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NewsC4's Yasmin gets 2.3m
Channel 4's one-off drama Yasminmanaged a solid peak audience of 2.3 million (11%) at the start as the broadcaster continued its strong run since the new year.
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NewsFathers 4 Justice in Big Bro protest
Police arrested 15 protesters from the Fathers 4 Justice campaign group early this morning (Friday) after they broke into the Celebrity Big Brothercompound in Hertfordshire.
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NewsVan Outen gets ITV1 drama role
Former Big Breakfast host and West End musical star Denise Van Outen is to join the cast of ITV1's drama Where the Heart Is.
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NewsOrton to get MipTV award
Peter Orton, the founder and chairman of HIT Entertainment, is to become the first Briton to receive the lifetime achievement award at the MipTV festival in Cannes.
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NewsBBC to air tsunami relief concert
The BBC is to broadcast the tsunami relief concert in Cardiff, which will feature stars such as Eric Clapton and Charlotte Church performing to raise money for the Asian disaster.
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NewsC4 reject Frost project
Channel 4 has passed over the latest television project from actress and fashion designer Sadie Frost and her Blueflower Production company.
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NewsInglish heads BBC political shows
The BBC has created a new role in its news division combining the leadership of its political programmes, analysis and research.
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NewsPEER POLL: Jerry Springer - The Opera
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC have broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera?
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NewsDead Man Weds falls to 2.7m
ITV1's struggling sitcom Dead Man Wedslost 700,000 viewers to average just 2.7 million (13%) at 10pm as Channel 4's Desperate Housewiveswent from strength to strength with 4.8 million (25.5%).
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BBC offloads Eve
BBC Worldwide has sold glossy women's magazine Eveto the Haymarket publishing group for an undisclosed sum. The decision to offload the title is part of the corporation's decision to sell off non-core activities, as set out in the commercial review it undertook at the end of ...
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Four new faces to spearhead Diverse factual push
Diverse, the indie behind Channel 4 talent shows Operatunity and Musicality, has begun its push into factual entertainment by appointing four new executive producers.
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Sky One picks Weeds from US
Sky One has bought the exclusive UK rights to US comedy Weeds, months before it launches in the States.
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TWI takes ITV cookery brief
TWI has landed its first daytime commission for a terrestrial channel in the UK after ITV commissioned it to make a cookery series that pits members of the public against a celebrity chef.
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Distant Shores hits beach running
After a disappointing Christmas performance overall, the terrestrial broadcasters regained some ground with new shows for the new year.
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Interactive auction
Channel 4 is planning to provide live interactivity during a pre-recorded show for the first time. C4 division 4 Interactive has teamed up with Lion-produced auction show Name Your Priceto give viewers the chance to win£500 by guessing the correct value of items up for auction. ...
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C4 grabs BBC two
Channel 4 has poached two BBC executives to boost its news and current affairs team. Mark Roberts is to leave the BBC documentaries and contemporary factual department to be an editor, while Angela Chan will move from the BBC's specialist factual, popular features and business unit to become a deputy ...
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Inmedia buys W1 playout facility
Inmedia has bought central London transmission facility Cast from Barnes Media Trust in a multimillion pound deal
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Sony lands contract to bring HD to Royal Opera House
Sony has won a contract to turn the Royal Opera House into a high-definition broadcast studio.
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Dillon sets up production agency Rare
The executive producer in charge of Channel 4's recent mammoth rebranding campaign has opened a production agency, Rare.
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VTR loses Endacott
VTR producer Romillie Endacott will join Glassworks as a senior producer from the beginning of next month. Endacott, who resigned last week, replaces senior producer Zoe Rogers who has, coincidentally, joined VTR North. VTR Media Services company Blue has lost two commercials staff, who have joined Ascent Media's One Post: ...