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NewsC4 and BBCW deal: favourite, but not sealed
A Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide joint venture looks set to win government backing, but the two parties are yet to sign a draft proposal less than two weeks ahead of the Digital Britain report.
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NewsCRR report could open possibility of ITV1+1 launch
ITV1+1 could launch on Freeview and satellite if the Office of Fair Trading gives the broadcaster the CRR reforms it wants.
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Trevor Eve to star in BBC1 version of kids bestseller
BBC1 is to turn Frank Cottrell Boyce’s bestselling children’s book, Framed, into a family show starring Trevor Eve.
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Coolabi closes in on its buyout of Chorion's crime
Coolabi is expected to finalise its £40m buyout of Chorion’s crime division “within days”.
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NewsGovernment launches review into kids on TV
The government is preparing a major public consultation on the use of children in TV shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, which last week saw 10-year-old semi-finalist Hollie Steel break down on live TV.
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NewsFive's Beast put down
US cable network A&E has cancelled the Patrick Swayze crime drama Beast, which was acquired by Five earlier this year, according to reports.
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NewsBBC Trust under fire over pay scrutiny
A government report into BBC radio production efficiencies has been overshadowed by a spat with the BBC Trust over whether presenters’ salaries should be made public.
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RatingsThe Apprentice hits new high
BBC1’s The Apprentice hit a personal best last night as 9.2m viewers (38.7%) tuned in to the penultimate show, the show’s biggest ever audience.
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NewsSweden to adapt I'm a Celebrity...
ITV Studios has sold I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! to Scandinavian broadcaster TV4.
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NewsBBC Trust calls for more info on Project Canvas
The BBC Trust has given the Project Canvas team the green light to launch a charm offensive after it called on the BBC executive to put more details about the project into the public domain.
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NewsBig Brother housemates set for gruelling start
Channel 4 is promising the “most diverse and cosmopolitan” Big Brother line-up for the 10th series of the reality show.
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NewsBBC1 to follow stay-at-home Brits
BBC1 will investigate how the recession will prompt millions of Brits to stay at home this summer in a series from Crackit Productions.
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NewsiCarly takes Nickelodeon top spot
Interactive teen comedy iCarly has become a big hit for Nickelodeon UK with its iGo to Japan special becoming the channel’s most watched show of the year so far.
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NewsNBC swaps around channels on EPG
NBC Universal Global Networks is to move around some of its digital channels on Sky’s EPG, moving Hallmark next to Sci Fi.
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NewsBig Brother 10 underway
The 10th series of Big Brother launched on Channel 4 last night marking the start of a 13-week run across the summer.
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RatingsBig Brother back with 5.1m
The tenth series of Channel 4’s Big Brother made a solid start last night with a total audience of 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 9pm.
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NewsITV regulation may be relaxed
The government has hinted that ITV will have its regulatory burden dramatically reduced by the Digital Britain report.
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NewsBBC lands the best job in the world
BBC1 has ordered a doc on the search for a caretaker for an Australian tropical island - widely billed as “the best job in the world”.
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NewsFincham to chair Broadcast Entertainment Forum
ITV director of television Peter Fincham is to chair Broadcast’s TV Entertainment Forum in September, which will kick off with a keynote from Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.
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NewsC4 plans Dubplate Drama finale
Channel 4’s interactive music drama Dubplate Drama is to end after three series.