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NewsCarrington quits CBeebies
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to leave the BBC for a senior role at Turner Broadcasting.
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NewsDave viewers targeted by insurer
Standard Life is to run a three-month sponsorship of digital TV channel Dave in a bid to target its younger viewers.
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NewsIrish quiz show complaints upheld
Nine complaints have been upheld against a late-night TV quiz show on the Irish channel TV3 which viewers branded deceitful and impossible to win.
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NewsSecond course for BBC3's Lunch Monkeys
BBC3 has ordered a second series of Lunch Monkeys – despite a weak first run for the office-based sitcom.
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NewsJohnson cuts ties with C4
Departing Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has described his time at the broadcaster as “among the most rich and rewarding experiences of my career”.
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NewsSteve Jones to front BBC1 physical game show
The makers of Total Wipeout are to produce another Saturday night BBC1 physical game show from Argentina.
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NewsBSkyB wins in £700m legal fight
BSkyB has won a landmark five-year legal battle against computing firm Electronic Data Systems over a failed computer customer management system.
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NewsS4C unveil kids TV plans
Welsh broadcaster S4C has pledged to boost its home-grown children’s programming in the wake of a House of Lords report that called for an increase in shows for kids.
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NewsBBC4 to chart the history and art of maps
BBC4 has ordered two documentary series about the history of maps to coincide with a major British Library exhibition.
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NewsPrince Charles mourns loss of South Bank Show
Prince Charles has denounced ITV’s decision to “abandon” its long running arts strand The South Bank Show in a speech honouring host Melvyn Bragg.
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NewsPeston to tell BBC3 viewers how to vote
Robert Peston is to tell teenagers how to vote in two short trails for BBC3 - part of a raft of new content around the general election.
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NewsCall to tie up Paralympic TV deals
The head of the International Paralympic Committee said that ensuring free television coverage of the 2012 Paralympics was “fundamental” to the process of selecting a UK broadcaster.
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NewsSTV: dropping Sunday night ITV drama was a 'mistake'
STV chief executive Rob Woodward has admitted that opting out of ITV network Sunday night dramas was a mistake.
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NewsTalkback launches web opera spoof
The comedy team behind spoof boyband Toyboize has launched a second pop parody, this time pastiching pop-opera groups such as G4 and Il Divo.
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NewsSeeSaw eyes March launch as beta goes live
SeeSaw is gearing up to enter the UK VoD market in March and will attempt to build momentum with a major TV ad campaign.
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NewsPorter named STV head of production
Raw Cut Television exec Rebecca Porter has been named as STV’s new head of production.
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NewsiPlayer to get Wii relaunch
Nintendo Wii gamers will soon be able to enjoy problem-free use of the BBC iPlayer on their machines.
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NewsGMTV staff threatened by ITN merger
Moves to merge the GMTV and ITN newsrooms could see between 50 and 100 editorial staff lose their jobs, according to reports
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NewsJeremy Kyle set for US
Jeremy Kyle is set to take on America, with ITV Studios announcing a new co-production deal with US distributors Debmar-Mercury.
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NewsX Factor put epileptics at risk
Laser lighting effects used in Westlife’s performance on this year’s The X Factor put epileptics at risk by flashing five times faster than permitted, Ofcom has ruled.