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  • Richard Bacon
    News

    Young Question Time recommissioned

    2011-04-21T15:43:00Z

    Mentorn has been commissioned to produce a special edition of Young Voters’ Question Time, which will run on BBC3 two days ahead of the 5 May electoral reform referendum.

  • Caroline Thomson
    News

    BBC expenses claims 'rise by 60%'

    2011-04-21T13:23:00Z

    Expenses claims by BBC executives rose by 59.6% to reach almost £200,000 during the final quarter of last year, it has been revealed.

  • Tim Hetherington
    News

    British film-maker killed in Libya attack

    2011-04-21T13:13:00Z

    An award-winning British film-maker and photographer was one of two journalists killed in an apparent mortar attack while covering the Libyan conflict in the besieged city of Misrata.

  • Absolutely Fabulous
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    BBC poised for Ab Fab comeback

    2011-04-21T11:44:00Z

    The BBC is poised to bring ‘90s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous back to our screens, it has confirmed.

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    Former Sky exec O’Sullivan moves to Deutsche Telekom

    2011-04-21T10:04:00Z

    Former Sky executive Gerry O’Sullivan has been tapped to lead the global IPTV operations for German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.

  • Daybreak
    News

    ITV backs Daybreak's Chiles

    2011-04-21T09:57:00Z

    ITV has denied that it is planning to drop presenter Adrian Chiles from flagship breakfast show Daybreak.

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    Tesco buys Blinkbox to boost VOD

    2011-04-20T16:07:00Z

    Tesco has bought an 80% stake in video-on-demand provider Blinkbox to offer its customers video-on-demand from content partners including All3Media, BBC Worldwide and Shed Media.

  • Digital
    News

    BT loses file sharing legal battle

    2011-04-20T15:48:00Z

    New legislation designed to tackle illegal internet file sharing and to protect intellectual property rights online was given the backing of the High Court today (April 20).

  • Panorama Death In The Med
    News

    Trust upholds just three Panorama complaints

    2011-04-20T15:42:00Z

    The BBC Trust has upheld just three out of 51 complaints about an edition of Panorama examining the deadly storming of an aid flotilla by Israeli commandos.

  • Christina Aguilera
    News

    Ofcom clears raunchy X Factor performances - just

    2011-04-20T12:40:00Z

    Ofcom is to revise the rules governing family entertainment shows after ruling that The X Factor final performances by Rihanna and Christina Aguilera were “at the very margin of acceptability”.

  • Caroline Thomson
    News

    BBC Bristol move back on track

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    The BBC has effectively committed to Bristol after rekindling its stalled plans to relocate in the city.

  • Boardwalk Empire
    News

    Sky seeks chief to spearhead Atlantic growth

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    Sky is hunting for a head of Sky Atlantic as it ramps up the support for the entertainment channel, which is home to its portfolio of HBO content.The channel, which launched on 1 February, has until now fallen under the direct responsibility of Sky’s director of programmes Stuart Murphy, but ...

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    C4 in talks to reshape digital rights model

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is considering granting indies more rights around multiplatform commissions in return for sharing in any secondary revenues they generate.

  • The Mill
    News

    The Mill plans expansion in wake of Barclays deal

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    The Mill has outlined plans for further international growth following its sale to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the business at £119m.

  • NBC Universal’s Mike Beale
    News

    NBCU’s Beale to head ITVS global formats

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    NBC Universal’s Mike Beale is to become ITV Studios’ new international formats supremo as the production arm targets overseas expansion.

  • Chatty Man
    News

    Chatty Man top for Twitter interaction

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    The fifth series of British comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man attracted between 500 and 700 tweets per episode addressed directly to the @chattyman account, and marked an uplift in use of the #chattyman hashtag.

  • Simon Mayo
    News

    BBC looks to take R4’s Act Your Age to TV after pilot

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    The BBC is hoping to transfer Radio 4 comedy panel show Act Your Age to television and is producing a non-broadcast pilot.

  • Twenty Twelve
    News

    BBC axes Vision jobs before DQF cuts hit

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    The BBC has cut 187 jobs from its in-house departments in the past six months - none of which are part of the impending 20% savings to come from Delivering Quality First.

  • Jimmy Doherty
    News

    Farmer Doherty in tie-up with Jamie’s Fresh One

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    Jimmy Doherty, the TV farmer poached by Channel 4 from the BBC, is setting up rights-based company Guppy Productions in association with Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One.

  • David Abraham
    News

    Abraham targets maintaining C4 audience share

    2011-04-20T08:00:00Z

    David Abraham has rallied Channel 4 commissioners, telling them the broadcaster is aiming to maintain its 7% audience share for 2011 even without Big Brother.