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NewsC5 orders Darlow volcano doc
Channel 5 has commissioned Darlow Smithson Productions to make a one-off doc about the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull.
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NewsBBC PR boss to leave corporation
BBC PR chief Paul Mylrea is leaving the corporation following the announcement of James Purnell as director of strategy and digital.
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NewsDiscovery eyes further acquisitions
Factual giant Discovery Communications is eyeing further acquisitions following its purchase of 12 Nordic channels, Italian kids broadcaster Switchover Media and a stake in Eurosport.
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NewsBBC2 heads underground for fixed-rig animal doc
BBC2 is to shine a light on the way some of the UK’s most iconic wildlife behaves underground in a Dragonfly-produced fixed-rig series.
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NewsBBC Trust orders content distribution review
A review of the BBC’s £200m a year content distribution strategy to consider audience’s changing consumption habits, has been ordered by the BBC Trust.
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NewsPurnell to be Lord Hall’s right-hand man
James Purnell will effectively become BBC director general Lord Hall’s right-hand man as he takes on a wide-ranging brief to lead the corporation into a digital future.
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NewsPurnell appoinment: Tony Hall's email to staff
Incoming director general Tony Hall has explained the thinking behind James Purnell’s appointment to all BBC staff.
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NewsBBC hires James Purnell as Tony Hall starts to shape senior team
Former Labour culture minister James Purnell is returning to the BBC in a wide-reaching strategic role, as incoming director-general Tony Hall begins to shape the corporation ahead of his arrival.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsDiscovery’s TLC set for long-awaited UK launch
Lifestyle channel TLC could make its long-awaited UK debut as early as April, with parent company Discovery moving into the final phase of its launch.
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NewsBBC news executives: ‘Don’t publish Pollard in full’
Senior BBC newsroom figures have written to Lord Patten to raise concerns about the publication of the Pollard review transcripts.
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NewsSky back in hunt for channel boss after U-turn
BSkyB has restarted the search for a director of Sky 1 after former BBC Daytime boss Liam Keelan made a dramatic U-turn and joined BBC Worldwide.
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NewsRed takes comedy push to ITV
Red Production Company’s push into comedy is accelerating with a 6 x 30-minute series for ITV about a pair of older women who are re-embracing life.
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NewsSeeking out creative ideas on a world stage
Vuguru’s chief executive tells Peter White about developing projects outside the US
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NewsNetflix’s next content steps
Netflix has ordered a dark drugs drama based on the life of Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar as it looks to continue its pipeline of original content following the debut of its first original series, House Of Cards.
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NewsITV yet to reveal factual plan
A week after director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman’s departure, ITV’s plans for the restructure of her former department remain unclear.
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NewsFoyle’s War gets new lease of international life
All3Media International has sealed a raft of international deals for ITV period drama Foyle’s War after an uncertain few years for the series.
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NewsBBC Vision set for shake-up
Improved indie relations and new methods of in-house development among the changes
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NewsThis Morning apologises after royal gaffe
ITV magazine show This Morning has made an on air apology after accidently showing pictures of Kate Middleton while on holiday.
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NewsC5 strikes Windows VoD deal
Channel 5 has made its video-on-demand service Demand 5 available via Windows 8, extending its access to over 40 million devices including tablets and smartphones.