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NewsBBC World Service handed £8m boost
The BBC World Service is to plough £8m into digital and multiplatform news initiatives in a bid to reach younger audiences.
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NewsITV buys stake in Teen Wolf indie DiGa
ITV has acquired DiGa Vision, the US indie responsible for MTV’s remake of Teen Wolf.
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NewsBBC3's Uncle back for second series
Baby Cow Productions sitcom Uncle is to return after BBC3 ordered a second series.
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NewsBlack Beauty set for UK return
Clasic TV series The New Adventures of Black Beauty is to return to UK screens following a 15 year absence after Horse & Country TV acquired the rights to the show.
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NewsSky in court over Must Be The Music
Sky has been accused of format infringement over Princess Productions’ talent contest Must Be The Music.
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NewsBBC policy chief John Tate departs
John Tate, the BBC’s former director of policy and strategy, has left the corporation for a job in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsSaul Nassé to leave the BBC
The BBC’s controller of learning Saul Nassé is to leave the corporation after nearly 24 years.
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NewsCourt of Appeal re-opens Sky pay-TV ruling
The eight-year feud between Sky and pay-TV rivals including BT over the wholesale price of its sports channels is set to continue after the Court of Appeal made a fresh judgement.
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NewsSky stumps ITV with IPL deal
Sky Sports has beaten ITV to the rights to show Indian Premier League cricket from 2015.
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NewsSusanna Reid in talks to host ITV breakfast show
BBC Breakfast host Susanna Reid is in talks to join ITV to host its Daybreak replacement after it emerged that Lorraine Kelly will leave to focus on an extended run of her own programme.
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NewsThinkbox: linear TV viewing remains strong
Viewers watched an average of 98.5% of TV via a television set in 2013, down 0.3% from the previous year, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
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NewsSky 1 lands Samsung-backed talent show
Sky1 has ordered a Fresh One-produced talent contest backed by Samsung and featuring judges including Idris Elba and Gizzi Erskine.
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NewsUKTV relocates to eco-friendly HQ
UKTV is to move into eco-friendly headquarters designed by the company behind Google’s London base and Jay Z’s management offices.
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NewsITV confirms Cilla Black drama
ITV has confirmed that Jeff Pope’s latest project will chart the rise of Cilla Black, with the Liverpudlian songstress being played by Sheridan Smith.
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News4Shorts heads to Paralympic Winter Games
Five of the biggest stars of the British team taking part in the Paralympic Winter Games 2014 are to be profiled in a series of online films hosted on Channel 4’s website.
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NewsCost of EastEnders revamp revealed
Plans to rebuild the exterior EastEnders set at Elstree Studios will cost the BBC more than £15m, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC Academy and Skillset tackle skills shortage
The BBC Academy has launched five initiatives for freelancers designed to address a range of skills shortages across the industry.
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NewsBBC's Bradbury moves into factual team
BBC daytime commissioner Lindsay Bradbury is to move into the corporation’s factual commissioning team following the departure of Tanya Shaw.
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NewsVirgin Media passes 2m TiVo subs
Virgin Media has passed the 2m subscriber mark for its connected TV service TiVo - but lost nearly 50,000 TV subs over the previous 12 months.
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NewsAcclaimed author pens BBC2 gay spy drama
Tom Rob Smith, the acclaimed author behind Child 44, is to create a BBC2 drama series about a gay spy.