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NewsBBC1 unveils Sunday religious show
BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid is to front a new Sunday morning “religion and ethics” show for BBC1.
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NewsAl-Jazeera launches on Freeview
Global news channel al-Jazeera English is extending its reach in the UK via a launch on the Freeview platform.
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NewsDave orders Llewellyn chatshow
Dave has scooped up a online chatshow hosted by Robert Llewellyn in which he interviews guests while driving.
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NewsITV endures worst day in 55 years
ITV’s flagship channel pulled in the worst audience in its 55-year history last Sunday as BBC sport dominated the schedules.
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NewsRickman and Thompson reunite for BBC drama
Harry Potter stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson will feature as long-lost lovers in a television adaptation of an award-winning Christopher Reid poem for BBC2.
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NewsBravo acquires Hawaii Five-O remake
Bravo has beaten stiff competition from Five to win the exclusive UK rights to the remake of US cop show Hawaii Five-O.
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NewsSTV sign with YouTube
STV is to make at least 2,500 hours of its programming available on YouTube as part of a substantial content deal.
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NewsBBC to overhaul pension scheme
The BBC is to change the terms of its pension scheme after its deficit increased to about £2 billion in the past two years.
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NewsMonterosa beefs up with C4 hire
Social TV provider Monterosa, which worked on interactive gameshow Million Pound Drop, has appointed Channel 4’s Helen Otter as project manager and producer.
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NewsITV secures Monk and movies in NBC deal
ITV has acquired cult US daytime drama Monk and hundreds of movies in a major new deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsBBC plans new salary benchmark scheme
The BBC is to pay senior managers “tens of percents” less than commercial rivals in a bid to stave off criticisms of executives’ salaries.
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NewsVintage TV to target over-50s audience
A privately-backed music and popular culture channel aimed at the over-50s is launching on Sky, Freesat and online in early September.
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NewsOfcom reveals product placement quality mark
UK broadcasters will be forced to display a special symbol at the start and end of shows containing product placement, according to proposed Ofcom rules published today.
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NewsWalker to leave C4 after 14 years
Channel 4 managing editor of commissioning Janey Walker is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years, following David Abraham’s overhaul of the broadcaster.
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NewsBT Vision seals Sky Premier League deal
BT Vision’s quest to offer its customers the Premier League is nearing its end after the IPTV service agreed a Sky Sports carriage deal with BSkyB.
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NewsConsumers demand 3DTV for World Cup 2014
Almost 60% of consumers expect to watch the 2014 World Cup via 3D TV, according to a poll conducted by sports broadcaster ESPN and trade body the Internet Advertising Bureau.
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NewsEaster launch likely for Canvas
Project Canvas is set for an April 2011 launch following the BBC Trust’s approval for the BBC’s involvement in the project.
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NewsBBC Worldwide hires first digital director
Former Channel 4 digital commissioner Daniel Heaf has joined BBC Worldwide in a newly created position with a mandate to drive global digital development and business opportunities.
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NewsVaizey: local TV news will thrive
A network of commercially viable television news companies could completely revitalise the local media, culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed.
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NewsProject Canvas gets greenlight
The BBC Trust has formally approved Project Canvas after more than a year of consultations, brushing aside objections from the likes of BSkyB and Virgin Media.