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NewsSNP calls for competition for the BBC
Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop will set out the need for competition to the BBC in a speech to a Broadcasting Summit later today.
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NewsITV fined for rat killing Celebrity episode
ITV has been fined for animal cruelty after contestants on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! killed and ate a rat, the Australian RSPCA has said.
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NewsESPN to launch Euro SportsCenter
ESPN is to air a European version of its flagship SportsCenter news show on ESPN America from next month.
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NewsHammond to examine space shuttle
Top Gear co-presenter Richard Hammond will examine how the space shuttle works in a third run of his BBC/Nat Geo engineering series.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC entertainment job
Three leading executives with experience at ITV, the BBC and Virgin Media are understood to be the frontrunners to replace Jon Beazley as head of BBC entertainment – but the race remains wide open.
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NewsBirt: TV has nothing to fear from Tories
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has said that the television industry has nothing to fear from a potential Conservative government.
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NewsBBC to screen Boy George drama
The BBC is lining up a new drama about singer Boy George, completing BBC2’s drama trilogy for a 1980s season.
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NewsC4 failed to curb reporting of libel case
Channel 4 and Studio Lambert unsuccessfully tried to secure an injunction to prevent reporting of a hearing into a libel action brought against a documentary, it has emerged.
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NewsLib Dems call for radio WoCC
The fight by the radio sector to guarantee more BBC commissions has taken a step forward, with the Lib Dems calling for the corporation to extend the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsWedding TV turns Maltese
Wedding TV is heading over the waters to Malta, after signing a deal with subscription based digital broadcaster Melita.
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NewsMPs accuse BBC of promoting euthanasia
The BBC has been accused of promoting euthanasia by a cross-party group of MPs who called on ministers to threaten to cut off the supply of public money to the broadcaster.
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NewsLiving to screen celebrity weddings
The Apprentice’s maneater Katie Hopkins is to marry her fiance, Mark Cross, on a reality show for Living TV.
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NewsBBC science show warned over safety
Producers of a children’s science programme that showed someone breathing helium have been criticised for not including adequate safety warnings.
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NewsEx-Sky exec joins LoveFilm
Former BSkyB director of channels and operations Lesley Mackenzie is to lead the digital strategy for DVD rental company LoveFilm.
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NewsRamsay takes flak over C4 India series
Channel 4’s Indian Winter season of programmes has split viewers, with almost 200 viewers weighing in to criticise the broadcaster’s decision to dispatch Gordon Ramsay and Kevin McCloud to report on the country.
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NewsWogan bows out on high
Rajars: Sir Terry Wogan stepped down from his long-running BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on a high, with more than 8 million listeners, according to new Rajar figures.
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NewsBBC cash flow problem piles pressure on indies
BBC cash flow issues are heaping fresh financial pressure on indies.
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NewsLygo tells C4 staff: I’m staying put
Channel 4 director of television and content Kevin Lygo has told commissioners that he’s going nowhere - and criticised them for not watching enough of the broadcaster’s shows.
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NewsBeazley: Strictly is on ‘top form’
Outgoing BBC entertainment chief Jon Beazley has backed the BBC’s entertainment record - claiming Strictly Come Dancing was “on top form” last year.
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NewsBBC hits Reef TV with £500k Sun, Sea... fine
The BBC fined Reef TV around £500,000 in the wake of last year’s fakery scandal and has axed the Sun Sea and Bargain Spotting brand, Broadcast has learned.