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NewsUnions: ‘perfect storm at BBC’
Bectu and NUJ say relations with broadcaster are at a ‘low ebb’ following DQF grievances
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NewsC4 set to dish out £10m to charities
Channel 4 is gearing up to hand out £10m to charities, in its biggest ever give away, which will see the Secret Millionaire format evolving to tackle pressing social concerns selected by the public.
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NewsBBC3 hunts for Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their prime-time debut on BBC3 as part of the channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsITV cashes in with more Millionaire
ITV has ordered a new run of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? specials from Victory Television.
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NewsBBC must ‘build confidence’ in commissioning process
The BBC must “build confidence” in its commissioning processes after indies raised concerns about a lack of transparency over opportunities in the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsSue Perkins to front BBC1 panel pilot
Sue Perkins is to front a pilot BBC1 comedy panel show about the world of celebrity.
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NewsNews Corp eyes Sky takeover
News Corp is to mount another takeover bid for full ownership of Sky, but president and chief operating officer Chase Carey refused to put a timescale to the purchase.
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NewsDavid Renwick scraps ITV comedy
Jonathan Creek scriptwriter David Renwick has “walked off” an ITV comedy he had written due to creative differences with ITV commissioners – causing the show to be canned.
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NewsJonathan Creek returns for first series in a decade
The BBC has confirmed it will air the first Jonathan Creek series in a decade following an Easter special this year.
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NewsNBCU hires BBCW's Sarah Cooper to lead expansion
NBC Universal has hired BBC Worldwide chief operating officer Sarah Cooper as it looks to expand its international production business.
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NewsPatten delayed watching Savile documentary in full
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten did not watch ITV’s Jimmy Savile expose in full until nearly a week after it was broadcast, it has emerged.
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ITVS GE to distribute BBC3's Boom Town
BBC3 structured reality series Boom Town has been picked up ITV Studios Global Entertainment for distribution.
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NewsFox renews The Following and The Mindy Project
US broadcast network Fox has renewed a raft of freshman series including The Following and The Mindy Project.
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NewsFox Int'l Channels develops ghost series from Walking Dead creator
Fox International Channels (FIC) is developing a new ghost series from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.
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NewsCBBC kicks off Blue Peter talent hunt
CBBC is to turn the hunt for a new Blue Peter host into a talent show, as the BBC Trust launches a wide-ranging review of the corporation’s children’s services.
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NewsBig Fish Fight hooks 20,000 tweets
Hugh’s Big Fish Fight saw a massive surge in Twitter activity - to over 2,200 messages per minute - after presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall urged viewers to message the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle changes Pollard evidence
George Entwistle has performed a U-turn on evidence he gave to the Pollard inquiry - admitting he was made aware of ITV’s plans to broadcast an expose on Jimmy Savile before he officially became director general.
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NewsDerek gets second series
Ricky Gervais’ comedy Derek has been recommissioned for a second series by Channel 4 as the first run comes to an end this week.
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NewsIce Road Truckers breach ‘cause for concern’
History channel’s compliance standards have been labelled as “a cause for concern” by Ofcom after a pre-watershed episode of Ice Road Truckers broadcast 50 swear words.
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NewsYesterday investigates ancient deaths
UKTV’s documentary channel Yesterday has acquired two new historical series – Mummy Mysteries and Alexander’s Lost World.