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NewsFred Dibnah dies of cancer
Tributes have been paid to steeplejack-turned TV personality Fred Dibnah, who died of cancer at the weekend.
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NewsSky One sets up LA base
Sky One is sending programme executive Jamie Roberts to Los Angeles to find new reality programmes and co-production deals with US broadcasters.
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NewsSky 'set for subs slowdown'
BSkyB is this week expected to reveal that growth in subscriber numbers has fallen as it unveils its first quarter results on Friday.
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NewsSky spys on pub sports
Pub landlords trying to dodge Sky subscription charges can may be busted by a pint-sized spy.
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NewsBBC dominates RTS craft shortlist
The BBC has scooped the lion's share of nominations for this year's RTS Craft and Design Awards, taking 40 of the 72 nominations.
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NewsOfcom: ITV jobs cuts not a surprise
Ofcom has brushed off concerns over ITV's plans to slash 200 jobs in the regions, saying news of the cuts was not a surprise.
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NewsC4 to probe childhood
Channel 4 is responding to rocketing childhood obesity with a new observational documentary about fat kids trying to lose weight.
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NewsJohn Peel funeral open to public
The funeral of veteran Radio 1 DJ John Peel is to be held next week near his home in Suffolk and will be open to the public.
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NewsElton John develops sitcom
Veteran musician Elton John is developing a sitcom about an ageing rockstar and his entourage for US network ABC and studio Touchstone TV.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is ITV right to cut regional non-news programming?
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TSI spends£500,000 to boost audio facilities
TSI Post Production is spending£500,000 on audio facilities following a huge increase in audio bookings over the past year.
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September agrees£550,000 of overseas sales
September International has picked up around£550,000 worth of overseas sales, including shifting its forthcoming BBC1 commission Kid Camp to four territories.
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Pepper grades Lawless for ITV1
Pepper has completed grading and special effects on Newcastle-based police drama Lawless. The two-part ITV1 series produced by Company Pictures focuses on corruption within the police force and stars Trevor Eve. Pepper's effects team, Scott Hinchcliffe and Simon Giblin, created special effects including a ...
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BBC4 explores Vanity Fair
Flashback Bristol is to make a film about highbrow celebrity glossy Vanity Fair as part of a series of magazine profiles for BBC4's Profile strand.
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C4 gives go-ahead for civil war series
Channel 4 has confirmed a commission for its former director of television Tim Gardam's landmark two-part series about the English Civil War. Mentorn is producing Civil War: Blood on our Hands and Civil War: Regicide for January after getting the ...
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Imago puts new boy together for C4
Norwich-based indie Imago Productions is making a one-hour documentary designed to change four teenage boys' lives for Channel 4. New Boy , created and presented by life coach Kate Marlow, takes the four participants away from home for a month and teaches them how to ...
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4 Ventures to bring German quizzes to E4
Channel 4's commercial division, 4 Ventures, has struck a deal with a German broadcaster to trial interactive quiz formats on entertainment channel E4.
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Five cuts 7pm news in half
Five is to slash its 7pm news bulletin to 15 minutes from January after Ofcom agreed to reduce its news output requirement by more than 60 hours a year.
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Humphrys about
John Humphrys, the presenter of Radio 4's Today programme and scourge of Big Brother , has been lined up as the star turn at the Media Society's Great Reality TV Debate next week. Humphrys will join fellow reality television baiter, ...
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Blue adds to HD
Blue has expanded its HD facilities with an Avid DS Nitris because of increased demand for high-definition editing, such as work on Fat Fiancés , a 50-minute documentary for Cicada Films. Fat Fiancés will air on the Discovery Channel in ...