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NewsPact slams ITV for ‘bullying’ suppliers to waive terms of trade
Pact has hit out at ITV’s tough new negotiating tactics, condemning the letters of intent it is sending to would-be suppliers that demand they waive the terms of trade.
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NewsBBC2 backs Gardeners’ World ‘punk rock’ spin-off
BBC2 has greenlit a 6 x 30-minute Gardeners’ World spin-off, fronted by the series’ assistant presenter, Alys Fowler.
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NewsWarwick takes on producing role at Shine format unit
Former ITV entertainment commissioner Paula Warwick has joined Shine Group as part of its new format-sharing unit, Shine Network.
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BBC2 probes tricks of the memory in Eyewitness series
BBC2 will investigate the reliability of eyewitness accounts in a 3 x 60-minute series funded by the Open University.
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C4 orders 'Victorian' Muslim terrorist doc
Channel 4 is to draw parallels between British Muslim terrorists and Victorian anarchists in an “unsettling” 60-minute doc from the maker of The Seven Sins Of England.
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NewsHarry and Paul moves to BBC2
Tiger Aspect sketch show Harry & Paul will move from BBC1 to BBC2 for its third run - despite scooping a Bafta for its most recent series.
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NewsHeggessey calls for iPlayer charge
Lorraine Heggessey, Talkback Thames chief executive and a former controller of BBC1, has called on the BBC to charge for iPlayer content.
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NewsEx-R2 'Sachsgate' boss to exec ITV talent show
Former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has revealed her first project with Universal’s Globe productions – co-executive producing a new ITV singing contest.
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NewsC4's Newman backs BBC comedy ambitions
BROADCAST TV COMEDY FORUM: Channel 4 comedy head Andrew Newman has urged the BBC to ignore the “psychotic agenda” of the Daily Mail and take more risks in comedy.
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NewsITV1 'unlikely' to want half-hour comedies
BROADCAST TV COMEDY FORUM: ITV1 is unlikely to go for 30-minute comedies for the foreseeable future, ITV comedy commissioning editor Michaela Hennessy-Vass has warned.
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NewsMurdoch Mysteries to film in UK
Canadian co-pro Murdoch Mysteries is to get more of a British flavour for its third run, thanks to a strengthened co-production deal between UKTV, ITV Studios, Global Entertainment and indie Shaftesbury Films.
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NewsBBC attacked over "arrogance" in review
A Tory-led cross-party government committee has blasted the BBC Trust’s “arrogance” over what it has deemed an incoherent response to the ongoing review of the corporation’s commercial operations.
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NewsITV sues STV for £38m
ITV has launched legal proceedings to recover £38m of debt from Scottish franchise STV.
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NewsSTV fights back over ITV debts
STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.
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NewsITV wins International Emmy for China earthquake coverage
ITV News has won an International Emmy Award for its coverage of last year’s earthquake in China.
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NewsBBC kids to get £25m windfall
BBC Children’s budget is set to increase by at least £25m over the next three years thanks to cost savings at the corporation.
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NewsFormer C4 exec joins Beckham guru's company
The C4 executive who handled Big Brother after the Shilpa Shetty race row has joined talent management company Crystal Entertainment as a director.
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NewsVandermeer appointed ITV controller of acquisitions
ITV has promoted its head of legal and business affairs for acquisitions Jonathan Vandermeer to the new role of controller of acquisitions.
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NewsSaul Nassé named controller of BBC Learning
The BBC has named Saul Nassé as its new controller of Learning, replacing Liz Cleaver who opted not to follow the department to Salford.
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NewsOfcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.