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Company brings Pete and Dud 'love story' to C4.
Company Pictures, the indie behind hit drama series Shameless, is to make a film for Channel 4 about the iconic comedy team Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, writes Glen Mutel.
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COMMENT - BBC must make trouble.
The BBC must not let fear of potential Hutton report criticisms impinge on its journalistic rigour, says Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Thirkell links up with Wax.
Robert Thirkell, the former BBC producer who launched award-winning shows Blood on the Carpet and Back to the Floor, is working on a new business series for BBC3, fronted by Ruby Wax, writes Michael Rosser.
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SMG fears news agenda change.
SMG is to call for urgent talks with ITV chiefs amid concerns that the newly created
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Zeal hit by departures.
Indie Zeal Television has been hit by the departure of three of its senior managers, including managing director and co-founder Mark Linsey, writes Glen Mutel.
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Eubank knocked out of Five format.
Five has decided not to make a second series of reality show At Home with the Eubanks but is keeping the brand and is on the hunt for a new celebrity, writes Michael Rosser.
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CHANNEL 4 MAKES FILM OF LIFE OF PRINCESS.
Channel 4 has ordered a feature-length dramatisation of the life of Princess Margaret. Filming on Margaret
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BERNARD AIMS FOR 2012 RADIO SWITCH-OFF.
Ralph Bernard, executive chairman of radio group GWR, has called on the government to set a
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DISNEY PUTS OFF DTT LAUNCH UNTIL APRIL.
Disney has delayed the launch of its Freeview channel until April so that further research can
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C4 AND BBC AGREE TO BACKDATE TERMS.
Channel 4 and the BBC have agreed that the new terms of trade they are currently
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SECOND SHAMELESS ADDS VIEWERS.
The second episode of Channel 4's drama series Shameless on Tuesday (20 January) managed to increase
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Joly poised for BBC1 debut.
Comedian Dom Joly is to appear in a BBC1 hidden camera show described as a 'grown-up Trigger Happy TV' - the last project of his exclusive two-year deal with the corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ofcom opens EPG debate.
Ofcom has launched a consultation on the regulation of electronic programme guides (EPGs) as it prepares to draw up a code ensuring that public service channels are given 'appropriate prominence', writes Paul Revoir.
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Equity hits out at credits squeeze.
Actors' union Equity has called on broadcasters to end the 'insulting' squeezing of credits at the
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ITV seeks chief for digital channels.
ITV is looking to appoint someone to fill a new post overseeing the running of the network's family of digital channels, including ITV2 and the soon to be launched ITV3, writes Paul Revoir.
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Sky One nips in with US debut.
BBC4's Alan Clark dramatisation made a notable splash last week, but it was just one of several multichannel shows that pulled in strong numbers, writes Jon Rogers.
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TOP 10 GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES ON MULTICHANNEL.
Four new series gave an overall boost to multichannel viewing with E4 and BBC4 both making
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TV GETS IN ON GOVT.
Prime minister Tony Blair has finally yielded to broadcasters' demands by promising that more ministers will
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CHRYSALIS PAYS OUT.
Media group Chrysalis is planning to award around£1m to its chief executive Richard Huntingford as
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GMG DEAL WITH UBC.
Guardian Media Group has signed a deal with UBC Media to take a daily showbiz news