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BBC2 prepares Airport Live for takeoff

21-May-2013

BBC2 has secured “unparalleled” access to Heathrow Airport for a special live event series to be stripped across four nights.

C5 lands Oscar Pistorius exclusive

21-May-2013

Channel 5 has secured a worldwide exclusive interview with the parents of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead on 14 February.

BBC ploughs £5m into Scottish referendum

21-May-2013

BBC director general Tony Hall is to provide BBC Scotland with a £5m cash injection for its coverage of next year’s independence referendum.

ITV scraps Dancing on Ice

21-May-2013

ITV ice-skating format Dancing on Ice is being axed after a ninth series in 2014.

CBBC tackles bad cooks and drivers

21-May-2013

Parents who can’t cook risk being reported by their children to new CBBC series Disaster Chefs, as Lucky Day Productions picks up two commissions.

C4 inks deal for more tattoo docs

21-May-2013

Channel 4 is to continue to explore tattoo culture following a one-off Cutting Edge doc, My Tattoo Addiction, which aired last year.

Plum preps Man on Couch live stream stunt

21-May-2013

Hat Trick’s YouTube comedy channel Bad Teeth is partnering with Plum Pictures to produce a live stream of a man forced to live in an empty room for at least seven days, with just a laptop.

Gok back in fashion with live C4 show

21-May-2013

Gok Wan is to return to fashion with a new live format for Channel 4.

BBC jumps on Vine for iPlayer push

21-May-2013

The BBC is bidding to drive increased usage of iPlayer on mobile devices via a trial with video-sharing service Vine.

Zodiak partners with NFTS

21-May-2013

Zodiak Media has agreed a two year sponsorship with the National Film and Television School (NFTS).

Liberty Global lines up Chellomedia sale

21-May-2013

Chellomedia, the international broadcaster owned by John Malone’s Liberty Global, has been put up for sale according to reports.

Star Wars blasts onto Disney XD

21-May-2013

Disney has ordered an animated Star Wars spin-off series dubbed Star War Rebels.

BBC must improve online offering

20-May-2013

The BBC has been told to improve the usability of its websites, provide more links to external content and boost local news coverage in a wide-ranging review of its digital services.

Deborah Turness leaves ITV News for NBC

20-May-2013

ITV News editor Deborah Turness has been confirmed as the president of NBC News.

BBC unlikely to grant job cuts moratorium

20-May-2013

The BBC is unlikely to bow to the broadcasting unions’ demands for a pause on the Delivering Quality First job cuts, according to HR director Lucy Adams.

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The Fall's audience stands firm

21-May-2013

BBC2 drama The Fall was victorious in the Monday primetime slot for the second week in a row – as Channel 4 cashed in with poverty doc Skint.

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TV Critics: Secret Tunnel Wars; Game Of Thrones; Branded A Witch

21-May-2013

“His rather breathless manner was justified because he was often talking while crouched beneath several tons of unstable chalk.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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Gill Wilson, Channel 4

Channel 4’s new head of features has been shaking things up with 22 new shows at 8pm. She tells Balihar Khalsa about ‘narrative heroes’ - and why humour matters.

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