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NewsSavile saga exposes BBC factions
The failure of BBC2’s Newsnight to run its investigation into Jimmy Savile has exposed the divisions and faultlines within the programme and affected morale within BBC News, sources have alleged.
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NewsDiscovery delves into city engineering with CGI series
The hidden engineering and layers of geology in six major world cities will be peeled back and revealed in a Discovery Networks Western Europe series.
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NewsUnasked questions haunt DG
Entwistle ‘disappointed’ by Rippon blog as chain-of-command defence puts focus on Boaden
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NewsDSP brings Frankenstein to life
Darlow Smithson will attempt to create a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster for Channel 4 using $1m worth of cutting-edge science and technology.
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NewsC4 urges British shoppers to haggle in Optomen series
Channel 4 has tasked businessman Justin Preston with turning British shoppers into bargain hunting hagglers in a 6 x 60-minute series.
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NewsEmma Swain contacts suppliers over Savile
BBC controller of Knowledge commissioning Emma Swain has emailed the BBC’s suppliers urging them to pass any information they receive about Jimmy Savile to the BBC or the police where appropriate.
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NewsSavile: latest stories
George Entwistle points finger at Peter RipponBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probeSavile film propels Panorama to two year highTim Davie de-facto DG for Savile scandalBBC: Rippon’s Savile blog was wrongSavile scandal scuppers New TricksPanorama to stoke Savile controversyBBC lines up Savile Panorama for MondayEntwistle to face MPs over ...
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NewsSky Arts buys the "Spanish Downton Abbey"
Sky Arts has bought period drama Grand Hotel, which has been dubbed “the Spanish Downton Abbey”.
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NewsGoogle and Sainsbury's back Media Trust film push
The Media Trust has partnered with Sainsbury’s and Google to give small charities the opportunity to make short films about their work.
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NewsHollyoaks tackles cyber bullying
C4 Education has ordered Lime Pictures to produce a multiplatform campaign to tackle online bullying for teen soap Hollyoaks.
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NewsMP calls for Lord Patten and George Entwistle to resign
Conservative MP and former BBC staffer Sir Roger Gale has become the first high profile politician to suggest that the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and the corporation’s director-general George Entwistle may have to resign.
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NewsWelsh indies concerned by S4C agreement
TAC, the Welsh indies trade association, has voiced concerns about the role of the BBC Trust set out in the new S4C operating agreement.
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NewsRippon's "impossible" demands; Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust
Further insight into Peter Rippon’s decision to drop Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile film have emerged, as culture secretary Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten for reassurance about how the Trust will handle the investigations.
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NewsBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probe
The BBC is hiring human rights lawyer Dinah Rose QC to examine its procedures on handling sexual harassment complaints.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle points finger at Peter Rippon
BBC director general George Entwistle has told MPs that the decision not to proceed with the Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile was taken solely by the programme’s editor Peter Rippon, whose failure to give an accurate version of events in his blog was “a matter of regret and embarrassment”.
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NewsHorrible Histories leads Bafta kids
CBBC’s Horrible Histories has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Bafta Children’s Awards 2012 with Junior Bake Off named in the Entertainment category.
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NewsShowtime orders third Homeland run
A third season of Homeland has been ordered by Showtime, which will air on Channel 4 in the UK.
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NewsDoc Martin called out for ITV1
ITV1 has recomissioned the Martin Clunes drama Doc Martin for a sixth series to air next year.
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NewsTim Davie de-facto DG for Savile scandal
Tim Davie, the incoming chief executive of BBC Worldwide, is acting as a de-facto director general on the subject of Jimmy Savile and the axed Newsnight Investigation.
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NewsJeff Ford departs C5
Jeff Ford is stepping down from his role as director of programmes at Channel 5 after 12 years at the broadcaster.