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NewsGarden show plans to help urban spaces bloom
UKTV Gardens will show viewers how to 'green up' Britain's towns and cities by transforming 10 urban gardens into natural triumphs, writes Rob Shepherd.
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NewsThe cuts that can kill
In taking an axe to factual budgets, the BBC is threatening shows only it can make, says Lisa Campbell.
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News£12k for festival pitchers
Four Fast Track delegates will pitch live for a£12,000 commission from ITV2 at the Pitch Perfect session at this month's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsVirgin picks up subs despite Sky basic loss
Virgin Media said it had shrugged off the impact of the loss of the Sky basic channels after making 2,200 net additions to its TV service in the second quarter.
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NewsCPS attacks C4 over 'distorted' mosque report
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has accused Channel 4 of misrepresenting the subjects of its Dispatches: Undercover Mosquedocumentary through judicious editing.
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NewsGrade: longer running drama series are key
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade is hunting for returning series that could run for as much as 16 weeks of the year as the broadcaster steps up its attempts to revive 9pm drama.
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NewsFive nurtures wildlife strand for primetime
Five is developing a flagship wildlife strand for its primetime schedule.
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C4 to draw up promotions 'rulebook'
Channel 4 is to issue guidelines for approving all promotional materials in the wake of the ongoing controversy over trust in TV.
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NewsBBC plans cuts to flagship factual shows
Horizon, Imagine, Timewatchand The Culture Showall face 20% budget cuts as the BBC looks to axe up to half of London factual staff.
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Drudge on Edinburgh panel
Matt Drudge (pictured), creator of the influential US news website the Drudge Report, is among the panellists at an ethics session for news editors at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsPact reveals kids TV credit plan
Pact has published more detailed proposals for the future funding of kids TV based on the introduction of a Children's Content Credit (CCC).
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NewsGutteridge hires factual boss
Former Fremantle Media North America chief executive Tom Gutteridge has hired a Tiger Aspect executive to head the factual arm of his new indie, Standing Stone.
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NewsDarlow hires O'Hearn to head US drive
Darlow Smithson Productions has drafted in an A&E Television Networks executive to head its US production drive.
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NewsMalcolm and Barbara: what the critics say
Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellaired last night. So was it really worth the hullabaloo over whether or not it showed the actual moment of the Alzheimer's sufferer's death? Broadcasttakes a look at what the critics said. [All]
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Malcolm and Barbara: what the critics said
Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellaired last night. So was it really worth the hullabaloo over whether or not it showed the actual moment of the Alzheimer's sufferer's death? Broadcasttakes a look at what the critics said. [All]
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NewsMalcolm and Barbara touch 3m
Paul Watson's Alzheimer's documentary Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewellgarnered huge critical acclaim last night, but could only pull in 3m viewers (14.8%) for ITV1 at 9pm, well down on the slot average. [ALL]
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NewsIcstis slaps£30k fine on iTouch
Phoneline regulator Icstis has fined iTouch£30,000 after ruling that a Deal or No Dealphone-in competition it ran misled viewers by pre-recording the outcome. [ALL]
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NewsGCap: no more profits from phone-ins
GCap Media will no longer run premium rate phone-in competitions for profit after being rapped by regulator Icstis over a competition it ran on its One Network stations in January. [ALL]
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NewsEverton look to score with TV channel
Everton FC look set to be the fifth premiership football club to launch a TV channel, following hot on the heels of arch rivals Liverpool FC. [ALL]
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NewsZonemedia to roll out superheroes channel
Zonemedia is developing plans to launch a kids channel in the UK called Zone Superheroes. [ALL]