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NewsGypsy Blood to be first True Stories film on C4
Gypsy Blood, a film tracing the tradition of fist fighting in the traveller community, will be the first True Stories film to be shown on Channel 4.
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NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.
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NewsBBC: coping with the cuts
If the BBC’s 2011 was defined by months of speculation over where exactly that 16% budget cut would be made, the year ahead will be characterised by the start of the surgery.
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NewsGiles Coren to serve up history of food for BBC2
Giles Coren is to front a new series for BBC2 investigating the history of food throughout the British Isles.
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NewsBBC1 dramas rescheduled after Lawrence Panorama
Two BBC dramas have been rescheduled following the last minute addition of a Panorama concerning the Stephen Lawrence case.
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NewsPVRs hand Downton Christmas crown
Downton Abbey’s festive special was recorded by more than 3m viewers, making it the most-watched Christmas Day show – unseating EastEnders from the top spot.
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NewsBBC draws fire over Sherlock nudity
The BBC has received nearly 60 complaints about pre-watershed nudity in its opening episode of Sherlock on New Year’s Day.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer hires BSkyB exec
The team behind BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer has received a boost with a trio of promotions and appointments.
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NewsNUJ: BBC cuts to cost UK £1.7bn
The NUJ has warned that the proposed cuts to the BBC are “wrong-headed” and will lead to a reduction in the UK’s economic output of up to £1.7bn.
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NewsCouncils warn against BBC local radio cuts
The Local Government Association has warned that the BBC’s proposed cuts to local radio services are “unacceptable” and could threaten emergency broadcasts.
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NewsBBC Learning graduates to L8R Youngers 2
BBC Learning has ordered a follow-up to online drama series L8R Youngers that follows the progression of the East London kids into secondary school.
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NewsRicky Gervais working on C4 pilot
Ricky Gervais is working on his first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 in which he plays a “confused” worker at a retirement home.
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NewsBBC Sports to launch "enhanced red button" on Tivo
BBC Sport is developing an “enhanced red button” app for Virgin Media’s Tivo subscribers which will offer a range of content from events including London 2012, Formula 1, Euro 2012 and Wimbledon.
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NewsStrictly 3D smashes BBC record
The 3D broadcast of the Strictly Come Dancing finale attracted nearly three times as many viewers as the BBC’s first trial, when it aired the Wimbledon finals this summer.
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NewsAxed BBC shows win at British Comedy Awards
Recently axed BBC2 comedies Shooting Stars and Psychoville had the last laugh at the British Comedy Awards picking up three prizes between them.
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NewsBlue Peter cut to one show a week
Blue Peter will air just once a week and premiere on CBBC as part of efforts to keep the show running across the year.
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NewsFilm-makers attack Frozen Planet over polar bear welfare
The BBC’s decision to film a sequence of Frozen Planet in a Dutch zoo was “an abuse of film-makers’ rights” that risked endorsing inhumane conditions for animals, the producers of long-running series Wildlife SOS have claimed.
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NewsDownton Abbey leads Golden Globe nominations
Downton Abbey is leading the way for the Brits at the Golden Globes after picking up four nominations.
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NewsJesting About scheme targets BBC1 prime time
The organisers of BBC-endorsed talent scheme Jesting About are aiming to secure a BBC1 sitcom pilot as part of its renewed focus on “more tangible” results.
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NewsStaffer takes BBC to high court over pension
A BBC staffer is being backed by two unions in a High Court appeal against changes to the corporation’s pension scheme.