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NewsITV to replace The Bill with medical series
ITV’s promise to invest in more new drama brands with the axing of The Bill includes a dark new medical series from Mammoth Screen penned by Peter Bowker.
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NewsMPs call for DG pay cut
The BBC director general’s pay package is seen as “out of step” with the current economic climate and Mark Thompson should lead from the top by cutting the amount he receives from the corporation, MPs have said.
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NewsBBC reveals under threat websites
The BBC has published a list of its 400 top level domain names ahead of its move to axe half by 2012.
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NewsiPlayer guru moves to Canvas
Anthony Rose, a key player in the success of the BBC’s iPlayer, has been drafted in to Project Canvas as chief technology officer.
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NewsBBC Trust puts iPhone apps on hold
The BBC Trust has put the brakes on the BBC’s proposed range of news and sport mobile apps following complaints from industry rivals.
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NewsOfcom proposes TV ad sales shake-up
Rules governing how commercial television stations sell their advertising airtime could be scrapped following the launch of an Ofcom consultation on the issue.
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NewsBBC on brink of FM&T shake-up
The BBC is planning a major restructure of its Future Media and Technology division, described by insiders as “the night of the long knives”.
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NewsBBC4 sends Richard E Grant on safari
Oxford Scientific Films has secured Richard E Grant to front a 90-minute special on safaris for BBC4.
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NewsITV axes The Bill; 90 jobs to go
Around 90 jobs are set to go at Talkback Thames as a result of ITV axing The Bill.
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NewsSporting bodies lobby Ofcom for Sky
The chiefs of six of the UK’s largest sporting bodies have written to Ofcom voicing major concerns over its expected decision to force Sky to wholesale its channels to rivals at a cheaper rate..
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NewsC4 tie-up with Five back on agenda
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five-owner RTL Group, has met with incoming Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham fuelling renewed speculation of a tie-up.
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NewsSky Player set for Freeview and web-enabled TV
Sky is extending the distribution of its premium online TV service Sky Player with IPTV service 3View in a deal which hints at what the broadcaster’s presence is likely to look like if it signs up to Project Canvas.
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NewsHope for Scarlet creditors as BBCW eyes deal
The BBC has asked BBC Worldwide to buy distribution rights to Scarlet Television’s back catalogue in a deal that could see up to £50,000 returned to the indie’s freelance creditors.
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NewsKlein: BBC4 will not become dry or dusty
BBC4 is to dramatise the beginnings of Coronation Street as controller Richard Klein attempts to prevent the channel becoming “a drier, dustier world” following the BBC Strategy Review.
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NewsITV: no IFNC discussions before election
The celebrations of the winning IFNC bidders have been cut short after ITV said it would not begin contractual discussions with them until after the imminent election.
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NewsITV local news winners named
Consortia including Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and UTV have been named as the preferred bidders for ITV’s three regional news pilots - with ITN missing out.
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NewsC4 launches web hub for Chancellor debate
Channel 4 News is rolling out a major online hub in support of next week’s Ask The Chancellors TV debate that will integrate blogs, Facebook and Twitter with live video-streaming for the first time.
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NewsITV revenue revolution kicks off with Corrie trial
ITV’s plan to revolutionise its income streams includes a trial to insert digital product placement and clickable ads into the online version of Coronation Street.
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NewsBBC to reveal if gender pay gap exists
The BBC is poised to reveal whether there is a pay gap between men and women at the corporation.
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NewsC4 to merge fact ent and features
Channel 4 is folding its factual entertainment commissioning team into features, and will hand head of features Sue Murphy control of the newly created super-division.