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NewsHall ‘cocked up’ over BBC Arabic complaint
Tony Hall has admitted that his office “cocked up” in not responding to a bullying complaint from a BBC Arabic employee.
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NewsTarrant’s departure spells end for Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? will not return to ITV after host Chris Tarrant decided to leave the show.
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NewsBBC to cull 8% of senior management by 2015
Tony Hall is to cut BBC senior management headcount by nearly 8% as part of efforts to save £100m a year to fund the corporation’s ambitious digital plans.
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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsWindfall adds two executive producers
Indie Windfall Films has promoted Jamie Lochhead and Peter Oxley to both become executive producers.
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NewsDave set to bring back Red Dwarf
UKTV’s Dave is set to order Red Dwarf XI following the success of the revival series last year, according to one of its stars.
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NewsNAO set for improved BBC access
The National Audit Office is set to be granted improved access to the BBC’s books after the corporation agreed changes to its relationship with the spending watchdog.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsWolfblood leads children’s Bafta nominations
CBBC supernatural drama Wolfblood has picked up four nominations in the British Academy Children’s Awards.
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NewsBBC and RIG strike new radio terms of trade
The BBC and the Radio Independents Group (RIG) have agreed new terms of trade for commissioning independent producers, days after the broadcaster signed a similar TV deal with Pact.
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NewsJowell: turn BBC into a mutual company
Former culture secretary Dame Tessa Jowell has argued that the BBC should become a “mutual company” to make it more accountable to licence fee payers.
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NewsC5 orders STV pothole doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off potholing documentary from STV Productions.
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NewsBBC1 commissions celebrity gymnastics show
BBC1 has commissioned two new entertainment formats, including a Saturday night celebrity gymnastics competition.
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NewsShine TV brings Bear Grylls back to C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a series that will see him challenge 12 men to survive on a desert island for four weeks.
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NewsSBTV YouTube channel wins private equity backing
SBTV, the online music and entertainment channel, has secured private equity backing from Miroma Ventures.
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NewsUS comedy acquisitions extended
US comedies Mom, The Millers and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which have all been acquired by UK broadcasters, have been renewed for full series.
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NewsDavie unveils BBCW plans
BBC Worldwide boss Tim Davie has unveiled his global ambitions for the company, which include a new premium drama channel, increased investment in content and revamped plans for its global iPlayer service.
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NewsOnly Connect set for BBC2 switch
BBC4 is trialling three new quiz formats following a decision to move cult show Only Connect to BBC2.
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NewsITV's Thorogood and Discovery's Thornton headline RTS event
ITV commissioner Katy Thorogood and Discovery’s Sarah Thornton are among the guests at the RTS Futures latest networking event, which focuses on popular factual and features programming.
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NewsDynamo heads to Asia
Dynamo Magician Impossible is heading to Asia after Passion Distribution sold his UKTV magic series to RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network.