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NewsJenkins quits BBC Scotland 'on matter of principle'
BBC Scotland's head of news and current affairs Blair Jenkins has quit in what is understood to be a protest over the ongoing job cuts within his department.
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NewsFreudenstein to stay within News Corp
BSkyB's chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein is to stay within the News Corp stable after being hired to run News Limited's new media empire.
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NewsThompson denies ban on Jonathan Ross clip
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that there is a blanket ban on showing Jonathan Ross's controversial interview with Conservative leader David Cameron.
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NewsDouble Jab opens Leeds office
London-based documentary and multi-media producer Double Jab Productions is to open a Leeds office.
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News'Move to Xfm was my idea' says Bacon
Capital drivetime DJ Richard Bacon has claimed it was his idea to move to back to Xfm, squashing suggestions he was axed after poor ratings.
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NewsFreeSat launch delayed until autumn 07
The launch of FreeSat - the BBC and ITV-backed free satellite service - looks set to be delayed until next autumn as no common standard for the service has been agreed upon.
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NewsNot much love for ITV1's reality island
ITV1's reality series Love Islandhad a tough time on its opening night with a lowly 3.2 million (15%) tuning in to the start of the second series at 9pm - forcing it into third place behind other reality offerings from BBC1 and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC appoints new head of Birmingham factual
The BBC has promoted executive producer Nick Patten to head up its Birmingham factual operation - the final appointment in outgoing factual director John Willis' reshuffle of the department.
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NewsC4 acquisition Brothers and Sisters to star Sally Field
Oscar winning actress Sally Field has joined the cast of the hyped new US drama Brothers and Sisters, recently snapped up by Channel 4.
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NewsSecond series commission for Planet Sketch
Decode Entertainment and Aardman Animations have been commissioned by Canada's Teletoon and CITV to make a second series of Planet Sketch.
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2waytraffic acquires format creator
Aim-listed interactive TV company 2waytraffic has acquired Dutch format developer Intellygents, the company behind Endemol International's new gameshow Take it or Leave It, for an initial consideration of Eu5 million.
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NewsITV gambles on a slice of American primetime
It's been nine years since ITV last aired a US series in primetime, but last week the channel finally bit the bullet and snapped up a drama from Lostcreator JJ Abrams, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsJowell to give audit office a role in licence fee
The BBC has survived an attempt to give the National Audit Office (NAO) full access to its books, but the NAO looks set to be given a role in assessing its future spending.
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Worldwide names channels CFO
BBC Worldwide continues to ramp up its channels business with the appointment of Philip Vincent as chief finance officer.
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NewsBBC America takes to The Street
BBC America has acquired Jimmy McGovern's latest BBC drama series The Streetas well as a feature-length episode of his multi-award-winning crime drama, Cracker.
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News87% of kids want mobile TV
Almost 90% of children would like to be able to watch TV on their mobiles, according to research exploring mobile phone use among 10-12 year olds carried out by Quaestor.
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French home for Southern Star's Meerkats
Australian distributor Southern Star International has sold series one and two of Meerkat Manorand all three series of Forensic Investigatorsto France's AB Droits.
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Distraction names new acquisitions manager
Canadian distributor Distraction Formats is looking to expand its slate of third-party formats, following the promotion of Nina Richardson to acquisitions manager in its London office.
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NewsGranada sells Ramsay and royals in Latin America
Granada International's recently opened Latin American office has struck a package of deals with Brazil's GloboSat and pan-regional channel A&E Latin America.
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NewsXfm hires head of music
Xfm has appointed Mike Walsh as the network's head of music following the departure of Nigel Harding.