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Few laughs for new ITV comedy
New comedies on BBC and ITV failed to find many laughs among viewers this week.
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Mersey PSB bid
Mersey Television chairman Phil Redmond said this week he planned to launch his grassroots digital public service channel on the Sky platform in the autumn. The not-for-profit Liverpool-based channel, to be called the North West Digital Platform, will be fully funded by the North West Development Agency for five years. ...
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Talkback movers
Indie Talkback Thames has created three new roles and made a series of promotions. Allan Tott, currently factual production executive, will become head of production for Talkback Factual and entertainment production executive Dean Jones has been promoted to head of production for Thames Entertainment. In addition, comedy production executive Beatrice ...
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Thane exits Ofcom
Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception. Thane, who advises the regulator on content issues, is to stand down in April for personal reasons, although she said she wanted to continue working in the media in some capacity. She is one ...
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CNN hires Foster
CNN International has poached Max Foster from BBC1's Breakfast. The correspondent/presenter will join CNN in March as an anchor/reporter across the network's London-produced business and news shows. He will report to managing editor Nick Wrenn.
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Barnett joins MTV
Sarah Barnett has quit as director of the Edinburgh International TV Festival to join MTV in the newly created role of head of affiliate marketing for the MTV and VH1 channels. Starting in March, Barnett will report to James Scroggs and Anna Bateson, directors of MTV and VH1 channels respectively. ...
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Execs give mixed message at Oxford
Broadcast reports on the policy agendas revealed at last week's Oxford Media Convention and asks whether defending their own territory prevents channel chiefs from seeing the bigger picture
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Grade on BBC News
BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the corporation should make news programmes that are both serious and popular, despite conceding serious news values were coming under 'increasing strain'. Delivering the inaugural Hugh Cudlipp lecture in London this week, he admitted there may have been confusion in the past as to ...
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Sky covers Oscars
Sky's live coverage of the 2005 Academy Awards is to be presented by Sharon Osbourne. Based in LA on Sunday 27 February, the X Factorjudge will front a preview show on Sky One at 7pm, followed by live coverage on Sky Movies 1 from 1.30am. She will ...
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RDFI Band Aid deal
RDF International has picked up distribution rights to the documentary Band Aid: the Song that Rocked the World. Produced by Blakeway Productions, the 60-minute programme marks the 20th anniversary of the Band Aid charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas?and was originally ...
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Curtis pens G8 tale
Love Actuallywriter Richard Curtis is to write his first drama for the BBC with a 90-minute special set at a G8 summit. The Girl in the Caféwill air this summer as part of the corporation's season of programmes about Africa. Produced in association with US cable ...
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NewsBidding war erupts over Freeview slot
A bidding war is set to kick off with broadcasters preparing to offer up to£5m a year via sealed bids for a newly available Freeview slot.
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NewsBBC plans VE Day specials
The BBC is preparing to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day this summer with a raft of programming, including a Surprise Surprise-style entertainment show that will reunite old comrades.
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NewsLiving TV named channel of the year
Living TV has beaten competition from leading terrestrial channels to be declared Channel of the Year at this week's 10th annual Broadcast Awards.
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NewsC4 in talks to bring Behzti row to screen
Channel 4 is in talks with the producers of the controversial play Behztiabout screening excerpts of the play as part of an investigation into beliefs and the media.
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NewsAndreae exits C4 to take Fox post
Channel 4 head of science and education Simon Andreae is quitting to join Fox Television Studios in the US.
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NewsC4 hires Hopkinson and drops Teachers
Channel 4 has poached executives from Granada and the BBC to fill new drama roles in the wake of head of drama John Yorke's departure.
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Hat Trick takes on Robinson
Steely host Anne Robinson is to follow up Weakest Linkwith a light-hearted topical show for BBC1 from the makers of Have I Got News for You.
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UK indies cool on Jackson 'super-indie'
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson's plan to acquire a batch of UK production companies has been given a cool reception by leading indies.
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Brown set for indie return after BBC exit
Alan Brown, the BBC commissioner behind the forthcoming UK version of business show The Apprentice, is to leave the corporation to return to the indie sector.