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German firm sues C4 over film deal
Channel 4 is being sued for£6m by a German-owned film com-pany in a conflict arising from cutbacks the broadcaster made to its film production arm, FilmFour.
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Moffatt and Gatiss to pen Doctor Who
Stephen Moffatt, the creator of hit sitcom Coupling , and League of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss have joined the writing team for the revival of Doctor Who.
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Central MD to be promoted
Central Television managing director Ian Squires, who last week announced 400 job cuts at the franchise, is set to be promoted.
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Phillis takes All3Media role
All3Media, the company run by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, has appointed Guardian Media Group (GMG) chief executive Bob Phillis as non-executive chairman.
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Blackburn returns to BBC
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London.
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Five big hitters rule post world
Five companies claimed over a third of all money spent at the top 50 UK television post houses last year, according to a survey published today by Broadcast.
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BBC plans Broadwater drama
The BBC is planning to follow up its controversial BBC2 documentary on the murder of PC Keith Blakelock with a docu-drama on the Broadwater Farm riots that led to the policeman's death.
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NewsJowell commissions S4C review
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has has commissioned an independent review into S4C, to examine the challenges it faces with the switch from analogue to digital TV.
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NewsMultichannel pressure group beefs up
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters Group - a little known but established trade body representing multichannel broadcasters - has made two appointments as it gears up to play a more active role in the sector.
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NewsC4 scales down Iraq festival coverage
Channel 4 has been forced to scale down its coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival in Iraq, after fears for the safety of the crew following yesterday's bomb blasts in the country.
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No Angels (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Channel 4's new hospital drama is snappy, randily tasteless and sporadically funny - a kind of Sex and the Sickie....
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No Angels (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'A welcome antidote to the bland, touchy-feely platitudes dispensed by the oh-so-caring Casualty.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'No Angels is a warm, life-enhancing, funny and often bittersweet comedy.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'No Angels has a heartbeat that pumps so loudly that it shakes the room.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'It's all good fun, and probably bears no resemblance to what goes on in a real hospital.'...
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Who Killed PC Blakelock? (BBC2) - Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph
'This was a superlative documentary, provocative but even-handed.'...
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NewsITV shows interest in buying C4
ITV has muscled in on the debate surrounding a potential merger between Channel 4 and Five by claiming it would bid for C4 if the broadcaster's legal status were changed.
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NewsGlastonbury festival goes broadband
The Glastonbury music festival and the Athens Olympics are to be the first events broadcast via broadband by the BBC.
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NewsBBC boosts English regions
The BBC is to boost its commitment to the English regions with more devolved commissioning and targeted development funding for indies.
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NewsArab Big Brother axed
An Arabic version of Endemol's Big Brother reality show has been axed for 'being a threat to Islam'.