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NewsDavid Tennant steps up for Shakespeare doc
Doctor Who star David Tennant is set to make a second Christmas Day appearance in a More 4 documentary celebrating Shakespeare's greatest heroes.
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NewsMiss Naked Beauty ends on 1.8m
The final of Channel 4's Miss Naked Beauty finished its six-part run with a respectable 1.8m viewers (7.3% share) last night at 8pm.
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NewsC4 unveils star-studded Christmas line-up
Channel 4 faces including Russell Brand, Charlotte Church, Alan Carr, Justin Lee Collins, Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are all fronting Christmas specials for the channel.
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NewsAll Star Mr & Mrs to return
ITV1 has ordered a second series of All Star Mr & Mrs following its successful revival earlier this year.
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NewsOctober Films to produce Nobel Laureate doc
October Films is producing a documentary on the 2008 Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
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NewsDe Agostini unveils €1bn goal/new brand
Pan-European media business De Agostini Group has revealed ambitious plans to become a €1bn player in the global TV content market.
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NewsBBCWW may buy out DVD arm from Woolworths
BBC Worldwide is in talks with struggling high street retailer Woolworths to buy out its stake in DVD publisher 2Entertain.
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NewsGovt scraps plans to help C4 with switchover costs
The government has scrapped proposals to hand Channel 4£14m of licence fee funds for digital switchover as it prepares to speed up wider plans to address the future shape of public service broadcasting.
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NewsUK focus for De Agostini global ambition
European media giant De Agostini Group is poised for an acquisition spree in the UK and the US, with a focus on companies with strong IP catalogues. Brands owned by troubled kids company Entertainment Rights are believed to be at the top of its shopping list.
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NewsMonkey Television picks up Make My Day for US
Monkey Television is to follow the lives of unsuspecting Americans in a Stateside remake of its Channel 4 hidden camera show Make My Day.
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Sky Real Lives nets Canadian shows for HD
Sky Real Lives has picked up around 50 hours of Canadian shows from distributor Cineflix International for its recently launched HD channel.
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NewsFincham: indies should forget terms of trade
Indies need to be prepared to ignore the terms of trade when negotiating with ITV during the financial downturn, Peter Fincham has warned.
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ITV1 follows Fat Teens in Love at summer camp
A group of obese teenagers who find love and confidence at summer camp will star in an upcoming documentary for ITV1.
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BBC1 series plans to expose UK's rogue workmen
BBC1 will name and shame cowboy workmen across the country as part of a major Rogue Traders-style daytime series.
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NewsJob cuts bite at in-house ITV drama department
Several senior ITV Studios drama executives have left the in-house producer as the impact of ITV's job cuts begins to bite.
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NewsCutting Edge to delve into Ipswich Murders
Channel 4 is to explore the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich two years ago in an extended edition of Cutting Edge.
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Rivals square off for Broadcast Awards
Entertainment juggernauts Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor will face off in the 2009 Broadcast Awards.
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NewsBrook Lapping to make landmark BBC2 Iran doc
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series on Iran and its relationship with the Western world from the producer of Death of Yugoslavia and Israel and The Arabs.
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NewsSTV to pump£1m into production division
STV will pump almost£1m into its STV Productions development division as part of a drive to create global formats, co-productions and advertiser-funded content for a broad range of broadcasters.