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NewsBBC orders Angela Cannings drama
Actress Sarah Lancashire is to portray Angela Cannings, the mother wrongfully convicted of killing two of her babies, in a new BBC1 docu-drama.
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NewsJobs go as Sky hands music channels to rival
The running of BSkyB's three music channels are to be handed over to a rival company in a bid to make them more profitable, leaving 13 staff redundant.
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NewsC4 pushes ahead with Popworld radio
Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company.
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NewsJowell questions 10 year BBC Charter
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has warned the BBC that it is not certain it will have its Charter reviewed for another ten years.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Wonfor
Leading industry figures have paid tribute to Andrea Wonfor, one of the most influential and highly respected women in British television who died last week.
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NewsPact launches new rights initiative
Producers' alliance Pact has launched a new initiative designed to help indies better exploit and protect their programme rights.
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NewsLeague of Gentlemen writer pens BBC comedy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a new long-running comedy drama about a set of weird characters in Blackpool from the award-winning writer of the League of Gentlemen.
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NewsPostman Pat indie buys Tweenies creators
Entertainment Rights (ER), the owner of Postman Pat and Basil Brush , today acquired Tweenies creator Tell-Tale Productions for£3.1m.
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NewsITV confirms ITV3 line-up
ITV has unveiled a line-up full of domestic and imported drama for its over-35s digital channel, ITV3, which is set to on 1 November.
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NewsPromising debut for NBC's Joey
Joey , the much-vaunted spin-off of hit comedy Friends debuted in the US last week to solid ratings and mixed reviews.
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NewsHumphrys rapped over interview
Today programme presenter John Humphrys has been rapped by his BBC bosses for interrupting too much during an interview with a Home Office minister.
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NewsVirgin Radio profits slump
SMG has reported a disappointing set of trading results for Virgin Radio and has placed the blame on audience measurement group Rajar.
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NewsUpbeat profits for ITV
Shares in ITV took a tumble yesterday despite a relatively upbeat set of interim results from chief executive Charles Allen.
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NewsLittlejohn producer joins al-Jazeera
Steve Clarke, the executive producer of Richard Littlejohn's former Sky News show, is to join al-Jazeera's planned English language channel.
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NewsBig Brother goes coy about sex and alcohol
Channel 4 has performed a marketing u-turn ruling out linking the Big Brother brand to alcohol or condoms in merchandising and licensing deals.
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NewsPEER POLL: C4 partner
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the BBC the best potential partner for C4?
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Five's gamble on Joey
The fierce battle for Friends spin-off Joey was won by Five. But, despite paying top dollar, there is no guarantee that the new comedy will bolster the channel's growing stable of American imports.
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When the firing started
CNN reporter Ryan Chilcote writes frankly about the horrific task of reporting for hours from the streets of Beslan
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Brule to present BBC4 media show
Tyler Brûlé, the founder of iconic lifestyle magazine Wallpaper , is to front new BBC4 flagship media show The Desk and his indie will co-produce it.
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C4 doc explores origins of AIDS virus
Channel 4 is to explore the origins of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with a documentary which claims that the disease spread from monkeys to humans via polio vaccination.