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NewsUKTV brings back branding
Broadcaster to reintroduce corporate logo ahead of first channel launch since Really in 2009
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NewsBBC1 accepts Wall to Wall’s Gift
Wall to Wall is aiming to repeat the success of Who Do You Think You Are? and Long Lost Family with a BBC1 series reuniting people following significant events in their lives.
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NewsBectu drafts proposals to protect factual TV crews
Bectu wants the industry to consult on the newly created draft code of practice for factual TV producers as it continues to campaign for better working conditions in the genre.
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NewsBBC TV role a two-horse race
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen and BBC North director Peter Salmon are going head to head for the corporation’s director of television role, in what insiders are describing as a “two-horse race”.
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NewsITV candidates line up for commissioning roles
A number of internal candidates are thought to be vying for high profile ITV commissioning roles as the broadcaster prepares to reshape its team.
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NewsC4 hails diverse drama slate
Channel 4 has unveiled one of its broadest drama slates in years, with head of drama Piers Wenger hailing the selection of strong authored perspectives behind very different pieces of work.
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NewsSky’s indie sector spending revealed
The true value to the indie sector of BSkyB’S £600m commitment to British content has emerged for the first time through Broadcast’s Indie Survey 2013.
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NewsC4 unveils Grand National trailer
Channel 4 has unveiled its trailer for the Grand National as it prepares to air the iconic race for the first time.
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NewsBectu and NUJ vote for BBC strikes
The BBC faces its second staff walkout of the year after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted to strike over job cuts and working conditions.
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NewsToday editor candidates emerge
A number of senior journalists and editors across BBC news have emerged as potential candidates to become editor of flagship Radio 4 breakfast show the Today programme.
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NewsC4's Raphael exits to Dragonfly
Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Mark Raphael is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Film and Television.
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NewsMiranda Hart to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth for BBC1
Miranda Hart is to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth about his 70 years in showbusiness as part of a special programme for BBC1.
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NewsBBC wins big at RTS Programme Awards
The BBC dominated the RTS Programme Awards 2012, claiming 18 of the 28 awards available on a night which saw the Olympics and the BBC Sport head of major events honoured.
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NewsS4C Commercial hires former Universal Music exec
S4C Commercial has appointed the former chief financial officer of Universal Music UK to the new position of head of commercial development.
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NewsC4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.
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NewsChannel 5 in talks with Tyson Fury
Channel 5 is in negotiations to show British boxer Tyson Fury’s debut fight in the US, despite reports that the channel is planning to pull the plug on its boxing coverage.
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NewsC4 snaps up French zombie drama
Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.
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NewsUTV performance slips after year of "two halves"
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV has reported a slight drop in its overall performance after a year in which the chairman characterised the advertising market as a “game of two halves”.
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NewsBBCW offloads Lonely Planet for £50m
BBC Worldwide has finalised the sale of Lonely Planet to US billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2 Media for £51m - nearly £80m less than it originally paid for the brand.
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NewsComic Relief receives almost 3,000 complaints
Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief skit as the Archbishop of Canterbury drew almost 3,000 complaints as the charity event failed to strike the right tone with some viewers.