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NewsBBC to publish guidance on hiring and firing stars
The BBC is set to publish guidance for producers on how to avoid legal pitfalls when hiring and firing on-screen talent, following Miriam O’Reilly’s successful discrimination suit last year.
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NewsNorman: we had to break old ITV culture
ITV bosses have had to break down a stagnant culture internally to set the company on the path to transformation, chairman Archie Norman has told the company AGM.
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NewsC4 downgrades Dickson’s role following exit
Channel 4 is downgrading its deputy head of documentaries role following the departure of Simon Dickson.
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NewsBBC’s Hare set for axe as viewers switch off
The BBC is to drop Saturday night format Don’t Scare The Hare after it failed to attract enough viewers - and didn’t impress those who did tune in.
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NewsSky 1 orders Maverick series; hunts entertainment format
Sky 1 has ordered its second fact ent series from Maverick TV in three months and is on the hunt for a £2.5m entertainment show to rival those of its terrestrial competitors.
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NewsThis Morning to push interactive boundaries
ITV is ramping up viewer influence on This Morning by introducing viewer votes on cookery items, live cook-along features via Skype and interactive interviews.
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NewsITVS America ups stakes with first order for ITV1
ITV Studios America is to make its first show for ITV1 as part of a raft of entertainment commissions won by the in-house production business.
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NewsC4 orders STV pub quiz series
Pub quiz fanatics will travel across the UK to test their general knowledge in an STV Productions daytime format for Channel 4.
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NewsCrozier: product placement revenues "negligible"
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has admitted that product placement revenues will be “negligible” as the advertising tool finds its feet in the UK.
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NewsC4 board sees pay fall by £855,000
Channel 4’s executive and non-executive board members total pay fell by £855,000 in 2010, the broadcaster’s annual report has revealed.
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NewsGallery: BBC Salford
As the first BBC employees take up residence at MediaCityUK in Salford, new pictures have been released of the corporation’s new northern base where BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live, children’s, learning, future, sport and technology will be based.
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NewsC4 to make mischief with new line-up
Channel 4 is to show people taking Class A drugs and aims to build a national database showing how changes in diet can cure common ailments, part of its commitment to a new risk-centred strategy.
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NewsPatten: BBC must apologise faster
The BBC should respond to complaints more quickly and present a united front when doing so, the new Trust chairman has said.
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NewsMoffat attacks Doctor Who plot leaking 'vandals'
Doctor Who series boss Steven Moffatt has blasted fans who leak details of plots, accusing them of “vandalism”.
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NewsC4 News editor takes top prize at One World awards
Channel 4 News’ international editor Lindsey Hilsum has won Journalist of the Year at the annual One World Media Awards.
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NewsBowman to front C4 film series
Edith Bowman is to present a new film series for Channel 4, made in partnership with Vue Entertainment.
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NewsMPs slam S4C funding move
The speed with which the government and BBC agreed to fund S4C from the licence fee was “regrettable”, a report by the Welsh Affairs select committee has said.
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NewsSky's Mad Dogs to return for second series
Sky 1’s testosterone fuelled drama Mad Dogs has been handed a second series following a strong first run.
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NewsITV fires ad market warning
ITV has reported an 11% growth in revenue after outperforming the advertising market - but faces “tough” conditions heading into the summer.
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NewsThompson dispels Salford "myths"
BBC director general Mark Thompson has moved to dispel some of the “myths” surrounding the corporation’s move to Salford, including the misconception that it will cost £800m in taxpayers’ money.