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NewsRickman and Thompson reunite for BBC drama
Harry Potter stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson will feature as long-lost lovers in a television adaptation of an award-winning Christopher Reid poem for BBC2.
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NewsBravo acquires Hawaii Five-O remake
Bravo has beaten stiff competition from Five to win the exclusive UK rights to the remake of US cop show Hawaii Five-O.
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NewsSTV sign with YouTube
STV is to make at least 2,500 hours of its programming available on YouTube as part of a substantial content deal.
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NewsBBC to overhaul pension scheme
The BBC is to change the terms of its pension scheme after its deficit increased to about £2 billion in the past two years.
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NewsMonterosa beefs up with C4 hire
Social TV provider Monterosa, which worked on interactive gameshow Million Pound Drop, has appointed Channel 4’s Helen Otter as project manager and producer.
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NewsITV secures Monk and movies in NBC deal
ITV has acquired cult US daytime drama Monk and hundreds of movies in a major new deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsVintage TV to target over-50s audience
A privately-backed music and popular culture channel aimed at the over-50s is launching on Sky, Freesat and online in early September.
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NewsOfcom reveals product placement quality mark
UK broadcasters will be forced to display a special symbol at the start and end of shows containing product placement, according to proposed Ofcom rules published today.
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NewsWalker to leave C4 after 14 years
Channel 4 managing editor of commissioning Janey Walker is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years, following David Abraham’s overhaul of the broadcaster.
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NewsBT Vision seals Sky Premier League deal
BT Vision’s quest to offer its customers the Premier League is nearing its end after the IPTV service agreed a Sky Sports carriage deal with BSkyB.
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NewsConsumers demand 3DTV for World Cup 2014
Almost 60% of consumers expect to watch the 2014 World Cup via 3D TV, according to a poll conducted by sports broadcaster ESPN and trade body the Internet Advertising Bureau.
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NewsBBC Worldwide hires first digital director
Former Channel 4 digital commissioner Daniel Heaf has joined BBC Worldwide in a newly created position with a mandate to drive global digital development and business opportunities.
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NewsVaizey: local TV news will thrive
A network of commercially viable television news companies could completely revitalise the local media, culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed.
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NewsClassic FM signs Suchet for summer overhaul
Former ITN presenter John Suchet has joined Classic FM as part of a summer overhaul of the Global Radio station’s schedule.
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NewsFemale duo win BBC2 sketch series order
BBC2 has ordered a full series of comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver’s sketch show following a pilot.
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NewsKatie Price quits ITV2 for Living
Katie Price’s indie is to become Virgin Media Television’s biggest supplier after the glamour model signed an exclusive multimillion pound deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsTop-heavy C4 gets overhaul
David Abraham has made his first major mark on Channel 4 with a pruning of senior roles, but has told staff his restructure will not usher in a further round of significant job cuts.
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NewsC4 plans £50m budget boost
Channel 4 expects to return close to £50m to its programming budget this year, but has warned that it will not quite return to pre-downturn levels.
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NewsRadioCentre slams Radio 1
The RadioCentre has launched a stinging attack on BBC Radio 1 after the BBC Trust ruled that the station’s Harry Potter Day last July stepped too far into commercial waters.
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NewsWogan explores Irish roots in RDF doc for BBC1
Broadcasting veteran Terry Wogan will revisit his native Ireland in a BBC1 documentary double-header from RDF Media Group-owned indie Presentable.