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NewsTV runners’ pay and diversity issues exposed
Bectu’s first-ever survey of runners shows that barely any earn enough to live in London and there is a lack of diversity among TV’s junior staff.
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NewsSky puts out The Smoke
Sky 1 has cancelled Kudos-produced fire-fighter drama The Smoke after a single series.
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NewsBBC comedy's Kakkar joins Big Talk
The BBC’s head of in-house comedy development Saurabh Kakkar is leaving the corporation after two years to join Big Talk Productions.
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NewsPat Younge: abolish BBC quotas
Pat Younge, BBC in-house’s former chief creative officer, has argued that the corporation’s TV production guarantees are “irretrievably broken” and should be abolished during charter renewal.
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NewsGALLERY: Big Brother: Power Trip House, C5
Channel 5’s Big Brother: Power Trip launches Thursday 5 June on Channel 5 with a new ‘power’ theme
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NewsUTV plans Irish indie briefing
UTV is preparing to host a briefing session for indies in Dublin ahead of the launch of its Irish channel.
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NewsSam Bickley made acting BBC3 boss
Sam Bickley, BBC3’s head of documentaries and features commissioning, will step up to run the channel in an acting capacity later this month.
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NewsDiane Coyle: BBC must be a kaleidoscope of diversity
The BBC Trust’s acting chairman Diane Coyle has insisted that the corporation must reflect the “kaleidoscopic” diversity of modern Britain.
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NewsBBC receives over 1k complaints over Ukip coverage
The BBC has received a total of 1,190 complaints from viewers over its coverage of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) recent European Parliament 2014 election coverage.
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NewsAnalysis: Turner Laing's departure
Sophie Turner Laing could be set for a move into the production sector when she leaves Sky later this year.
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NewsGood Morning Britain ratings fall 13%
ITV’s breakfast show ratings have fallen more than 13% year-on-year during Good Morning Britain’s first month on air, according to figures compiled by Broadcast.
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NewsOfcom reveals board additions
Former C4 non-executive director Stephen Hill has been confirmed as one of three new appointments to Ofcom’s board.
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NewsDCMS fires starting gun on Trust race
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has fired the starting gun on the race to become chairman of the BBC Trust.
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NewsSophie Turner Laing to leave Sky
Sophie Turner Laing, managing director of content at Sky, is to leave the pay-TV broadcaster later this year.
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NewsC4 gets graphic with animal mating doc
Channel 4 and US network PBS are to study animal reproduction in graphic detail in a four-part series produced by Windfall Films.
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NewsUKTV remakes Storage Hunters
UKTV has ordered a UK version of hit factual entertainment series Storage Hunters from All3Media-owned indie North One Television.
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NewsLion hires BBC development exec
Emma Lorenz, the BBC head of channel development behind BBC3’s Life and Death Row and forthcoming BBC1 doc The Met, is to join Lion Television as director of development.
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NewsComic Relief bans controversial investments
Comic Relief has banned indirect investments in alcohol, arms and tobacco companies following a review prompted by a Panorama documentary last year.
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NewsFirst RTS Scotland nominees revealed
BBC Scotland leads the pack of nominees in the first RTS Scotland Awards, designed to honour excellence in all forms of TV production.
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NewsSky promotes comedy exec Boyer
Sky’s Ben Boyer has been promoted to commissioning editor of comedy to replace the ITV-bound Saskia Schuster.