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NewsBectu and NUJ vote for BBC strikes
The BBC faces its second staff walkout of the year after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted to strike over job cuts and working conditions.
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NewsToday editor candidates emerge
A number of senior journalists and editors across BBC news have emerged as potential candidates to become editor of flagship Radio 4 breakfast show the Today programme.
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NewsC4's Raphael exits to Dragonfly
Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Mark Raphael is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Film and Television.
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NewsMiranda Hart to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth for BBC1
Miranda Hart is to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth about his 70 years in showbusiness as part of a special programme for BBC1.
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NewsBBC wins big at RTS Programme Awards
The BBC dominated the RTS Programme Awards 2012, claiming 18 of the 28 awards available on a night which saw the Olympics and the BBC Sport head of major events honoured.
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NewsS4C Commercial hires former Universal Music exec
S4C Commercial has appointed the former chief financial officer of Universal Music UK to the new position of head of commercial development.
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NewsC4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.
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NewsChannel 5 in talks with Tyson Fury
Channel 5 is in negotiations to show British boxer Tyson Fury’s debut fight in the US, despite reports that the channel is planning to pull the plug on its boxing coverage.
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NewsC4 snaps up French zombie drama
Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.
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NewsUTV performance slips after year of "two halves"
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV has reported a slight drop in its overall performance after a year in which the chairman characterised the advertising market as a “game of two halves”.
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NewsBBCW offloads Lonely Planet for £50m
BBC Worldwide has finalised the sale of Lonely Planet to US billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2 Media for £51m - nearly £80m less than it originally paid for the brand.
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NewsComic Relief receives almost 3,000 complaints
Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief skit as the Archbishop of Canterbury drew almost 3,000 complaints as the charity event failed to strike the right tone with some viewers.
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NewsChannel 4 to return to Utopia
Channel 4 drama Utopia has shrugged off below-average ratings to win a recommission - but is also being investigated by Ofcom over the treatment of its child actors.
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NewsUKTV to reintroduce corporate brand
UKTV is to reintroduce the broadcaster’s corporate brand to viewers for the first time in five years after unveiling its latest rebrand.
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NewsC5 acquires Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies
Channel 5 has acquired terrestrial rights to Nickelodeon’s preschool animated series Bubble Guppies to air on its Milkshake! strand.
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NewsC4's George Dixon moves to RTÉ One
George Dixon, Channel 4 scheduling boss and chief creative officer Jay Hunt’s right hand man, is moving to Ireland to head up RTÉ One.
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NewsBT turns back on Sky to go it alone on Sports sales
BT is to take on the task of selling its sports channels direct to Sky customers, rather than asking the established pay TV provider to wholesale them.
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NewsC4 tests more daytime formats
Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.
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NewsITN Source signs GMTV & Daybreak deal
ITN Source has extended its ITV clips deal to include 20 years of archive footage from Daybreak and GMTV including moments such as Heather Mills’ outburst and interviews with several prime ministers.
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NewsSelect committee to call new director general in April
New BBC director general Tony Hall is being lined up to appear in front of the Commons Media, Culture and Sport Select Committee in April, Broadcast has learned.