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NewsYesterday uncovers Treasure Detectives
UKTV-owned factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired US reality series Treasure Detectives after striking a deal with Endemol.
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NewsBT Sport signs lower league football
Barnet, Luton and Grimsby Town will be among the teams to feature on BT Sport next month after the emerging broadcaster struck a deal with The Football Conference for Conference Premier games.
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NewsCF Forum: Cohen criticises Tom Archer's attack on commissioning
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has criticised Tom Archer’s attack on UK commissioning processes, arguing the system “is not broken”.
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NewsNAO: No evidence of fraud in BBC payoffs
The National Audit Office (NAO) has made clear that it uncovered no evidence of illegality during its investigation into the excessive payoffs handed to senior BBC managers.
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NewsBBC embraces hotspots for Luther trailer
BBC1 has tapped into video hot spotting technology to support the return of Luther for a third series.
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NewsCF Forum: Zeebox to boot up kids service
Social TV provider Zeebox is considering launching a standalone second screen service for kids.
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NewsCF Forum: ITV eyes contemporary drama
ITV is pushing ahead with plans to develop contemporary dramas outside of the crime genre and is hunting for a Doc Martin-style series.
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NewsRoger Mosey quits BBC for Cambridge
Roger Mosey is to leave the BBC to join the University of Cambridge just two months after becoming the corporation’s editorial director.
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NewsBBC2 strikes deal for Martin Luther King doc
BBC2 has commissioned an international co-pro following Martin Luther King’s 1963 march on Washington, in association with US network PBS and French broadcaster France 3.
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NewsSavile scandal slows FOI response times for BBC
The BBC was late to respond to nearly 30% of the freedom of information requests it received in the first half of 2013 as a result of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsMichael Palin stars in WWI drama
Michael Palin is to return to TV drama in a story set on the battlefields of World War I, written by Ian Hislop.
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NewsC4 Murder Trial: court on camera
Channel 4’s unprecedented look inside a Scottish murder court is unlikely to prompt a flood of filming requests into restricted areas of the judicial system, its producers have claimed.
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NewsRoly Keating returns £375k payoff
Former BBC archive director Roly Keating has handed back his £375,000 payoff after the National Audit Office found that the process to award it was “seriously deficient”.
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NewsPurnell defends Trust over payoffs
James Purnell has described a damning report on BBC payoffs as “humbling” - but claimed it is unfair to blame the BBC Trust for not preventing the bumper severance deals.
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NewsCohen warns talent over 'inappropriate conduct'
Danny Cohen has written to an on-screen BBC star to warn them about their inappropriate behaviour, the new director of television has revealed.
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NewsTurner poaches new kids head from Disney
Patricia Hidalgo has left Disney after 15 years to work for rival kids channel brand Turner International.
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NewsBBC staff payoffs ‘put public trust at risk’
The BBC has been lambasted for putting “public trust at risk” after spending nearly £370m on staff payoffs over the past eight years.
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NewsCDN gets digital revamp
ITV has rebooted the Creative Diversity Network’s online presence in its bid to transform it into a one-stop, interactive hub for companies seeking to boost diversity among their staff.
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NewsUnions extend BBC ballot after pay offer
The broadcasting unions have agreed to extend their strike ballot over the BBC’s 2013-14 pay after the corporation tabled a fresh offer.