy website backed by Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
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NewsEckoh may counter-sue C4
Channel 4 is set to face a counter-sue claim from premium-rate phonelines operator Eckoh after the broadcaster began proceedings to recover more than£1m from the firm.
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NewsITV1's Place of Execution kills off the competition
ITV1's new drama Place of Execution got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with 6m viewers (26%), making it the most watched show at the time.
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NewsNesbitt stars in ITV thriller
ITV1 has signed James Nesbitt to star in Midnight Man, a three-part conspiracy thriller penned by David Kane.
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NewsSupersize Me’s BBC2 history lesson
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and presenter Sue Perkins will resort to eating post-Second World War rations as part of a run of themed Supersize Me shows on BBC2.
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NewsC4 to slash workforce by 15%
Channel 4 is to axe up to 150 jobs, equivalent to 15% of its workforce, as part of a strategy to cut costs by£100m over the next two years.
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Camera gear for Gearhouse
Broadcast solutions provider Gearhouse Broadcast has invested in 30 BVP-E30WSPH Sony cameras at£30,000 each.
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NewsThe Wire ends with a snip
The very last episode of the US drama The Wire pulled in just 36,000 viewers (0.33%) for the special two-hour finale on FX at 10pm.
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NewsFive reveals new look
Five has unveiled a new on and off-air look, the first brand overhaul of the terrestrial channel since 2002.
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NewsC4 to bring back Late Night Poker
Channel 4’s Late Night Poker is to return to the channel in its original format after the broadcaster secured a sponsorship deal with website PartyPoker.
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NewsFarm facility opens doors
The Farm’s new Livonia Street-based facility Soho Uncle has opened for business.
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NewsShaun the Sheep to return
CBBC has ordered a second series of Shaun the Sheep from Aardman Animation as the kids show continues to flock around the world.
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NewsSpice Girls give everything
BBC1 will air a new Spice Girls: Giving You Everything documentary later this autumn.