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NewsCeleb Big Bro in tsunami appeal donation
Channel 4 and producer Endemol UK say they will donate a slice of the money raised by reality show Celebrity Big Brotherto the Asian tsunami appeal as the eight contestants entered the house last night.
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NewsBlair rejects TV debate
Prime minister Tony Blair has said he will not participate in a televised debate ahead of the next general election, despite a request from Tory leader Michael Howard.
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NewsThompson defends BBC morale
BBC director general Mark Thompson has rejected suggestions by Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan that the reforms taking place at the corporation are going to 'crush confidence' among staff for years to come.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will ITV be bought this year?
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NewsDesperate Housewives attracts 5m
Desperate Housewivesmade a glittering debut on Channel 4 last night with peak viewing figures of 5 million (30%) in the last five minutes, trouncing ITV1's new Johnny Vegas vehicle Dead Man Weds.
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The battlegrounds of 2005
Broadcast looks at some of the key conflicts coming up in a year in which every area of the industry will be facing either major change or increasing competition
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Red button raises£800,000 for appeal
The Community Channel's red-button interactive donations service has raised more than£800,000 for the Asian tsunami appeal in seven days. The service, launched on 29 December by The Community Channel, is expected to reach the£1m mark soon.
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Vine returns to BBC1 for interview series
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in March with a second series of his celebrity interview show. The new
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TV Corporation sells Visions for£16.8m
The Television Corporation has agreed to offload its outside broadcast business, Visions, to US company NEP for£16.8m marking its withdrawal from the facilities market.
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Wife Swap producer sues Fox for $18m
RDF Media could set a legal precedent for reality producers in the US after it filed an $18m (£9.5m) case against US network Fox for allegedly ripping off its flagship Wife Swapformat.
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Fuller's 19 sees profits go up by 6%
19 Entertainment, the company that co-produces hit format Pop Idol with Thames, has reported a 6% rise in annual profits. The company, run by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, made pre-tax profits of£10.1m in the year to 30 June, up from£9.6m the year before. American Idol, the US version ...
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BBC2 commissions primetime car show
Indie Denham Productions is to make a primetime series for BBC2 focusing on the nation's relationship with cars. BBC senior commissioning executive Richard Klein has ordered the 3 x 60-minute Car Nationfor delivery in May. The series will offer a wry look at topical subjects, such ...
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Somethin' Else lands raft of R2 orders
Somethin' Else has landed a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 2, including a new 8 x 60-minute series of Soul Solutions, fronted by Mica Paris. The Charles Hazelwood Showwill return for a 6 x 60-minute run, while ...
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Hot seats 2005
The leaders of the UK's major television broadcasters are all facing tough tests in 2005
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New sports programme from Nation 217
Producer-broadcaster Nation 217 has created sports show Backawinnerin the run-up to the launch of its sports channel. Hosted by former jockey Richard Dunwoody, the weekly Friday night show helps viewers pick winners for the weekend's sporting events and also provides sports-related trivia. The hour-long show is ...
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BBC3 greenlights disability sitcom
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is adding to his channel's growing reputation for comedy with a new show about the unlikely relationship between a man confined to a wheelchair and his homeless friend.
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ArenaP3 hails the Messiah
ArenaP3 has completed post-production on Objective Productions' Derren Brown: Messiah, a 60-minute special for Channel 4, in which Brown is filmed tricking Americans. Director Tim Knight and producer Debbie Young shot on Super 8 and Digibeta. Editing was by offline editors Guy Savin and Tristram Giff ...
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Tiger Aspect wins C4 orders
Channel 4 has ordered more than 40 hours of lifestyle programming from producer Tiger Aspect to fill daytime slots.
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Pepper pot comedy for Baby Cow
Pepper has graded new Johnny Vegas comedy series I Dealfor Baby Cow Productions. Vegas plays a small-time dope dealer in Manchester who lives and works from his bedsit, and who sees himself as providing a service to the community. Colourist Jet Omoshebi worked with director of ...
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Mainframe titles BBC sitcom
Mainframe has designed the titles for comedy According to Bex. The BBC comedy department-produced sitcom stars Jessica Stevenson ( Spaced, Sean of the Dead) as a secretary in a world of near misses. Lead designer Mike Alderson created the titles in After Effects ...