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NewsSky News cameraman killed in Cairo
Prime minister David Cameron and Sky News chief John Ryley have led tributes to cameraman Mick Deane who was shot and killed while filming the conflict in Egypt.
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NewsBT Sport seals Virgin carriage deal
Virgin Media has inked a deal to carry BT Sport’s three channels, giving the fledgling broadcaster immediate access to around 2m more households.
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NewsC5 reports £20m first half profit
Channel 5 has reported operating profits of £20m for the first six months of 2013, following a rocky performance in 2012.
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NewsC4 serves up sex season
Docs about a psychosexual therapist and a Loaded editor’s decision to leave the soft porn industry will form part of a five-part real sex season due to air next month on Channel 4.
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NewsRyanair threatens to sue C4
Ryanair has begun legal action against Channel 4 over its decision to broadcast a Dispatches doc revealing concerns from the airline’s pilots over passenger safety.
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NewsC5 bulks up with fat season
Channel 5 has ordered three docs from IWC and a single film from Zig Zag, Too Fat To Fly, as part of an obesity season.
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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NewsBBC World News orders Escape from Boardroom
The bosses of Spyker Cars and Oxfam are among those preparing to embed themselves in the frontlines of their companies for a new Twofour series for BBC World News.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire director joins C4
Documentary-maker David Brindley is leaving Twofour to join the Channel 4 factual commissioning team.
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NewsNetflix effect helps Breaking Bad double viewers
Breaking Bad more than doubled its US audience to 6m viewers for Sunday’s final series launch - with show creator Vince Gilligan chalking up the show’s success to the explosion of VoD services.
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NewsUKTV taps into Twitter
UKTV chief executive officer Darren Childs has revealed how vital Twitter is becoming to help the broadcaster engage with viewers and gauge reaction to shows.
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NewsRaw to reveal student life for C4
Raw TV will use its Digital Rig social media technology to help produce a Channel 4 series about what life is really like for first year university students.
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NewsITV to air Ricky Hatton doc
ITV is to air a documentary about boxer Ricky Hatton from the indie behind Queens Park Rangers football doc The Four Year Plan.
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NewsJeff Anderson lands BBC daytime role
BBC Production’s factual arm has handed Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson responsibility for its daytime output.
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NewsBroadcast helps Vision raise £100k
Broadcast readers have helped the Vision Charity raise over £100,000 for blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children over the past 15 months.
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NewsBBC Connected Studio focuses on Scottish referendum
The BBC is to attempt to engage Scottish teenagers in news and current affairs online ahead of the referendum during its next Connected Studio event.
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NewsChris Terrill returns for C5 exploration series
Channel 5 has commissioned a four-part series from Chris Terrill’s Uppercut Films which will follow the adventurer as he travels to dangerous environments from the Arctic to the Sahara.
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NewsOttolenghi to front second Keo series for More 4
Chef Yotam Ottolenghi is to front his second series for More 4, this time exploring the food of the Mediterranean islands.
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NewsKPMG to investigate BBC pay-outs
The BBC has asked auditors KPMG to look into cases where its severance pay guidelines may have been breached.
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NewsBBCW poaches ITV's Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
BBC Worldwide has taken over the international rights to the Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan from ITV Studios Global Entertainment after C5 confirmed it will not air the second series.