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McKerrow departs Maverick
Richard McKerrow has quit as managing director of Maverick Television and is planning to launch his own indie.
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Dimbleby takes over from Yentob to front arts show
Question Time presenter David Dimbleby is set to front BBC1's major new arts series A Picture of Britain , after BBC creative director Alan Yentob finally decided not to take the job.
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Optimistic moves into format development
The Optimistic Network, the company behind producer-broadcaster Nation 217, is launching a format development arm to create content for other channels.
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Talkback lifestyle formats sell to US
Talkback Productions' new lifestyle shows Too Posh to Wash and The Sex Inspectors are to be remade for US audiences.
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Village people's gay test
Sky One has commissioned a light-hearted format in which four gay men are sent to live and work in a 'gay-free' rural village.
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CanWest enters bid for FM licence
Canadian media giant CanWest is looking to take a slice of the UK radio market with a bid for an FM licence in Manchester.
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NewsPriest Idol show given C4's blessing
Channel 4 is to offer the Church of England a helping hand with a new show called Priest Idol in which a vicar is tasked with building a congregation in a parish with poor church attendance.
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NewsTroubled EastEnders calls in Holby producer
The BBC has drafted in a Holby City producer to deputise for EastEnders ' under-fire executive producer, Louise Berridge, and take over much of the day-to-day running of the soap.
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NewsThreats fly in format war
Simon Fuller's 19TV could look to cut its ties with Fremantle in the dispute over whether ITV's The X Factor rips off Pop Idol.
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NewsDyke: what I would have moved north
Greg Dyke was planning to move Radio 5 Live, BBC3, CBBC and CBeebies and half of the BBC's new media operation to Manchester before he was forced out of the director general's job in the aftermath of Hutton.
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Entertainment Rights buys out Tell-Tale
Another indie was swallowed up this week when Postman Pat -owner Entertainment Rights (ER) bought Tweenies creator Tell-Tale Productions for£3.1m.
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Ofcom sets 2012 as date for switch-off
Ofcom has set 31 December 2012 as the switch-off date for analogue TV signals and said the switchover process could start in 2007.
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Pact says BBC must support British films
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing pressure from indies to force the BBC to invest more in British films as a condition of its Charter renewal.
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Ratings
ITV picks up share after Summer
ITV1's autumn season has seen the channel continue to regain lost ground over all hours with the network this week scoring its best share for three months.
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C4 radio moves
Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station, to be based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company. Radio group UBC has paid£250,000 for a 12.5% stake in Popworld with an option to double its ...
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Phillis gets RTS role
Guardian Media Group chief executive Sir Bob Phillis has been appointed president of the Royal Television Society. He takes over from Will Wyatt, who steps down after four years at the helm.
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Casanova for BBC3
Casanova, the upcoming period drama about the legendary womaniser from writer Russell T Davies, is to debut on BBC3 before airing on BBC1. The three-parter, originally developed by Michele Buck, Damien Timmer and Julie Gardner for ITV, will air next year.
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Racing UK on cable
Horse-racing channel Racing UK has increased its reach to a further 1 million homes after signing a deal with cable operator Telewest Broadband. Racing UK is already available in BSkyB's 7.4 million homes.
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Wife Swap USA in peak
Channel 4 has handed RDF Media a primetime slot for Wife Swap USA when it launches in the UK early next year. Wife Swap USA , made out of RDF's New York office for ABC, is the fourth American RDF ...
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Andrea Wonfor: risk taker in the regions
After the untimely death of Andrea Wonfor, her good friend John Willis remembers her life