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NewsBBC Trust stands by Pollard report
The BBC Trust has stood by Nick Pollard’s review of Newsnight’s spiked Jimmy Savile investigation despite it missing a key piece of evidence about former director general Mark Thompson’s role in the saga.
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NewsLovefilm in talks to revive Ripper Street
The BBC is in talks with Lovefilm to bring back Ripper Street following the cancellation of the crime drama.
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NewsBBC Trust's targets for corporation to be revealed
The BBC Trust will be more transparent about the targets it sets the corporation and hold it to account more robustly as a result of the payoffs debacle earlier this year.
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NewsITV greenlights STV user-generated series
ITV has commissioned a You’ve Been Framed-style entertainment series from STV productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsITV hires two new commissioners
ITV has recruited a new entertainment commissioner and found a replacement for daytime commissioner Diana Howie.
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NewsNorth One lands MotoGP production deal
North One Television has agreed a five-year deal, worth up to £30m, to produce BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage.
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NewsCambodian rock doc set for BBC4
The BBC has ordered a documentary about a Cambodian rock band produced by Ronachan Films, the indie behind Ade Adepitan’s Journey of My Lifetime.
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NewsDiscovery eyes Scripps bid
Discovery Communications is reportedly considering a bid to acquire international channel operator Scripps Network Interactive, owner of the Food Network and Travel Channel.
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NewsBBC and ITV split World Cup games
The BBC will broadcast England’s first World Cup 2014 game against Italy after dividing up its coverage of the tournament with ITV.
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NewsComic Relief reviews investment policy
Comic Relief has committed to carrying out a full review of its investments after a Panorama documentary revealed it had indirectly taken stakes in alcohol, arms and tobacco companies.
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NewsSir Howard Stringer to join BBC executive board
Former Sony Corporation chief executive Sir Howard Stringer is to become part of a bolstered group of BBC non-executive directors following the payoffs debacle last year.
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NewsPollard row blows up between Patten and Tory MP
An on-going dispute over the Pollard report has erupted into a full blown row after BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten warned a Tory MP off publishing evidence that could undermine the Jimmy Savile investigation.
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NewsSky terminates Tyne and Wear site
Sky News has closed its news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear after nearly two years.
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NewsSimon Rimmer lands C4 cookery quiz
Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer is to extend his work for Channel 4 by fronting a daytime cookery quiz show.
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NewsLife for Shopgirls revealed by BBC2
BBC2 is to chart what life has been like for women working behind the shop counter in a social history series from Betty.
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NewsSports battle intensifies with February fixtures
The battle between Sky Sports and BT Sport is set to intensify after the Premier League games the broadcasters will air in February were unveiled.
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NewsFifteen to One wins full C4 series
Channel 4 is to bring back classic quiz Fifteen to One for a full series following a celebrity special in September.
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NewsC5 chows down on dogfood doc
Channel 5 is to investigate what British pet owners are feeding their dogs in a new one-off commission.
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NewsSony channel launches on BT
Sony’s UK pay-TV channel Sony Entertainment Television will be available to BT subscribers after the Hollywood studio struck a carriage deal with the telco.
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NewsC5 and Sky Living grab Australian dramas
Channel 5 and Sky Living have acquired separate Australian series from distributor DCD Rights, continuing the trend for UK broadcasters to hunt for projects from down under.