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NewsC4 Education future unclear as editor exits
Questions have emerged about the structure of Channel 4 Education following a reorganisation.
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NewsITN Prods secures entrance to Harrow for Sky1 ob doc
Harrow School is opening its doors to TV cameras for 12 months for one of the most ambitious observational documentaries in Sky 1’s 30-year history.
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NewsPlurality issue clouds Standard local TV bid
The Evening Standard’s bid to establish a local TV station in London could be dealt a blow after it emerged that Ofcom will consider media plurality as part of its licence awards process.
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NewsDQF cuts: BBC takes daytime risks
The BBC is preparing to take more creative risks in daytime as it unveils its new-look schedule following the Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsCelebs to don aprons for Comic Relief Bake Off
BBC2 ratings smash The Great British Bake Off is to get another celebrity spin-off – this time for a four-part series for Comic Relief.
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NewsPatten and Davie impress
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and acting director general Tim Davie’s performance in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has won praise from chairman John Whittingdale.
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NewsC4 goes to school in Yorkshire for Essex follow-up
Channel 4 is to install cameras in a school in Yorkshire in next year’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Educating Essex.
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NewsEntwistle’s vision lives on
George Entwistle’s plan to shake up BBC management structures and encourage self-criticism will live on despite his swift exit from the corporation, Lord Patten has vowed.
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NewsBBC Science praised for tackling gender imbalance
The increased use of female scientists as contributors by the BBC has been commended by the BBC Trust.
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NewsC4 claims phone hacking coup with Piers Morgan footage
Channel 4 claims to have obtained exclusive footage dating back to 2003 of the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, discussing phone hacking with singer Charlotte Church.
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NewsBBC Trust dismisses Leveson complaint
The BBC Trust has dismissed a complaint that BBC News inaccurately reported Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s views and evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in February.
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NewsNow TV rolls out on Roku
Sky has rolled out its IPTV service Now TV via Roku’s internet connected set-top boxes.
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NewsScottish MSPs' furious with BBC over cuts inquiry
Scottish MSP’s are reportedly furious with the BBC for refusing to send executives to appear in person before its own broadcasting inquiry.
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NewsITV lays Morning News to rest
ITV early morning news bulletin, Morning News, is being dropped following an annual budget review.
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NewsBBC and Sky unwrap Christmas schedules
The BBC has announced that Christmas specials of BBC1 dramas Call the Midwife and Doctor Who will be among its Christmas highlights.
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NewsPatten's vote of no confidence final straw for Entwistle
George Entwistle was told by Lord Patten in the eleventh hour of his BBC reign “we are not urging you to go, but we are not urging you to stay”, as the financial cost of the Pollard inquiry has been revealed.
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NewsBritish Museum launches on BT Vision
The British Museum has become the first non-traditional broadcaster to launch a VoD service via BT Vision.
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NewsWretch 32 to feature in 4Music shorts
Wretch 32 and Rickie & Melvin are among the stars to feature in a series of ob-docs shorts on 4Music as part of a partnership with youth charity vInspired.
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NewsSmart TVs drive record iPlayer views
Growth in viewing via internet connected TV has helped fuel a third consecutive record-breaking month for the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsSky renews deal with Star
BSkyB is to launch Star Jalsha, India’s number one Bengali general entertainment channel, as part of a new UK distribution deal with its Asian broadcaster Star Network.