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    C4 launches TV researcher scheme

    2004-08-06T10:18:32Z

    Channel 4 has committed£750,000 to a scheme designed to launch the careers of talented young TV researchers.

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    C4 aims for viewers with BB5 finale

    2004-08-06T10:15:32Z

    Channel 4 bosses are hoping for a ratings bonanza tonight (Friday) as Big Brother 5 finally draws to a close, with Portuguese transsexual Nadia Almada the hot favourite to win.

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    Bectu cancels BBC Technology strike

    2004-08-06T09:16:28Z

    A threat of legal action by the BBC has forced broadcasting union Bectu to cancel a planned strike over the sale of BBC Technology to German firm Siemens that could have threatened coverage of the Olympic opening ceremony.

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    PEER POLL: ITV autumn schedule

    2004-08-06T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is ITV's new autumn schedule strong enough to claw back audience share?

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    BBC in talks with C4 over media player

    2004-08-05T11:35:22Z

    The BBC is talking to Channel 4 about getting the commercial broadcaster involved in its new on-demand service that will allow viewers to download programmes up to a week after they have aired.

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    Where next for Big Bro?

    2004-08-05T11:29:43Z

    This year's Big Brother has delivered tabloid coverage and ratings by the barrel-load, but there are many who argue that the format is no longer innovative. Is the onus now on Channel 4 to move on?

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    BBC unveils trade terms

    2004-08-05T08:52:38Z

    The BBC this week finally un-veiled its new terms of trade for indies that will see external producers own all the rights, including copyright, to the programmes they make in the future for the corporation.

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    18 ITN staff set to be axed from Five News

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    The Five News team will lose 18 ITN staffers when BSkyB takes over production of the programme at the end of the year.

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    Radio 2 continues ascendancy

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 has cemented its dominance of the national market, reporting yet another set of record-breaking audience figures.

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    Lulu and O'Leary sign up for R2

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC radio 2 has revamped its weekend line-up, commissioning shows fronted by Lulu and Dermot O'Leary.

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    BBC3 series charts ?Harvey Nichols of the north-east'

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a documentary series set in a department store from the director behind the channel's recent film trilogy on model Jordan.

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    TV Set merges P3 with Arena Digital

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Post-production group The Television Set has bought post facility P3 for an undisclosed sum. The broadcast and corporate post-production company will be merged with Arena Digital at TV Set's five-storey Newman Street site to create a new company, Arena P3.

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    3 Mills sold to LDA

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    East London's 3 Mills Studios has been sold to the London Development Agency (LDA). The deal, worth a reputed£22.54m, was signed last week with completion expected within a month. 3

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    Fusion nabs 'The Heist' job for C4

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Fusion has post-produced reality documentary The Heist for Windfall Films. The 3 x 50-minute series follows a team of reformed criminals as they try to outwit a team of security experts by planning and executing daring crimes, such as kidnapping and ransoming a racehorse. ...

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    C4 orders series on things banned in UK

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 editor, factual entertainment Andrew MacKenzie has ordered a four-part series that illustrates the changing culture of the UK by chronicling the films, books, adverts and objects that the country has banned. Topics range from video nasties to the ban on handguns. The series, which will air in February, ...

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    E4 devises dating show with a twist

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    E4 is to run a six-part dating show called The Great Love Swindle later this month. The programme, produced by Ealing Studios, features four bachelors whose aim is to get a girl to say 'I love you' within five dates. The first one to do ...

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    C4 in radio venture plan

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 stars such as Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan and Avid Merrion could land their own radio shows as part of the broadcaster's plans to launch a digital speech station.

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    HIT40UK comes top

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    The Hit40UK chart show has maintained its position as the UK's leading rundown of pop singles. The commercial radio chart show, produced by Somethin' Else, now attracts an adult audience of 2.05 million as opposed to the 1.63 million who listen to the Official Chart ...

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    422 Manchester invests in HD to stop client drain

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    422 Manchester has invested around£400,000 on high-definition products to stop big-budget local clients from heading south for post-production work.

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    Granada Sells wildlife shows to AB Sat

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Granada International has sold more than 40 hours of wildlife shows to new German satellite channel AB Sat. When the channel launches this autumn, it will carry wildlife programmes such as Savage Planet (above), Savage Seas and ...