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Trisha: why I've switched to Five
Chat show queen Trisha Goddard, who defected from ITV to Five last week in what is thought to be a£3m deal, has said her decision to move was creative, rather than financial, and that the negotiations were 'done in days'.
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Sky rejigs news team in readiness for Five
Sky News has reshuffled its executive team in preparation for its takeover of the Five News contract in January, appointing the launch managing editor of Sky News Ireland as the channel's head of newsgathering.
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Guys get sex tips from lesbians in UKTV show
UKTV is to give straight men the key to a better love life in a series where a lesbian and a bisexual woman offer tips on sex.
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Girls invade Sky mix
Sky Mix is to be taken over for a day by a live eight-hour event for girls made by Endemol-owned Initial Productions. Sponsored by Barbie, It's a Girl Thing! will feature fashion, makeovers, music, gossip, celebrities and extreme sports for girls aged nine to 11. ...
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Wonfor memorial to be held in November
A memorial service for Andrea Wonfor, who died last month, will take place at 5pm on Friday 5 November at St Nicholas Cathedral in her home town of Newcastle upon Tyne. One of the most influential and highly respected women in British television, Wonfor lost her battle against breast cancer ...
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Sky moves rey to joint-ventures
Sky head of programming finance David Rey has been promoted to director of joint-ventures and cable, filling the gap left by former head of Sky Ventures Matthew Imi.
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Open Mike moves to radio
Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.
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Orion and Screentime pair up
Indie Orion TV has signed an exclusive international format and distribution deal with Screentime Partners on two antiques challenge shows, Trading Treasures and Boot Sale Treasure Hunt.
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NewsBBC looks to slash in-house output
The BBC is preparing radical proposals that could see its in-house television production cut to just 50% of overall output, leading to massive cuts in staff.
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NewsTWI wins Asian Games
TWI has won the contract to produce the Asian Games from Qatar in 2006, which is understood to be worth $100m (£56m).
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NewsJackson in plan to create UK super-indie
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson, who quit the UK three years ago to run the Universal Television Group in the US, is exploring a return to the British media with a plan to buy a number of indies.
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NewsBBC develops drama about Thatcher 'coup'
The BBC is planning a docu-drama based on the attempted military coup in Equatorial Guinea which led to the arrest of Baroness Thatcher's son, Mark.
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BBC3 to air Dr Who fanzine show
The BBC is to create a companion show for its new Dr Who series that will feature behind the scenes footage and interviews with cast members as well as archive of previous time lords.
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Ghosts and guns win Bentley ITV1 orders
Bentley Productions managing director Brian True-May has bagged another ITV1 commission, with a drama based on a book by horror writer James Herbert
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C4 and Five wade into watershed fray
Channel 4 and Five have joined the calls against Ofcom's plan to introduce a tiered watershed, saying it could threaten challenging and innovative programming.
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Miss World put to public vote for first time
TV viewers will be given the chance to choose this year's Miss World with the first public vote in the event's 54-year history.
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Silverstone axe will hit revenue
North One Television and Granada Sport are set to lose about£30,000 each if Formula 1 bosses confirm their decision to scrap the British Grand Prix at a meeting next week.
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BBC host sets up indie
Presenter Ben Fogle, who first came to prominence in the BBC's social documentary Castaway, has set up his own production company and is making his first commission for the corporation.
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Can Ofcom's idea fly?
Ofcom's idea for a PSP is big and bold, but there's a way to go before it becomes a workable proposal.