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NewsC4 on track for£100m profits
Channel 4 is on tracks to bring in£100m of profits this year, according to its former chief executive Mark Thompson.
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NewsCD:UK indie gets into animation
Zenith Entertainment, the indie behind ITV pop show CD:UK , is making its first foray into animation with a series for CiTV about King Arthur.
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NewsCoastal wins BBC daytime drama order
Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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RatingsWhistleblower draws 4.7m
BBC1's documentary Whistleblowe r, which revealed lapses in security at Manchester airport, gave ITV1's James Bond movie a run for its money with 4.7 million (21.6%).
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Code titles BBC4 theatre doc
Code Design and Direction has produced the titles for the upcoming BBC4 theatre documentary Theatre Biz for Freelance Film Partners. The three-part series looks at London's West End, Edinburgh fringe theatre and graduating drama students. Creative director Chris Jennings designed the sequence. The FX were produced by Code's Bryony Evans ...
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BBC's Olympic peak
Nearly 9 million people accessed the BBC's interactive coverage of last month's Athens Olympics, the corporation has revealed. The figure is a record for interactive usage and, according to director general Mark Thompson, heralds the 'coming of age' of the medium. Around 8.96 million digital satellite viewers pressed the red ...
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ITN says 19 staff are facing the axe
ITN has told unions that as many as 19 compulsory redundancies may have to be made among its staff as a result of losing the Five News contract to Sky.
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Robson Green wins BBC daytime order
Actor Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions, has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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ITV invests in Notts base
ITV is to invest£5m in a new regional newsgathering centre in Nottingham following the closure of Carlton's studio complex in the city.
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Thompson downplays BBC Worldwide sale
BBC director general Mark Thompson has played down speculation that BBC Worldwide is to be sold off, suggesting a restructure is more likely.
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C4 plans theme night launch for Simpsons
Channel 4 is to launch The Simpsons on 5 November with a night of dedicated programming.
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Deayton to star in ITV drama
Angus Deayton, the disgraced former host of BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You , is to take his first serious leading role in a new ITV1 drama.
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NewsBBC picks up ITV Casanova drama
A major period drama about Casanova from Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies has crossed over from ITV to the BBC.
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NewsBig Brother to stretch brand with condoms
Channel 4 is to exploit its controversial reality show Big Brother with a glut of branded goods including alcoholic drinks and condoms.
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NewsITV pitches O'Grady against Richard & Judy
ITV has drafted in Paul O' Grady, the camp aggressive comic behind Lily Savage, to rescue its troubled teatime slot with a new chat show.
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NewsCilla comeback on Living
Cilla Black is returning to live entertainment television this winter in a three-hour spectacular for Living TV.
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NewsDiverse bought by European producer
Diverse, the indie behind Channel 4 hit Operatunity , has been sold to a European-based production company for an estimated£8m.
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When the firing started
CNN reporter Ryan Chilcote writes frankly about the horrific task of reporting for hours from the streets of Beslan
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Brule to present BBC4 media show
Tyler Brûlé, the founder of iconic lifestyle magazine Wallpaper , is to front new BBC4 flagship media show The Desk and his indie will co-produce it.
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C4 doc explores origins of AIDS virus
Channel 4 is to explore the origins of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with a documentary which claims that the disease spread from monkeys to humans via polio vaccination.