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NewsFive presenter sets up indie
Lifestyle TV presenter Tris Payne, who has presented on ITV's This Morning and Hot Property for Five, has set up his own independent production company called Liverpool Street Productions.
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News'Fight night' draws the most TV complaints in 2004
Big Brother's infamous 'fight night', which saw contestants on the Channel 4 reality show take part in a violent confrontation, drew the most number of complaints of any UK television programme in 2004, Ofcom has confirmed.
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NewsChristmas message
Broadcast would like to wish its readers a happy Christmas and prosperous new year. Our first issue back after the festive break will be dated Friday 7 January. But broadcastnow.co.uk will resume on Tuesday 4 January.
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NewsHit appoints Burdick as new head
Former managing director of Telewest Charles Burdick has been appointed as the new chief executive of children's television producer Hit Entertainment, makers of Bob the Builder , with immediate effect.
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NewsMine All Mine concludes with 2.2m
ITV1's final part of its comedy drama Mine All Mine ended with a whimper with just 2.2 million (10%) at 9pm.
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NewsC4 to launch alternate reality game
Channel 4 is to unveil its first alternate reality game to tie in with cult US sci-fi animation Afterworld.
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NewsC4 falls to new weekly low
Channel 4's slump in the ratings continued last week with the broadcaster hitting a new low across the week of just 7.19%.
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NewsTV critics 10 April '08
'... never really picked up Howerd's character by the scruff of its neck.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsMoyles and Brand in line for Sony
Chris Moyles and Russell Brand have been short-listed for gongs at this year's radio industry 'Oscars'.
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Clocking Off writer pens BBC cop show.
Clocking off writer Bill Gallagher is penning a cop series for BBC1 and BBC3, writes Jane Marlow.
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Hustle set to be 'a huge international hit'
The BBC is predicting its glossy con-artist drama Hustle will become a worldwide hit after it completed deals with a number of European broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bravo buys Guns 'n' Roses inspired sitcom
Bravo has bought an animated sitcom staring guitarist Slash from rock band Guns 'n' Roses. The 8 x 30-minute Kid Notorious , from Comedy Central, is voiced by Robert Evans, the Hollywood producer behind The Godfather, Chinatown and ...
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Trouble has inked a deal with Decode Entertainment to screen MTV Animation series Undergrads
Trouble has inked a deal with Decode Entertainment to screen MTV Animation series Undergrads. The 13 x 30-minute series follows the misadventures of a group of friends in their first year at college. It will begin its run on Trouble next month.
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Wong on Hit 40 UK
Radio indie Somethin' Else has hired Katherine Wong as producer of weekly chart show Hit 40 UK. She will handle a revamped version of the show, which will launch this Sunday with new presenters Katy Hill and Simon Hirst. The chart, broadcast every Sunday, ...
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BBC Broadcast on top at Promax Awards
BBC Broadcast dominated the international categories at last week's Promax Awards in New York and Broadcast Young Talent Award winner Richard Acton was recognised as an exciting new talent for the second time in as many months, writes Rick Dacey.
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Fusion nabs 'The Heist' job for C4
Fusion has post-produced reality documentary The Heist for Windfall Films. The 3 x 50-minute series follows a team of reformed criminals as they try to outwit a team of security experts by planning and executing daring crimes, such as kidnapping and ransoming a racehorse. ...
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NewsChorion in deals for 'Noddy'
Intellectual property company Chorion has signed a slew of free-to-air and pay-TV deals to bring the£10m CGI animated series Make Way For Noddy to ten new territories.
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News'Strictly Come Dancing' sold to Australia
Hit BBC1 entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing has been sold to Australia in a co-production deal between BBC Worldwide and Granada Productions.
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News'Dr Who' lands in Canada
Canadian public broadcaster CBC Television has become the first channel to buy the new series of Dr Who , months before it is due to air in the UK.
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Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governors
Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governorsFormer BBC director general Greg Dyke has come out in support of abolishing the corporation's board of governors, claiming most senior BBC executives agree with him.