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NewsBig Brother most complained about show of the year
Big Brother, The X Factor and Phillip Schofield’s paedophile list stunt on This Morning have become the year’s most complained about shows according to data released by Ofcom.
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NewsBBCW launches raft of channel in Burma
BBC Worldwide is launching three channels in Burma for the first time.
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NewsZig Zag heads to Blackpool for BBC1 first
Zig Zag Productions has won its first commission for BBC1, an ob-doc about the town of Blackpool.
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NewsOfcom to clampdown on treatment of under 18s on TV
Broadcast regulator Ofcom is to start carrying out spot checks on broadcasters to ensure they are meeting their duty of care towards under 18 contributors, following a spate of recent incidents.
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NewsPiper Alpha disaster marked by BBC2
The 25th anniversary of the world’s worst off-shore oil explosion, the Piper Alpha disaster, will be commemorated with a BBC2 documentary.
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).
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NewsBBC opts not to replace in-house drama bosses
Kate Harwood has been promoted to head up all of the BBC’s drama output in England as part of a move that means Nick Brown and John Yorke will not be replaced.
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NewsBBC staff braced for Pollard Review
BBC staff are bracing themselves for the publication of the Pollard Review early next week as the inquiry is finalised.
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NewsBBC to broadcast England women’s Euro 2013 campaign
The BBC has committed to broadcasting all of England’s games in the UEFA European Women’s Championship next year.
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NewsITV1 re-orders The Agenda for third series
ITV1 has reaffirmed its commitment to current affairs discussion show The Agenda by ordering a third series for the New Year.
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NewsBBC bags World Athletics rights from C4
The BBC has bought the rights to air 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Channel 4.
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NewsDiscovery to take 20% stake in Eurosport
Discovery Communications is poised to acquire a 20% stake in TF1’s Eurosport for €170m (£121m).
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NewsSky hops aboard railway series
Cineflix Productions will attempt to reveal the workings of one of the UK’s most complex transport networks in a Sky 1 series about the East Coast rail line.
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NewsReal Hustle star cons his way across US for C5
The star of BBC3’s The Real Hustle is attempting to scam his way across the US in a new series for Channel 5.
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NewsBBC kicks off mentoring plan with a dozen indies
The BBC is to help 12 small indies improve their relationships with its commissioners and win more work under a new business development scheme.
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NewsBBC2 explores care of the elderly in ‘Protecting’ follow-up doc
Care of the elderly in Birmingham will be explored in the follow-up to BBC2’s award-winning documentary series Protecting Our Children.
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NewsUKTV lands split personality drama in scripted deal with NBC
UKTV has extended a scripted content deal with NBC Universal that will result in it picking up three dramas including Do No Harm, about a neurosurgeon with a split personality.
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NewsC4 reins in budget for commissioning
Channel 4 is tightening its belt in 2013, resulting in a decline in the annual commissioning budget from 2012’s record £450m.
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NewsGiving Savile victims a voice
ITV Studios’ Alex Gardiner reveals the painstaking investigative work behind Exposure doc
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NewsSky 1’s ratings take a tumble
Investment cannot halt 10% audience fall as all main channels bar BBC1 suffer viewer decline