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NewsOfcom digital adviser to lead C4 PSB plans
Ofcom senior digital media adviser Tom Loosemore has joined Channel 4 where he will be responsible for allocating its£50m fund for online PSB content, 4IP.
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Talent scheme launched
Channel 4, Five and ITV Productions have all signed up to an initiativeto nurture and retain future talent.
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Lawrence tipped for Five
NBC Universal director of global acquisitions Mark Lawrence has emerged as the favourite to land the Five controller of acquisitions role.
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NewsITV1 orders ‘Las Vegas-style' daytime show
Bradley Walsh will preside over a giant Las Vegas-style slot machine in an afternoon quiz show that will be stripped across ITV1 weekdays.
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NewsE4's Brooker thriller is set in Big Brother house
Charlie Brooker's E4 zombie thriller Dead Set will be set in the Big Brother house.
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NewsRDF signs kids presenters deal
RDF Media Group has signed an exclusive first-look deal with kids presenters Stephen Mulhern and Reggie Yates.
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Report: Execs' trust in TV is lower than viewers'
New research from Deloitte has warned the industry is in danger of talking itself into a crisis over trust in TV issues.
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NewsFive boosts factual for autumn season
Five will open the doors to the Bank of England, Lloyd's of London and the Treasury as part of its autumn season.
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TV critics 21 August ‘08
“If you're at all squeamish, make sure you've got somewhere soft to land before you switch on.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsFive to air unseen Peter Cook and Enoch Powell interviews
Never-before-seen interviews with Peter Cook, Robert Maxwell, Sean Connery and Enoch Powell are to be aired for the first time in 40 years as part of a new series for Five.
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TV critics 22 August 08
“It's not back of the net stuff, but neither are we at sudden-death penalties just yet.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsDoctors fail to revive BBC1 or ITV1
Programmes involving doctors, in one guise or another, failed to gain sufficient interest from the viewers at 9pm as both the main channels came under pressure from BBC2, Channel 4 and Five.
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NewsC4 dedicates a year to British institutions
The first series from Stephen Lambert's indie Studio Lambert will form part of a major year-long Channel 4 series of documentaries dedicated to Britain's public and social institutions.
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NewsMore 4 to follow race for the US presidency
More 4 is to mark November's US elections with a series of programmes including full broadcasts of every presidential debate.
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News'Lord of the Flies' format crowns C4 autumn season
Two groups of children will spend three weeks without adults in a factual entertainment format for Channel 4.
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NewsDecision coming on Celeb Big Brother
Channel 4 will decide within the next month whether to air a Celebrity Big Brother next year, head of programmes Julian Bellamy has confirmed.
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NewsBBC and ITV call for more studio-based sitcoms
Edinburgh 08: Senior comedy commissioners from the BBC and ITV have put out a call for more studio-based sitcoms.
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NewsBBC3 to boost drama output
Edinburgh 08: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has pledged to up the amount of drama on the corporation's digital youth channel and is also looking for new sitcom ideas.
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NewsSky plans to hire its own Apprentice
Edinburgh 08: Sky 1 controller Richard Woolfe is on the hunt for more factual formats fronted by famous faces and is hunting an Apprentice-style show for the channel.
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NewsOliver: No trust in talent-led indies
Edinburgh 08: Jamie Oliver has said talent-led production find it difficult to convince commissioners to take them seriously.