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NewsDust settles on ITV restructure
Siobhan Greene is to become ITV’s Saturday night supremo as the dust begins to settle on director of television Kevin Lygo’s major commissioning overhaul.
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NewsRalph Rivera steps down as BBC digital boss
Ralph Rivera’s role as the BBC’s digital director has been made redundant and the online boss will take on a six-month education project for the corporation.
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NewsPulse lands Random Acts series
Channel 4 shorts strand Random Acts is to relaunch this spring backed by a three year partnership with Arts Council England.
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NewsNick hires programming boss
NBC Universal content chief James Newton is joining Nickelodeon UK & Ireland as vice president of programming.
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NewsMilkshake buys rebooted Noddy
Channel 5 has acquired rebooted Noddy series Noddy, Toyland Detective, in which the beloved British character turns into a super sleuth.
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NewsBBC and BT extend FA Cup deal
The BBC and BT Sport will continue to share rights to the FA Cup until 2021 after extending their deal with the Football Association for three years.
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NewsTOWIE commissioner leaves ITV
The Only Way Is Essex commissioner Claire Zolkwer is to leave ITV after Peter Davey was named head of comedy entertainment during the broadcaster’s major restructure.
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NewsE4 doc follows party planner for the rich
The lives of the world’s richest partiers will be put under the spotlight in an E4 documentary.
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NewsBBC launches kids iPlayer
The BBC has launched its dedicated app for children, which will serve up over 10,000 episodes of age-appropriate content.
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NewsUKTV profits hit £80m
A 20% boost in its programming budget helped UKTV deliver record profits in 2015 as well as cement its ratings lead over Channel 5 and Sky.
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NewsMusketeers to be axed after third series
The Musketeers will hang up their swords after a third series on BBC1 later this year.
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NewsBBC faces strike threat over expenses clampdown
The broadcasting unions have vowed to launch a strike ballot should the BBC push ahead with a major clampdown on staff expenses.
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NewsOfcom raps C4 over sexually explicit music
Ofcom has rapped Channel 4 for broadcasting music containing sexually explicit lyrics at 7am during its winter sports coverage.
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NewsOfcom probes Countdown and Good Morning Britain
Ofcom has launched investigations into perennials Countdown and Good Morning Britain after complaints were received about the daytime shows.
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NewsITV top team: in their own words
The key quotes from the commercial broadcaster’s newly-formed commissioning team.
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NewsITV unveils Kevin Lygo’s top team
BBC drama controller Polly Hill, Optomen managing director Sue Murphy and ITV Studios’ Siobhan Greene have been confirmed as the star signings in ITV director of television Kevin Lygo’s new commissioning team.
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NewsCohen Media chief to head Film 4
Cohen Media Group president Daniel Battsek has been appointed director of Film 4.
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NewsFull Fat pioneers ‘full human body rig’ for C4
Colette Foster’s Full Fat TV has landed its second Channel 4 commission – a fixed-rig format which will monitor the human body using forensic filming techniques.
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NewsStacey Dooley and Reggie Yates sign up for latest BBC3 docs
Stacey Dooley and Reggie Yates will continue their successful partnership with BBC3 after signing up to present two new immersive documentary series.
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NewsBBC kicks off World Service campaign
The BBC has launched its first domestic campaign promoting the World Service in seven years to raise awareness of the station’s programming.