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NewsInterview - Nick Broomfield: Mr Reality Check
Documentary maestro Nick Broomfield is unfazed by his scary interviewees but he is scared by the BBC's attitude to indies, the UK's exploitation of immigrants and the blights of reality TV. Suzy Bashfordmet him.
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ITV 'unhappy' with ITV4
ITV director of digital channels Jonathan Lewis has admitted the broadcaster is 'unhappy' with the ratings for its new digital service ITV4.
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NewsITV digital strategy hit by ratings slump
Viewing of ITV's family of digital channels is failing to offset the audience being lost by ITV1, according to ratings figures for the first six weeks of 2006.
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NBC takes the axe to long-running drama hits
Channel 4 drama The West Winghas been axed by US broadcaster NBC in a turbulent week for American dramas.
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NewsNBC pulls the plug on The West Wing
Major US network NBC has pulled the plug on long-running More4 political drama The West Wingbut has commissioned 22 more episodes of its remake of The Office.
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Yasmin producer to make refugee film
The producer of Channel 4's acclaimed drama Yasminis making a feature-length film about the UK's refugee communities for More4.
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Top 100 of 2005
Philip Reevell reflects on a year in which reality shows may have dominated the schedules but the big ratings stories were to be found in drama, with the triumphant return of Doctor Who, and in comedy, as Little Britaintook the ...
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FilmFour set to go free to air
Channel 4 is planning to turn its subscription movie channel FilmFour into a free-to-air service across all platforms including Freeview.
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More4 hires Mentorn for Paris Doc
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots. In Paris In Flames, which will air in primetime on Saturday 10 December, reporter Sandra Jordan presents the first detailed analysis of why France exploded into violence. The 60-minute programme, executive produced by Eamonn ...
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Taking the temperature of drama
What is the state of British drama today? What is the role of soaps and the influence of American series?Broadcast brought together leading lights in UK drama, from both the commissioning and writing sides to debate the hot topics.
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Comment: Jess Search - The funds are out there
Jess Search discusses the power of British documentary and how non-fiction film-makers are breaking into the funding coffers that are traditionally reserved for fiction.
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Anything but bleak
The opinions of John Birt and Paul Abbott not withstanding, British drama is in rude health, argues Conor Dignam, Editor.
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NewsMore4 investigates French riots
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots.
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NewsC4 confirmed as Freeview slot winner
4pm: Channel 4 has won the latest Freeview slot, National Grid Wireless confirmed this afternoon.
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NewsMeet The Magoons meets its end
8am: Channel 4 has confirmed it is axing poor performing Hardeep Kohli sitcom Meet The Magoons as the broadcaster plans to rejuvenate its flagship Friday entertainment and comedy line-up.
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Celestial bodies star in latest BBC4 theme night
Walking With Dinosaurs executive producer John Lynch is making a pair of programmes about the sun and the moon, as part of a series of themed nights for BBC4.
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C4 pays£12m for coveted Freeview slot
Channel 4 is due to announce it has won the latest Freeview slot after Five withdrew its bid following its new investment in Top Up TV. C4, which had put in an initial bid higher than Five, will pay a reported£12m for the coveted slot. Initially, it is expected to ...
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NewsC4 set to bag Freeview slotas Five withdraws
Channel 4 has been given a clear run for the latest slot on Freeview after Five withdrew its bid late last week.
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C4 brings back squirtgate pranksters
The Channel 4 entertainment series that was responsible for Tom Cruise being sprayed with a water pistol before a film premiere has been recommissioned. Objective's Balls of Steel will return for an as yet undecided run of 45-minute episodes helmed by Mark Dolan, who will continue his part-time presenting role ...
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How (not) to pitch
What's the secret of a successful pitch? Broadcast asked a leading figure from each side of the fence and found they agreed on one crucial point: best never admit you are doing anything as vulgar as selling.