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Ofcom considers candidates for C4 job
Ofcom will appoint a replacement for Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treeves within the next two weeks. The shortlist comprises Guardian Media Group chief executive Bob Phillis, Carphone Warehouse chairman and former Orange chief executive Hans Snook, outgoing mm02 chairman David Varney, former Emap chairman and chief executive Sir Robin Miller ...
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Fox Kids Europe changes name to Jetix
Children's channel Fox Kids Europe is to be rebranded as Jetix later this year as part of its ongoing integration with majority shareholder Disney. The channel reaches over 35 million homes in 57 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. The move will not affect its content, which ...
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New-look Grandstand airs this weekend
The BBC's Grandstand is to get a new look from this weekend. In addition to new content, the show will have a new set and titles. BBC2's Sunday Grandstand will kick off with a regular 45-minute, studio-based feature called Sport+, ...
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'Sleazebuster' chosen as chair of Voda
The Video On Demand Association (Voda), the body which oversees the self-regulation of the VOD industry, has appointed former parliamentary 'sleazebuster' Elizabeth Filkin as its inaugural chair. Filkin will work one or two days a month investigating and adjudicating complaints and ensuring that VOD operators adhere to their voluntary codes ...
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Property People (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'By the end, I still had no idea why Property People has been given so prominent a slot, or why it's being shown in...
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Queen Nefertiti: Search for the Lost Mummy (Five) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Queen Nefertiti: Search for the Lost Mummy was an overblown, overlong and overexcited piece of speculative hokum.'...
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Black Ambition (BCB2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'I was asking 'Why is this here?' about the series itself.'...
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The Joy of Exercise (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Kate Thomas' entertaining (and given the season, timely) documentary tackled every imaginable aspect of the fitnes...
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The Joy of Exercise (BCB2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The Joy of Exercise was a cheap and lazy programme.'...
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Looking into the crystal ball
Five of television's leading figures make their predictions about programming trends and how they expect the broadcasting industry to develop in the year ahead
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NewsEmap radio chief quits
Tim Schoonmaker, chief executive of Emap's radio division, has quit after two decades at the company to pursue other opportunities.
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RatingsC4's Relocation reaches record 5m
Channel 4's new series of Relocation Relocation got off to a flying start with its highest ever audience of 5 million (20.1%), getting 2 million more viewers than BBC1.
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NewsBroadcast's peer poll
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Based on his first week, will Chris Moyles be
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NewsA&E takes third run of Spooks
A&E Networks in the US has bought the forthcoming third series of BBC1's hit drama Spooks following the success of the first two runs.
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NewsBBC Scotland looks for new controller
BBC Scotland is to launch a search for a new controller following the decision of John McCormick to retire.
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NewsITV completes Arsenal Broadband sale
ITV has finalised the sale of its stake in Arsenal Broadband to KSE UK for£22.7m.
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NewsFiver buys Fashionista from Disney
MIPTV: Five's rebranded digital chanel Fiver has acquired reality series The Fashionista Diaries from Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT).
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NewsAlchemy picks up CBS drama series
MIPTV: London and LA-based Alchemy Television is ramping up its drama series slate, with the acquisition of international rights to new CBS drama Flashpoint.
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NewsRDF strikes truTV deals
MIPTV: RDF Rights has secured a raft of sales for recently rebranded US cable network truTV, including a major package deal with Discovery in the UK.
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NewsSales for Tiny Tearaways
MIPTV: Outline Productions' fourth series of BBC3 reality hit All New House of Tiny Tearaways has been licensed to Vitaya in Belgium and MTV3 in Finland.