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NewsBBC1 orders daytime legal drama
Daytime controller Liam Keelan has ordered a new legal drama from Liverpool-based Lime Pictures, to air on BBC1 later this year.
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NewsBBC issues audibility guidance
The BBC is issuing best practice guidance for programme makers in a bid to address audibility issues, following a year-long research project into the problem.
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NewsC4 secures first product placement deal
Channel 4’s first product placement deal has been agreed with fashion retailer New Look for an entertainment show due to broadcast this summer.
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NewsCox criticises BBC for turning down music
TV presenter Professor Brian Cox has criticised the BBC for agreeing to turn down the music on his science series Wonders of the Universe.
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NewsMidsomer creator suspended over all-white remarks
The producer and co-creator of ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, who implied in an interview that there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, has been suspended.
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NewsBBC offers Asian Network lifeline
The BBC has made another u-turn on its decisions to cut radio services, as the Asian Network is offered a lifeline.
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NewsDCMS reveals local TV hopefuls
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has received more than 50 expressions of interest in its plan to create a local TV network.
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NewsBeing Human to return in 2012
The BBC has commissioned a fourth series of supernatural drama Being Human.
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NewsBBC outlines multiplatform priorities
The BBC’s new director of future media Ralph Rivera has met with indies to gather feedback and outlined previous multiplatform projects such as Waterloo Road Reunited and Becoming Human as investment priorities.
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NewsWales sees BBC's biggest economic boost
Wales saw the biggest growth in the BBC’s economic impact of all the nations and regions over the last financial year, a report published today has shown.
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NewsMedia groups warn over BSkyB deal
An alliance of media organisations has criticised News Corporation’s bid to takeover BSkyB, claiming that plans to spin off Sky News are “ineffective” and should be blocked by the Government.
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NewsLord Patten confirmed as BBC Trust chair
The appointment of former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten as the chairman of the BBC Trust has been approved by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
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NewsSky expands Scottish operations
Sky is to expand its Scottish operations with the creation of 100 jobs.
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NewsBBC2 takes multi-genre approach to mixed race
BBC2 has commissioned a raft of programmes across genres for a mixed-race season, highlighting that Britain has the largest mixed-race population in the Western world.
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NewsLaura Kuenssberg lands 5 Live show
Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s chief political correspondent, has landed a new show on Radio 5 Live.
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NewsChannel 4 submits local TV views
Channel 4 has told the government its proposed local TV opt-out network will need to have a guaranteed and prominent EPG slot if it is to succeed, Broadcast understands.
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NewsShadow minister demands meeting over 'radio cuts'
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis has demanded a meeting with BBC bosses over reports that local radio services could be axed and replaced with content from Radio 5 Live.
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NewsSarah Caplin departs ITVS
Sarah Caplin, ITV Studio’s long-standing head of features & factual entertainment, has left the business as part of its strategic shake-up.
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NewsBectu to investigate what makes a good boss
Bectu is to investigate what makes a good TV boss in an event prompted by Broadcast’s Freelance Survey at the start of the year.
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NewsBBC may replace local radio with 5 Live
More than 700 jobs could be lost at the BBC under plans to drastically reduce local radio output, union leaders have claimed.