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NewsRDF to make C4 rival to BBC2's The Apprentice
Channel 4 is enlisting three charismatic millionaires for a formatted documentary to rival BBC2's The Apprentice.
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Humphreys joins C4 as pact ends
Channel 4 has marked the end of its no-poaching agreement with Five by signing the channel's recently departed commissioning editor for factual entertainment, Liam Humphreys.
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C4 talks over merger with Jowell
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has met with media secretary Tessa Jowell to discuss the viability of a proposed merger with Five.
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Thorogood takes ITV daytime job
UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood has taken the role of editor of daytime at ITV.
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BBC2 seeks advice from Widdecombe
Tory MP and well-known battleaxe Ann Widdecombe is to become TV's latest agony aunt with a new BBC2 series in which she dishes out no-nonsense advice.
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NFTS brings in Bolland to build up TV courses
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has poached BBC Scotland head of entertainment and comedy Mike Bolland to head a revamped television department at the college.
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Granada wins ABC pilot
Granada USA has secured a broadcast pilot commission from US broadcaster ABC for a show in which two strangers swap wallets and use their contents to live new lives for a week.
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NewsBBC meets indie quota
The BBC commissioned 28.8% of its programmes from independents in 2003 - meeting its 25% indie target for the first time in four years, new figures from Ofcom have confirmed.
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NewsR2 to push digital radio
The BBC has enlisted the help of Terry Wogan and Johnnie Walker to run a month-long digital radio awareness campaign on Radio 2.
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Knightrider squares up to Morse in battle of TV cars
Kitt from Knightrider , Inspector Morse's elegant Jaguar and the Robin Reliant driven by the Trotters in Only Fools and Horses will battle it out for the accolade of greatest TV car in a new series for Sky One.
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NewsKnightrider & Only Fools in battle of TV cars
Kitt from Knightrider , Inspector Morse's elegant Jaguar and the Robin Reliant driven by the Trotters in Only Fools and Horses will battle it out for the accolade of greatest TV car in a new series for Sky One.
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NewsSky unveils new PVR
Sky+ customers could soon be able send recorded TV programmes to each other over the internet and upload content onto devices such as laptop computers.
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NewsUBC buys radio indie
UBC Media has bolstered its production clout by acquiring Smooth Operations, the largest regional radio indie in the UK.
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NewsMadeley rapped over lesbian slur
Channel 4 daytime host Richard Madeley has fallen foul of regulator Ofcom for referring to a lesbian as a ?dyke.'
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NewsGrierson judges attack 'catastrophic' decline
Judges for the prestigious Grierson British documentary awards have criticised the lack of quality documentaries on the main terrestrial channels as they revealed that just two of the 72 films shortlisted this year were screened on BBC1.
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NewsCNBC appoints Buckley as president
CNBC Europe, the financial and business TV channel, has appointed Mick Buckley to the post of president and chief executive.
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NewsRadio 1 launches download chart in September
BBC Radio 1 today (9 August) confirmed its new download chart will begin on 1 September after it secured a deal with the Official Chart Company (OCC).
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NewsC4 to show Edge of the City
Channel 4 will finally screen a controversial documentary featuring claims that Asian men in Bradford are grooming young white girls for abuse after it was originally pulled by the broadcaster following police warnings.
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NewsC4 appoints UBS to review strategy
Channel 4 has prompted further speculation that it is gearing up to merge with Five after appointing investment bank UBS to review its strategy.
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NewsEastEnders brings in new family
The BBC is pinning its hopes for a ratings recovery for flagship soap opera EastEnders on the introduction of a new family to Albert Square.