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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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NewsPanorama "invaded privacy"
BBC investigation strand Panorama has been censured for broadcasting a private phone number.
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NewsiPlayer viewing on iPad up 22%
The number of BBC iPlayer shows being streamed to Apple iPads rocketed by 22% in February compared with the previous month.
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NewsUS to give BBC cash for technology
The US government has agreed to help the BBC get software to stop certain countries jamming the broadcaster’s World Service output.
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NewsBBC missed f-word in student protests
The BBC has apologised for broadcasting images of a protester with a swear word on his forehead, saying the producers had not noticed it until after transmission.
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NewsMajority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover'
An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose the planned merger between media giant News Corp and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, a new survey revealed.
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NewsEamonn Holmes to front Sky royal wedding coverage
Eamonn Holmes will present coverage of the royal wedding on Sky News.
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NewsBBC 'does use private detectives'
Private detectives have been and continue to be used occasionally by the BBC to help make its investigative programmes, the corporation’s director-general has said.
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NewsC4 orders Japan quake docs
Channel 4 has ordered a number of “quick turnaround” programmes following the devastation that hit Japan last week.
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NewsLocal TV bidder promises 2,000 jobs
Local TV network Channel 6 has claimed it will create 2,000 jobs if it wins its bid to deliver the planned local opt-out TV station.
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NewsCrufts coverage questioned again
TV’s coverage of Crufts has come under scrutiny again after the RSPCA wrote a critical letter to the Kennel Club that is also understood to have been sent to Channel 4.
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NewsBBC staff slam local radio proposals
BBC staff have peppered the Ariel letters page with criticism of proposals to cut BBC local radio output, describing them as “a travesty” and stressing the service’s “incalculable value”.
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NewsITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.
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NewsBBC 'paying out unearned allowances'
The BBC is wasting millions of pounds a year paying allowances to staff who do not qualify for them, it has been reported.
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NewsWorld Service journalist blames bosses for cuts
The BBC has come under fire for its lack of dedication to public service, with a senior journalist claiming this hampered the corporation when negotiating its new licence fee settlement.
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NewsSky to launch VoD Champions League service
Sky is launching a dedicated VoD website ahead of the quarterfinal stages of the Champions League that allows visitors to pause and replay the action in slow-motion.
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsLittleford to leave UKTV
UKTV channel controller Matthew Littleford is leaving the broadcaster after four years.
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NewsC4 leaps to defence of Ten O’Clock Live as ratings plummet
Ten O’Clock Live commissioner Darren Smith has defended the Channel 4 show’s live ratings and hailed its young-skewing audience.
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NewsBBC eyes redundancy savings
The BBC’s “gold-plated” redundancy package could be scrapped as part of plans being put forward to meet its £1.3bn funding cut.