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C4 hopeful of BBCW tie-up by mid-June
Channel 4 could be just weeks away from reaching a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to plug its £150m funding gap and head off further damaging cuts to its creative output.
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C4: Top 10 rated (April 09)
Top 10 programmes most appreciated by people who contacted Channel 4’s viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).
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C4: Top 10 slated (April 09)
Top 10 programmes most criticised by people who contacted Channel 4 viewer enquiries in April 2009 (quote is an example of viewer comment).
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Wedding TV plans original content push
Wedding TV will look to build its original entertainment slate following signing a deal with brand and content partnership specialist site Brandirector.com.
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ITN Source partners with EMI music publisher
ITN’s archive footage site ITN Source has partnered with EMI’s music publishing site Play Production in a bid to create a one-stop-shop for clients wishing to licence a video clip and suitable music at the same time.
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Nat Geo snaps up BBC Photography series
Outright Distribution has sold BBC2 documentary series Genius of Photography to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) as part of a raft of other post-MipTV sales.
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Katy Brand returning to ITV2 for third series
Comedian Katy Brand will be returning to ITV2 this autumn with a third instalment of Katy’s Brand’s Big Ass Show.
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UKTV unveils Good Food rebrand
UKTV has licensed the Good Food name from shareholder BBC Worldwide and will use it for its tenth and final channel rebrand when it replaces UKTV Food next month.
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Grey's Anatomy star cast in BBC hospital drama
Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd is to star in another medical drama – a BBC production that transplants Greek classic The Odyssey to a British city hospital.
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BBC pays libel damages to West Ham duo
The BBC has paid undisclosed libel damages to West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke after a contributor claimed on Radio 5 Live they were planning to take over at rival club Chelsea.
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Canvas partners hit back at critics
Project Canvas’s partners, the BBC, ITV and BT, have fought back against critics of the IPTV joint venture, saying that the initiative will transform the TV industry.
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ITV1 faces Holiday Showdown with viewers
The return of ITV1’s factual series Holiday Showdown failed to shine last night at 9pm as just 2.7m viewers (12.2% share) watched, fewer viewers than Five and BBC1 at the time.
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C4's Sex Education Show rated and slated
Channel 4 shows The Hospital and The Sex Education Show v Pornography divided audiences last month, with viewers singling both shows out for praise and scorn.
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Flight of the Conchords takes off with 412,000
Cult BBC4 comedy Flight of the Conchords came of age yesterday at 10.30pm with the first instalment of the second series performing to a sizeable audience of 412,000 (2.9% share).
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Millionaire? returns to form but not a lot choose Daniels
ITV1's flagship game show recovers from recent ratings disappointments while Paul Daniels documentary fails to inspire
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Government reveals plans for digital TV 'revolution'
Broadcasting minister Kim Howells and e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander publish 'Digital TV Action Plan' draft and begin search for 'Digital TV team leader'
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Unique ID team quits amidst search for financial investor
The development team of Unique ID has quit the company while it struggles to find a new business partner and financial backer, writes Joanna Scott.Unique ID, which develops the CakeS web-based
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Blair summons broadcasters to Downing Street
BBC and Sky News confirm attendance at meeting to discuss security implications of war coverage
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Freeserve founder buys The Money Channel
Failed personal finance station's assets acquired for£1.7m as consortium plans new gambling and shopping channels
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Licence fee to rise by 3%
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell is set to announce that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years.