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C4I coughs up£2m for indie projects
Channel 4 International (C4I) is to set up a£2m development fund to develop international and commercial projects with the UK independent production sector. The fund, which is being overseen by C4I managing director Paul Sowerbutts, will be used to exclusively finance programme and concept development and discussions are already at ...
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BBC2 boost for Sumners
Manchester post facility Sumners has been commissioned by BBC Manchester to do all the post work on Britain's Best Sitcom, one of the largest BBC projects of next year.
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New C4 100 greatest
Channel 4 has commissioned another instalment of its 100 Greateststrand, charting the top 100 sexy moments. Made by indie Shine Entertainment, the 180-minute show will ask viewers to chose their favourite erotic scenes from TV and film via the C4 website in order to compile ...
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R1 to clean up breakfast slot
BBC Radio 1 has pledged to banish swearing and sexual innuendo from its breakfast show after announcing that DJ Sara Cox will be replaced by drivetime host Chris Moyles early next year, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsGranada execs grab top jobs in new ITV
Senior Granada executives are set to take the top programming jobs in the newly merged ITV business, after the£4bn deal was given the go-ahead this week, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsMerged ITV to retain PSB ethos
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard this week said that the network's independence was 'sacrosanct' and it would not be influenced in commissioning decisions by a merged ITV Production business, writes Conor Dignam.
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NewsDyke to champion minorities in TV
BBC director general Greg Dyke, who once famously branded the BBC a 'hideously white' organisation, has been named the television industry's new race champion, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsTelewest entertains Flextech sale
Beleaguered cable company Telewest is understood to be looking to offload its Flextech content division for£750m, according to City sources, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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C4 show will train viewers to guard celebs
Members of the public are to be put through a programme of SAS-style training to see if they have what it takes to become a top celebrity bodyguard in a new Channel 4 reality series, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Regions fear post-merger cutbacks
The ITV merger has sparked fears among Carlton and Granada's regional broadcasters that their in-house production operations may be scaled back and commissions farmed out to independents, writes Paul Revoir.
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McHugh departs C4 entertainment
Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh has quit the channel and is tipped to be replaced by Five controller of entertainment Andrew Newman, writes Paul Revoir.
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Bird quits Turner
Andy bird, president of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) International, has quit the company after nine years with no job to go to, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Broadcasters rally to protect their advertising clout
Channel 4, Five and Sky are set to hold talks within the next few weeks to discuss consolidating their sales arms in a bid to fend off a single ITV sales point, writes Michael Rosser.
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Carter warns Ofcom will face unparalleled legal challenges
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has predicted that the new super-regulator will face an unprecedented amount of legal threats, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsUK spends most on quality TV
The UK spends more on new quality television programmes than any other country in the world, a new report has found, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsMoyles takes over R1's breakfast show
Sara Cox has been axed from the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show after failing to stem haemorrhaging listener figures and will be replaced by drivetime host Chris Moyles, writes Michael Rosser.
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Taggart (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'The new series of Taggart seemed to concerntrate on what it does best - an alternately gritty and glamorous portra...
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Taggart (ITV1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'The story itself was stuffed with murder, drugs, prostitution, voyeurism, VD and sadomasochism? Bit of bad luck re...
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Taggart (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This is Taggart's 20th year and it's looking its age.'...
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NewsMen & Motors picks Talbot as com editor
Granada Sky Broadcasting lifestyle channel Men & Motors has appointed a new commissioning editor, Joe Talbot, following the departure of Lesley Johnson last month to set up her own media business, writes Rosemary Gallagher.