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NewsBBC committee hearing: At a glance
Tony Hall faced MPs on the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee for the first time as BBC director general yesterday.
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NewsJay Hunt quashes departure rumours
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has denied she has any plans to leave the broadcaster after being linked to the NBC News president job and BBC director of TV role.
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NewsDG defends Helen Boaden radio hire
Tony Hall has defended the appointment of Helen Boaden as director of radio after she was criticised over the Jimmy Savile affair.
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NewsHall: North Korea doc needed written consent
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted the corporation should have sought written consent from the students that accompanied a Panorama team to North Korea - but resisted calls for an independent review into the trip.
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NewsBBC wants £150,000 cap on severance pay
Lord Hall has revealed plans to cap redundancy and severance pay at the BBC at £150,000 for all senior managers.
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NewsHunt and Abraham to hear indie concerns
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham and chief creative officer Jay Hunt will listen to concerns about C4’s creative processes at a Pact council meeting next week.
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NewsKlein in the frame for ITV head of factual role
A number of external candidates have emerged as contenders to become ITV’s next head of factual, including BBC4 controller Richard Klein.
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NewsRDF rewards execs behind wins
RDF TV has won two BBC factual series commissions and promoted the pair of executives behind them to key positions.
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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsBafta Craft winner to test 4K
Bafta Craft Special Award recipient and multi-camera director Hamish Hamilton is about to start testing the use of 4K cameras on fashion and music shows.
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NewsBedell: Vicious puts ITV back in comedy game
Upcoming gay sitcom Vicious is the clearest signal yet that ITV is back in the comedy game, according to director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.
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NewsBBC1 clocks up cost of living season
One of Danny Cohen’s final season commissions as controller of BBC1 is a look at the cost of living through five single docs, a two-parter and a Watchdog spin-off series.
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NewsBBC1 controller: hunt begins
Speculation over who would replace Danny Cohen as BBC1 controller sparked into life just minutes after he was unveiled as the BBC’s next director of television.
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NewsCohen promises creativity and innovation
Danny Cohen wants to bring an emphasis on creativity and innovation to the BBC director of television role when he starts work next month.
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NewsA+E Networks’ H2 orders first original UK series
A+E Networks’ history channel H2 has ordered its first original series in the UK ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsC4's The Intern bumped to 11pm
Hilary Devey’s first Channel 4 vehicle, The Intern, has been buried in an 11pm slot for the rest of the series.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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NewsDavid Attenborough returns to Eden
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has ordered a beefed up second season of David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities.
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News"Strong possibility" no election debates in 2015
BBC head of political programmes Sue Inglish has warned of a “strong possibility” that there will be no TV debates in the run up to the 2015 general election due to a lack of commitment from the political parties.
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NewsBroadchurch breaks Twitter drama records
The final episode of ITV’s Broadchurch generated more than 260,000 Twitter messages on Tuesday, a record amount of traffic for a UK drama.