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NewsGutteridge quits Fremantle US
Tom Gutteridge is returning to the UK after unexpectedly quitting his job as chief executive officer at FremantleMedia North America (FMNA).
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NewsLife Begins still an attraction with 7.8m
ITV1's Life Beginsis still proving to be an attraction for viewers with the sixth episode gaining a peak of 7.8 million (36%) at the end.
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NewsFincham: an indie producer success story
New BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has come far since he joined Talkback 20 years ago.
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NewsABC1 takes first ads
Disney entertainment channel abc1 has signed its first advertising deal, teaming up with the world's largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble.
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NewsUnions issue BBC strike ultimatum
Unions have given the BBC 90 days to avert a strike ballot, in the wake of Monday's massive job cuts announcement.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing team head to the US
The BBC team behind Strictly Come Dancingare decamping to the US to make a version of the hit show for ABC.
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NewsFincham is new BBC1 controller
The BBC has confirmed TalkbackThames chief executive Peter Fincham is the new BBC1 controller in what amounts to a job swap with Lorraine Heggessey.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC job cuts
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Has Mark Thompson gone too far with cutting jobs at the BBC?
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NewsBBC1 decision imminent; Sharman favourite
The BBC looks set to name the new controller of BBC1 with daytime chief Alison Sharman being strongly tipped to take the job.
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NewsMacIntyre's Underworld stops 1.6m
Five's late night documentary MacIntyre's Underworld: Gangsterended a strong night for the broadcaster with a peak audience of 1.6 million (14.6%) at the start.
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Survival adds to BBC1 medical file
Patients battling life-threatening conditions are to be filmed as part of a major new series for BBC1 to be recorded over two years.
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Five to find out what Brits think of their bodies
Five is to launch a nationwide poll to uncover the attitudes of the British to their bodies for a series from Endemol.
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BBC2 doc will recreate 17th-century farm
A team of academics has been challenged to run a farm in the way it would have worked in the 17th century for a BBC2 documentary series.
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Free@last to make Batman documentary
Indie Free@Last TV is to make a 48-minute documentary, The Batman Story, for Five, exploring the Marvel comic's character from 2-D drawing to cinematic icon. The piece follows its The Spiderman Storyfor Five in 2002, and is in production with Katie Kinnaird ...
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Radio 4 orders role reversal comedy
BBC Radio 4 commissioning editor for drama and entertainment Caroline Raphael has ordered a 6 x 30-minute in-house comedy from The Changeteam, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. In the role-reversal series, The Other Man, a male character is a put-upon 'mistress' to ...
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Wartime reunion for VE anniversary
Wavelength Films is making a 30-minute BBC1 documentary about wartime friends who have lost touch for the broadcaster's season of programmes marking the 60th anniversary of VE Day. The as yet untitled film is currently in pre-production to air as part of the BBC's People's War strand in May. The ...
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BBC3 to show life in a fashion store
Richard Macer, the film-maker behind Shaun Ryder: The Ecstasy and the Agony, has trained his camera on a Middlesbrough fashion store for a new BBC3 documentary. Working-titled Psycheafter the Middlesbrough shop where he has been filming, the 4 x ...
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TV performance boosts Pinewood
Pinewood Shepperton Studios welcomed the Chancellor's recent feature film tax breaks in its annual results, but credited strong growth in the TV division with boosting the company's performance.
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Aquarium expands into online with Mosaic takeover
Soho audio company Aquarium has taken over Mosaic Pictures' facility arm in a profit-related deal as it expands into online services.