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NewsGregory novel set for ITV1
Philippa Gregory’s novel The Little House is set to be adapted for a “atmospheric and chilling” two-part drama on ITV1.
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NewsThompson to urge BBC stars not to lose nerve
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to rally the troops by telling stars that recent “political correctness” rows should not stifle their creativity.
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NewsHunt claims BBC staff 'bribed' to move north
London-based BBC staff are being bribed with taxpayers’ money to relocate to Manchester, according shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsBBC bans Scottish windfarm film
A film about the impact of a wind farm in the Highlands of Scotland has been banned by the BBC on the grounds that it breaks the corporation’s objectivity rules.
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NewsPlater to pen ITV1 war drama
Bafta award-winning writer Alan Plater, who first made his name scripting Z Cars, is set to pen a new one-off period drama for ITV1.
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NewsPeace, Gildersleeve lined up to replace Grade
Carphone Warehouse boss John Gildersleeve and chairman of Standard Chartered John Peace have emerged as front-runners for the ITV chairman job, sparking rumours that the broadcaster’s search may finally be nearing its end.
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NewsSTV sues ITV for £35m but Taggart will return
STV has launched its own legal action for £35m against ITV and has declared it will bring back Taggart, regardless of whether the commercial broadcaster commissions a new series.
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NewsAnt and Dec sign £20m ITV deal
Presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, understood to be worth £20m.
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NewsMPs criticise More4 over Crufts
A cross-party group of MPs has criticised More4 for picking up next year’s Crufts in a report prompted by BBC1 documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed.
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NewsCresswell: STV is dragging down the network
ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has launched another stinging attack on STV, saying the Scottish subsidiary is “dragging down the whole performance of the ITV network”.
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NewsAnalysis: C4's dark horse chairman
Terry Burns was the name on everyone’s lips at the RTS event earlier this week, but he was not on the radar as a potential candidate in the run up to his appointment.
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NewsLord Burns confirmed as C4 chairman
Lord Burns will take over as Channel 4 chairman from Luke Johnson on 27 January after Ofcom confirmed his appointment.
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NewsITV predicts ad stability
ITV is set to record its first advertising revenue increase for nearly two years this December, signalling the worst could be over for the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsSir Trevor to front Back2back’s troops message show for ITV1
Sir Trevor McDonald will send Christmas messages to soldiers in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in a one-hour special for ITV1.
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NewsBBC Bristol lands first UKTV commission with show for Home
UKTV has commissioned its firstever show from BBC Bristol, ordering a Nick Knowles-fronted property restoration series for lifestyle channel Home.
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NewsMalone changes tune for BBC schools show
The Choir presenter Gareth Malone is to turn from music to education in a TwentyTwenty Television series for BBC2.
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NewsBBC drive to get iPlayer on TVs boosted by deal with Freesat
The BBC is set to bring iPlayer to Freesat, with closed beta testing to begin on the platform before the end of the month.
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NewsGale’s BBC Bristol factual team gets three new execs
BBC head of Bristol factual Ben Gale has added ballast to his development team with three further appointments.
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NewsC4 promises slew of orders to test shows
Channel 4 head Julian Bellamy has promised a “wave of commissioning” in the coming weeks to create a surge of new shows for autumn 2010 that could return to replace Big Brother in 2011.
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NewsTop-heavy BBC needed staff cuts, insiders say
The BBC’s move to axe more than 100 senior managers has sparked outrage among staff - largely over the fact there were so many in the first place.