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NewsC4 technical problems anger viewers
Technical problems dominated C4’s complaints log last month, with 300 viewers contacting the broadcaster over disruption to Hollywood movie America’s Sweethearts and HBO import True Blood.
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NewsJedward save sparks 3,000 complaints
ITV has been bombarded with thousands of complaints following Simon Cowell’s move to save twins Jedward over Welsh crooner Lucie Jones in The X Factor on Sunday [8 Nov].
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NewsProduct placement consulation underway
The government’s consultation into the introduction of product placement in UK programmes has launched, with ITV boss Michael Grade stating it will put broadcasters on a “level playing field” with international rivals.
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NewsTop Gear rapped over gory "suicide"
Ofcom has rapped Top Gear over the bloodiness of a sketch that portrayed a man committing suicide, sparking 50 viewer complaints.
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NewsOfcom bows to BBC over Pedigree Dogs ruling
Ofcom has held off publishing rulings about BBC1’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed documentary after sparking “unprecedented” anger from the corporation.
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NewsSky 1 hunts new factual talent
Sheffield Doc/Fest: Sky 1 plans to use the 8pm slot that was previously home to The Simpsons to break new popular factual presenting talent.
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NewsSpecialist factual feels the pinch in peak
Sheffield Doc/Fest: Channel 4 has to “raise its game” in specialist factual and deliver more “polarising” programming if it is to compete in peaktime, according to commissioning exec Ralph Lee.
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NewsBroadcasters outline doc wishlists
Sheffield Doc/Fest: ITV1 is looking to commission several blue-chip documentary singles from top-end film-makers for 9pm.
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NewsThompson to urge BBC stars not to lose nerve
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to rally the troops by telling stars that recent “political correctness” rows should not stifle their creativity.
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NewsHunt claims BBC staff 'bribed' to move north
London-based BBC staff are being bribed with taxpayers’ money to relocate to Manchester, according shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsBBC bans Scottish windfarm film
A film about the impact of a wind farm in the Highlands of Scotland has been banned by the BBC on the grounds that it breaks the corporation’s objectivity rules.
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NewsPlater to pen ITV1 war drama
Bafta award-winning writer Alan Plater, who first made his name scripting Z Cars, is set to pen a new one-off period drama for ITV1.
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NewsPeace, Gildersleeve lined up to replace Grade
Carphone Warehouse boss John Gildersleeve and chairman of Standard Chartered John Peace have emerged as front-runners for the ITV chairman job, sparking rumours that the broadcaster’s search may finally be nearing its end.
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NewsSTV sues ITV for £35m but Taggart will return
STV has launched its own legal action for £35m against ITV and has declared it will bring back Taggart, regardless of whether the commercial broadcaster commissions a new series.
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NewsAnt and Dec sign £20m ITV deal
Presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, understood to be worth £20m.
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NewsMPs criticise More4 over Crufts
A cross-party group of MPs has criticised More4 for picking up next year’s Crufts in a report prompted by BBC1 documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed.
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NewsCresswell: STV is dragging down the network
ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has launched another stinging attack on STV, saying the Scottish subsidiary is “dragging down the whole performance of the ITV network”.
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NewsAnalysis: C4's dark horse chairman
Terry Burns was the name on everyone’s lips at the RTS event earlier this week, but he was not on the radar as a potential candidate in the run up to his appointment.
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NewsLord Burns confirmed as C4 chairman
Lord Burns will take over as Channel 4 chairman from Luke Johnson on 27 January after Ofcom confirmed his appointment.
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NewsITV predicts ad stability
ITV is set to record its first advertising revenue increase for nearly two years this December, signalling the worst could be over for the commercial broadcaster.