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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.
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NewsLords committee calls for kids TV tax breaks
The campaign for tax credits for children’s programming has received a shot in the arm after a House of Lords select committee called for film tax credits to be extended to kids TV.
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NewsBBC urged to sell off Worldwide
BBC Worldwide should be part-privatised to allow it to become a “major global brand”, a cross-party group of peers has said.
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NewsITV rebukes NTA vote rig claims
ITV has rebuked allegations that the National Television Awards were rigged to help Coronation Street win the prize for best soap.
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NewsIndustry hails Abraham hiring as "inspiring"
David Abraham is an “inspiring” choice for the Channel 4 chief executive role whose commercial background should not be confused for a lack of editorial nous, industry figures have claimed - but does he have the PSB credentials?
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NewsAbraham set for £490,000 salary at C4
David Abraham will earn £490,000 a year as chief executive of Channel 4, £180,000 less than Andy Duncan’s salary at its peak.
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NewsChannel 4 appoints David Abraham chief executive
Channel 4 has named UKTV’s David Abraham as its new chief executive.
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NewsRound-up: Oxford Media Convention 2010
Browse Broadcastnow’s coverage of the Oxford Media Convention, where Jeremy Hunt said the regional news pilot contracts could be torn up, Andy Duncan attacked terms of trade and Steven Timms said rights holders should stump up for the crackdown on internet pirates.
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NewsBBC to canvas public on homosexuality
The BBC has commissioned research into attitudes towards its portrayal of homosexuality and bisexuality across radio, TV and online.
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NewsFogle fronts Noma doc
Ben Fogle is to travel Ethiopia to investigate a rare flesh-eating disease for a BBC2 documentary from ORTV International.
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NewsUTV unveil IFNC team
UTV has unveiled a heavy hitting team of news executives to lead its bid for the regional news pilot project in the North East – despite the Tories pledge to tear up the scheme if they come to power.
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NewsBBC to film cashless priest over eight months
Anglican priest Peter Owen Jones is to be seen living without money for eight months for a major BBC series as he turns to a “simple life”.
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NewsBBC announces latest foray in games
The BBC has earmarked some of its most popular brands, including Top Gear, Doctor Who and In The Night Garden, for expansion into the computer gaming market, according to gaming trade magazine MCV.
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NewsLloyd Webber brands South Bank Show "the greatest"
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has paid tribute to The South Bank Show, branding it as the greatest arts television show of the last 50 years.
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NewsHunt: we'll tear up IFNC contracts
Oxford Media Convention: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned bidders for the IFNC pilots that they risk having wasting their time and money if the Tories win the forthcoming election.
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NewsNAO poised to publish Broadcasting House report
Oxford Media Convention: The National Audit Office will publish a report into the overspend on the BBC’s revamp of Broadcasting House within a month.
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NewsC4 planned £200k salary for new CEO
Oxford Media Convention: A plan to place a £200k salary cap on the incoming C4 chief executive was considered by outgoing chairman Luke Johnson, recently appointed chairman Lord Burns and the C4 board.
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NewsDominic West to direct all-star Moving On cast
Dominic West, best known for his role as a no-nonsense cop in cult US crime series The Wire, is going behind the camera to direct an episode of BBC1 daytime drama Moving On.
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NewsTimms: Rights holders should pay for piracy crackdown
Oxford Media Convention: Digital minister Stephen Timms has put the onus on rights holders to foot the bill for cracking down on piracy.
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NewsAndy Duncan attacks terms of trade
Oxford Media Convention: Former Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan has made a public call for the terms of trade to be overhauled, claiming the power balance has shifted too much from broadcasters to major indies.