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NewsViewers blast C4 over Jackson jokes
Channel 4’s treatment of Michael Jackson’s death has come under fire from viewers, with more than 200 complaints levelled against three shows last month.
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NewsITV suffers as it sells Friends Reunited for £25m
ITV made a loss of £104m in the six months to 30 June and has sold Friends Reunited to DC Thomson company Brightsolid for £25m – taking a hit of £145m.
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ITN begins voluntary redundancies
ITN will axe 33 staff positions as a result of the scaled-back Channel 4 contract, but expects to redeploy at least a third in new roles.
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NewsAxe falls on C4's News at Noon and More 4 News
Channel 4 has axed news bulletin News at Noon and More 4 News to strengthen its focus on its flagship 7pm news programme.
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NewsC4 to air calls from Twin Towers
Darlow Smithson is to revisit the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre with a feature-length examination of the calls that victims made to their families in their final moments.
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NewsBBC under fire for Alagiah charity ban
The BBC is facing accusations of double standards after forcing newsreader George Alagiah to step down as a charity patron because of conflicts of interest - but allowing BBC1 controller Jay Hunt to profit from training BBC presenters.
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NewsQuest sets Freeview launch date
Discovery Networks UK will finally make its free-to-air debut when it launches Quest on Freeview at the end of September.
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NewsRecord viewing figures for commercial TV
UK viewers have set a new record for watching commercial TV viewing an average of 16.7 hours each week for the first six months of the year.
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NewsMihir Bose quits BBC
BBC sports editor Mihir Bose has quit the corporation after two-and-a-half years for personal reasons.
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NewsESPN strikes BT Vision deal in carriage drive
ESPN has further expanded the reach of its live Premier League football coverage in the UK after signing a deal with IPTV service BT Vision.
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NewsBSkyB CEO Darroch awarded 19% pay rise
Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of BSkyB, was given a 19% pay rise last year and earned more than £2.3m.
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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NewsLaycock quits Radio 2 after "disputes"
BBC Radio 2’s long standing Sunday night presenter Malcolm Laycock has quit the station after 14 years following a series of “long-running disputes”.
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NewsDiscovery appoints Sky exec as first COO
Discovery Networks EMEA has hired BSkyB’s business development manager David Rey for the newly-created post of chief operating officer.
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NewsBBC slammed for low Edinburgh turnout
The BBC has come under fire for a “bizarre” decision to send fewer staff to the month-long Edinburgh Festival than it did to Scotland’s three-day pop event, T in the Park.
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NewsSky Sports escapes fine
Sky Sports 1 has escaped a fine from regulator Ofcom over phone vote errors on Soccer AM and Cricket AM.
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NewsITV shares hold up despite pension problems
ITV’s share price held up well today despite reports that the broadcaster’s pension deficit has surged to around £500m.
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NewsOne Show given hour-long episode
BBC1 is to show a 60-minute episode of The One Show each week from September after trialling the format back in May.
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NewsBBC defends Hunt in conflict of interest row
The BBC has leapt to the defence of BBC1 controller Jay Hunt, saying it approved her links to a media firm which trains the corporation’s own presenters.
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NewsVaizey: Tories will sell off Radio 1
Ed Vaizey has proposed that the BBC should be forced to sell Radio 1 to the highest commercial bidder.