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NewsExpress launches TV shopping channel
Daily Express owner Richard Desmond's first shopping channel is to launch tomorrow (Wednesday), billed as the first outlet to mix commerce with entertainment.
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NewsAirey slams 'formulaic' ITV
Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey has criticised ITV, claiming it is 'misguided' in its strategy of showing less diversity in its programming in a bid to be more commercial.
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NewsBig Brother rapped by Ofcom
Channel 4 has escaped with just a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.
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NewsAmatt quits Sky News
Reporter Rachel Amatt, whose reports from the Beslan school siege were widely praised, is quitting Sky to join Channel 4 News as its North of England correspondent.
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NewsGavin eyes BBC's commercial assets
Rupert Gavin, the former chief executive of BBC Worldwide, has taken a step closer to bidding for the corporation's commercial assets with the creation of a new company.
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NewsBBC and C4 dominate Promax shortlist
The BBC and Channel 4 have dominated the shortlist for this year's Promax UK awards with half of the nominations split between them.
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NewsDyke launches attack on ITV
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke, linked with a potential bid to buy ITV, has said the commercial broadcaster is not interested in making quality programmes anymore, just money.
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NewsJowell likely to renew BBC's licence fee
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has given her clearest indication yet that the BBC licence fee will remain in place following the current Charter review.
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NewsITV cooks up daily chef show
ITV has commissioned a new daily cookery show from Granada, which will see four teams trying to prove they are the best cooks.
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NewsPiers Morgan to front C4 talkshow
Channel 4 is set to launch a new political talkshow featuring former Mirror editor Piers Morgan and former Tory spin-doctor Amanda Platell.
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NewsITV kids makes a splash with an AFP deal
The British Marine Federation (BMF), the body set up to champion UK water-based activities, is paying for a new CiTV series in a bid to encourage kids to take up boating.
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NewsSecret Policeman up for Grierson award
The Secret Policeman , BBC1's multi-award winning investigation into racism in the police force, has been shortlisted for another prize, the prestigious Grierson documentary award.
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NewsPEER POLL: Trisha
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the loss of Trisha a major blow for ITV?
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Indispensable talents?
Here's a game you can play at home when there's nothing on the telly. What talent/stars are synonymous with a particular channel? ITV has Ant and Dec and Trevor McDonald. BBC1 has Alan Titchmarsh and David Attenborough. Channel 4 has Jon Snow and used to have Graham Norton. Five has ...
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GI does£3.2m of business at Mipcom
Granada International (GI) has struck£3.2m worth of deals at this year's Mipcom television festival including the first sale of Michael Parkinson's ITV chat show.
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Scott to quit C4 after 24 years
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving board member, has become the first senior executive to quit since the arrival of new chief executive Andy Duncan.
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All3Media signs series deals at Mipcom
All3Media International secured sales at Mipcom for series including Midsomer Murders and Ultimate Force. AB Group in France has picked up the 16 x 60-minute drama Ultimate Force. Extension deals for the drama ...
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Ten Alps arm 3BM wins Five series
Michael Buerk is to front a one-off special for Five that will count down the top 10 seminal moments in modern history.
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Do we need BBC3 and 4?
If BBC3 and BBC4 are not working then the solution might not be to change their remit but to close them.
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BBC Birmingham marks 30 years since pub bombings
BBC Birmingham has commissioned Midlands independent BFM Productions to make a 30-minute documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings.