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NewsC4 pushes ahead with Popworld radio
Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company.
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NewsJowell questions 10 year BBC Charter
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has warned the BBC that it is not certain it will have its Charter reviewed for another ten years.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Wonfor
Leading industry figures have paid tribute to Andrea Wonfor, one of the most influential and highly respected women in British television who died last week.
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NewsPact launches new rights initiative
Producers' alliance Pact has launched a new initiative designed to help indies better exploit and protect their programme rights.
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NewsLeague of Gentlemen writer pens BBC comedy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a new long-running comedy drama about a set of weird characters in Blackpool from the award-winning writer of the League of Gentlemen.
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NewsPostman Pat indie buys Tweenies creators
Entertainment Rights (ER), the owner of Postman Pat and Basil Brush , today acquired Tweenies creator Tell-Tale Productions for£3.1m.
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NewsITV confirms ITV3 line-up
ITV has unveiled a line-up full of domestic and imported drama for its over-35s digital channel, ITV3, which is set to on 1 November.
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NewsPromising debut for NBC's Joey
Joey , the much-vaunted spin-off of hit comedy Friends debuted in the US last week to solid ratings and mixed reviews.
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NewsHumphrys rapped over interview
Today programme presenter John Humphrys has been rapped by his BBC bosses for interrupting too much during an interview with a Home Office minister.
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NewsVirgin Radio profits slump
SMG has reported a disappointing set of trading results for Virgin Radio and has placed the blame on audience measurement group Rajar.
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NewsUpbeat profits for ITV
Shares in ITV took a tumble yesterday despite a relatively upbeat set of interim results from chief executive Charles Allen.
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NewsLittlejohn producer joins al-Jazeera
Steve Clarke, the executive producer of Richard Littlejohn's former Sky News show, is to join al-Jazeera's planned English language channel.
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NewsBig Brother goes coy about sex and alcohol
Channel 4 has performed a marketing u-turn ruling out linking the Big Brother brand to alcohol or condoms in merchandising and licensing deals.
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NewsPEER POLL: C4 partner
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the BBC the best potential partner for C4?
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Five's gamble on Joey
The fierce battle for Friends spin-off Joey was won by Five. But, despite paying top dollar, there is no guarantee that the new comedy will bolster the channel's growing stable of American imports.
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BBC1 is still in it to win it with Dale
BBC1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 12 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It to Win It. Dale Winton will return for the fourth series of the monetary quiz show, which has been recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment ...
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ITV1 drama belongs to Pepper
Pepper has completed all picture post-production work on ITV's forthcoming drama Belonging. The drama features Brenda Blethyn as a woman whose husband leaves her for another woman and is left in charge of his elderly relatives. The drama was shot on 16mm film and ...
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BBC1 to broadcast Billy Connolly tour
Comedian Billy Connolly is to return to BBC1 primetime in November with a series that will see him touring New Zealand. Following the success of his World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales, and World Tour of Scotland, the 8 x 40-minute Billy Connolly's World ...
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Serbian TV reorders 19TV's idol format
Fremantle Media has secured second seasons for the Pop Idol format across Europe. The 19TV pop talent format has been recommissioned by Serbian commercial broadcaster RTV BK Telecom, TV3 in Denmark and TV2 in Iceland following successful first seasons.
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Golden sq 3D move
Soho-based Golden Square Post Production has appointed senior 3D animator Sean Elliott to head its expanding 3D department. Elliott moves to Golden Square after nearly five years at Glassworks. Elliott has worked on a number of high-profile commercial projects, including jobs for Aero, Churchill, Ford and the latest Keane promo ...