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NewsGold orders first original sitcom
UKTV is moving into original scripted comedy for the first time after Gold ordered Us and Them from Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsJonathan Wall named Radio 5 Live controller
Jonathan Wall has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC Radio 5 Live - replacing Adrian Van Klaveren who stepped down in the wake of the Jimmy Savile crisis.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review gains pace
Dame Janet Smith’s inquiry into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure has been contacted by more than 425 people.
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NewsTV on-the-go pegged at 1%
UK viewers watch an average of three 30 minute programmes a month via digital platforms such as mobiles and PCs, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
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NewsWatch poaches Roux Scholarship from Good Food
UKTV’s food competition format The Roux Scholarship is moving up the EPG after Watch ordered a ten-part series from Cactus TV.
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NewsNUJ and Bectu petitioned Lord Hall pre-strike
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu wrote to incoming BBC director general Lord Hall ahead of today’s 24-hour strike to ask him to intervene over job cuts.
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NewsSky launches new pack to boost 3D
Sky has introduced a new basic tier TV subscription designed to drive uptake of its 3D channel.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt War and Peace
Andrew Davies is to adapt Leo Tolstoy’s iconic novel War and Peace into a six-part drama for BBC1.
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NewsEndemol snaps up Common Denominator rights
Endemol has acquired the international format rights to gameshow The Common Denominator ahead of its UK launch on Channel 4.
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NewsSuperscrimpers handed fourth run
Channel 4 money saving tips series SuperScrimpers is returning for a fourth series.
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NewsE4 reopens My Mad Fat Diary for second series
E4 teen comedy drama My Mad Fat Diary, based on the real-life diaries of Rae Earl, is returning for a second six-part run.
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NewsFlagship BBC services forced off air by NUJ strikes
BBC Breakfast and Radio 4’s Today Programme have been taken off air as BBC journalists strike over job cuts.
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NewsLord Patten demands ‘tougher terms’ on BBC payoffs
Lord Patten has demanded that the BBC introduces “tougher terms” on senior manager payoffs as part of a wide-ranging speech on consumer trust in the British media.
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NewsDaybreak's debate sparks controversy
Daybreak has provoked controversy after asking viewers whether women who are drunk or flirty can ever be blamed for an attack.
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NewsBBC hunts for Casualty & Holby City boss
The BBC is on the hunt for a new Casualty and Holby City showrunner as Johnathan Young looks set to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom awards Leeds local TV licence
Made in Leeds has been awarded the local TV licence for the Yorkshire city - taking local TV operator Made Television’s tally of contracts to four.
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NewsFunny Fortnight pilot set to secure C4 series
Objective Productions’ sitcom Toast of London, first piloted as part of Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight season, is on the brink of being commissioned.
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NewsDamian Kavanagh named BBC daytime controller
Damian Kavanagh is to become the BBC’s new daytime controller - after just six months as head of features and factual formats at Channel 4.
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NewsCelebrity Catchphrase special ordered
A one hour celebrity special of Catchphrase has been ordered by ITV to bolster the return of the classic gameshow.
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NewsCorrie actor charged with sexual offences
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell will not be appearing in the ITV soap until the outcome of legal proceedings have been determined, after being charged with a number of sexual offences.