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NewsNorton set to take over Ross's TV slot
Graham Norton is poised to step into Jonathan Ross’s soon-to-be vacated Friday night BBC1 slot.
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NewsDCMS plans 2012 Communications Bill
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed a structural reform plan for the DCMS that promises a new Communications Bill – but not until the end of 2012 at the earliest.
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NewsNathalie Schwarz to leave C4
Nathalie Schwarz, the Channel 4 exec behind the broadcaster’s ill-fated radio venture and recent UKTV deal, is to leave the business.
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NewsPart two of WoCC review
The BBC Trust has kicked off its second review of the BBC’s Window of Creative Competition, two years after it was last put under scrutiny.
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NewsITV unveils wishlist to indie producers
Talent-led factual formats, non-crime drama and a Friday night entertainment show are top of ITV’s programming wishlist, as revealed at the broadcaster’s Producers’ Forum in London last week.
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NewsDawson supersizes regional dishes for Good Food
UKTV’s Good Food has ordered a series that will see rugby player-turned Celebrity MasterChef winner Matt Dawson create giant versions of local speciality dishes from around the UK.
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NewsTake Me Out gets second date
ITV1’s Saturday night speed-dating gameshow Take Me Out is set to return “bigger and better than ever”, according to host Paddy McGuinness.
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NewsElectric Sofa seeks content for new entertainment channel
The backers of a new entertainment channel are looking to commission up to 10 hours a week from UK indies, including a weekly gossip show.
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NewsNBCU eyes UK market with fact ent boost
NBC Universal is ramping up production activity in the UK, with one show already under way and four others in the pipeline.
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NewsBerbridge exits Leopard
Leopard head of programmes Dan Berbridge has left the Cash In The Attic indie after two years.
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NewsBBC staff rush to join unions
“Livid” BBC staff are flocking to join unions over plans to overhaul their pension scheme, with parallels being drawn with 2005, the last time corporation employees went on strike.
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NewsCrozier pinpoints areas where ITV can be improved
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier outlined key areas in which he wants the broadcaster to improve during a tough-talking session with execs last week.
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NewsUKTV sides with Five on call for full review of TV ad market
UKTV has backed Five’s call for a full review of the TV advertising market as speculation grows that Ofcom is warming to the idea.
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NewsC4 to put model agency under the spotlight
Channel 4 is to extend the fixed, multi-camera set-up of The Family and One Born Every Minute to a model agency’s office - with Maverick lined up to produce.
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NewsLakes chef presents first AFP show in C4 3pm slot
Chef Peter Sidwell is to cook his way around the Lake District in Channel 4’s first advertiser-funded show to air in the pre-Countdown slot.
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NewsBBC2 sees 60% increase in original drama hours
BBC2 will see its hours of original drama increase by nearly 60% next year, with even more likely to come in 2012.
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NewsPrincess triumphs in pitch for next 11 O’Clock Show
Princess Productions has won a competitive pitch from Channel 4 to find the successor to The 11 O’Clock Show and is working on a pilot.
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NewsITV1 buys River Monsters
ITV has bought the second series of wildlife doc River Monsters from factual specialist Icon Films.
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News'Lucky' Ross records final BBC show
Jonathan Ross said he was “grateful, lucky and honoured” to have worked at the BBC as he recorded his last chat show for the corporation.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Linwood: driving the BBC's digital revolution
The broadcaster’s chief technology officer tells Will Strauss about progress on the Digital Media Initiative and moving to HD and 3D.