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NewsBBC talent facing 25% pay cuts
BBC stars earning above £100,000 a year are facing pay cuts of 25% when their deals come up for renegotiation – and some of the highest paid names are expected to have their salaries halved.
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Abraham: broadcasters 'unclear' on government web support
Delivering Digital Britain conference: The government’s universal broadband ambitions are at risk of overshadowing the pressing need to future-proof commercial online business models, UKTV chief executive David Abraham has warned.
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ITV4 secures rights to England v Germany clash
ITV4 has secured the rights to the Sir Bobby Robson Testimonial Match from Toast Entertainment, allowing it to broadcast the England v Germany friendly in July.
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NewsBBC3 calling for 3pm start
The BBC has suggested bringing BBC3’s start-time forward to 3pm – but the BBC Trust has reservations.
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NewsBBC boosts Scottish production
The BBC is on track to meet its Scottish production targets - boosted by three Scottish network comedies including the return of Rab C Nesbitt and a BBC4 Scottish season featuring The Thick of It’s Peter Capaldi.
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NewsGriffiths named Newsround editor
Owenna Griffiths has been named editor of CBBC’s Newsround, replacing Sinead Rocks who has moved to BBC Current Affairs as executive producer.
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NewsBBC to pay out nearly £1m after libel battle
The BBC is to pay nearly a million pounds following a libel battle over claims made in a Panorama programme about an IVF doctor.
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Zig Zag wins triple shock doc order
A teenager who cries blood from her eyes features in one of a trio of shock doc commissions Zig Zag Productions has won from C4.
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NewsFive to launch online casino
Five will launch an online casino and bingo service later this year after signing a deal with web gaming company PartyGaming.
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NewsCharities lose out in Big Brother phone votes
Channel 4 has scrapped charity donations on Big Brother phone votes, which generated £300,000 for its chosen causes last year.
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NewsGilchrist to join BBC comedy
CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist is to join the BBC’s in-house comedy department as creative and business director.
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NewsITV brings in UBS to run sale of SDN
ITV has appointed Swiss investment bank UBS to run the sale of its Freeview channel operator SDN.
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NewsGrade: don't blame BGT execs for Boyle breakdown
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rejected claims that executives on Britain’s Got Talent did not do enough to protect runner up Susan Boyle, saying that blaming production staff is “simplistic”.
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NewsC4 opens up web archive
Channel 4 is to make 4,000 hours of shows from its 27-year archive available for free online.
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NewsC4 plans Dubplate Drama finale
Channel 4’s interactive music drama Dubplate Drama is to end after three series.
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NewsC4 under fire over BB live feed axe
Big Brother fans have attacked Channel 4’s decision to run this year’s show without a live feed on E4.
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NewsBBC lands the best job in the world
BBC1 has ordered a doc on the search for a caretaker for an Australian tropical island - widely billed as “the best job in the world”.
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NewsBig Brother 10 underway
The 10th series of Big Brother launched on Channel 4 last night marking the start of a 13-week run across the summer.
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NewsITV regulation may be relaxed
The government has hinted that ITV will have its regulatory burden dramatically reduced by the Digital Britain report.
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NewsBig Brother housemates set for gruelling start
Channel 4 is promising the “most diverse and cosmopolitan” Big Brother line-up for the 10th series of the reality show.