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NewsX Factor rapped for giving London hotel undue prominence
The X Factor has been rapped by Ofcom for giving undue prominence to the Corinithia Hotel during the first live episode of the series.
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NewsChannel 4 subscribes to Lovefilm VoD service
Channel 4 has signed a digital content distribution deal with Lovefilm which will see a raft of shows including Peep Show and Father Ted added to the VoD service.
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NewsBBC apologises for showing Savile spoof on Tweenies
The BBC has apologised for screening a repeat of The Tweenies which featured a character impersonating disgraced presenter Jimmy Savile.
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NewsSky 1 pilots playalong gameshow
Sky 1 is piloting an interactive quiz fronted by Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox which will see viewers at home compete with studio contestants in real time.
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NewsC4's hands Last Leg live Friday night slot
Channel 4 is continuing its commitment to disabled talent by moving Adam Hill’s topical live chat show Last Leg into a primetime Friday night slot.
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NewsOfcom 'must protect PSB content on digital platforms'
The BBC has supported a call for Ofcom’s powers to be widened to ensure that PSB programming is featured prominently on new content platforms.
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NewsExpert Women Day makes its debut
The first Expert Women Day has launched this morning featuring sessions from a diverse range of industry speakers which can be viewed live online.
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NewsS4C's A-Hoi revives phone-in for pirate game
Welsh broadcaster S4C is launching a playalong game for kids that revives traditional phone-in games using voice activation.
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NewsTwitter users supply C4 doc content
A Dispatches film fronted by Tim Lovejoy has become the strand’s latest multiplatform experiment to use crowd-sourced content from Twitter.
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NewsFleming bio leads Sky dramas
Sky has ordered 10 major dramas across its channels, including a four-part Ian Fleming biopic for Sky Atlantic and talent-led Sky Arts projects starring the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Kylie Minogue, and created by Idris Elba, Matt Smith and Grayson Perry.
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NewsCan Fox beat pay-TV rivals?
Newly rebranded network Fox is out to compete with the big boys of British pay-TV broadcasting.
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NewsHall moves to stabilise BBC
Tony Hall has wasted no time in getting to grips with the task of putting the BBC back on an even footing, beginning preparations to become the next director general.
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NewsBBC embarks on search for daytime controller
The race to become the next controller of BBC daytime has kicked off, with early contenders thought to include Alison Kirkham and Kim Shillinglaw.
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NewsTwitter reveals viewer habits
A detailed study by Twitter into TV has revealed a host of social behaviour from UK viewers including drama ‘bookending’ and the impact of dynamic hashtags.
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NewsITV hails ‘landmark’ rebrand
ITV’s brand overhaul kicked off this week with chief executive Adam Crozier hailing it as a landmark moment in the company’s 58-year history.
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NewsC4 lobbies for election ‘voice’
Channel 4 is lobbying to host an election debate in the run-up to the 2015 general election campaign – and is arguing it should take over from Sky News in the roster.
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NewsBollywood opera to air live from Bradford on BBC3
BBC3 has embarked on an ambitious project to stage a contemporary Bollywood reimagining of Georges Bizet’s Carmen live from Bradford city centre.
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NewsFirst Cut to delve into Scientology
High profile Scientology defectors will be examined in a Channel 4 First Cut documentary – one of the first to be ordered as part of an overhaul of the strand.
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NewsSky Vision hires Wise, closes int'l sales
Sky Vision, the nascent distribution arm of the pay TV broadcaster, has hired former Target Entertainment head of sales Karen Wise.
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NewsMercury Media licences titles to Netflix
Boutique documentary distributor Mercury Media has agreed a deal to licence 16 of its films to Netflix.