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NewsBafta hunts Breakthrough Brits
Bafta is seeking nominations for new talent initiative, Breakthrough Brits, which will support future stars of film, TV and games.
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NewsDame Linda Dobbs leads Stuart Hall inquiry
Retired high court judge Dame Linda Dobbs is to lead an investigation into the conduct of former Radio 5 Live presenter Stuart Hall at the BBC.
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NewsVirgin Media bulks up streaming service
Virgin Media has added a further 11 live channels including ITV and Viacom’s bouquet of channels to its Virgin TV Anywhere streaming service.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Hardy for wildlife doc
The Dark Knight star Tom Hardy is to produce and front a new documentary series about wildlife poaching in Africa for ITV.
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NewsBBC foots Lord McAlpine legal bill
The BBC has agreed to pay Lord McAlpine a further £117,000 in legal costs after an erroneous Newsnight report implicated the Tory peer in child abuse claims.
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NewsITVS shops Mr Selfridge to Canada
ITV period drama Mr Selfridge is headed to Canada after the broadcaster struck a deal with Vision TV.
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NewsSky's Make Me A Millionaire Inventor goes global
Sky1’s forthcoming factual entertainment series Make Me A Millionaire Inventor has been sold around the world ahead of its UK debut.
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NewsBBCW bolsters European VoD
BBC Worldwide is to improve the metadata supporting its VoD content across Europe following a deal with TV intelligence provider EBS.
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NewsBBC apologises over Clare Balding sexuality joke
The BBC has admitted that it was “wrong” to broadcast a Radio 5 Live quiz show which discussed “curing” Clare Balding of homosexuality.
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NewsBBC beefs up child protection policies
The BBC has formed a high-level child protection steering group as part of a number of changes to its policies on working with young people following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsKaroline Copping exits C4
Channel 4 features commissioner Karoline Copping is leaving the broadcaster following the conclusion of her fixed term contract.
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NewsITV and C4 rapped for breaking sponsorship rules
ITV detective dramas and More4’s Crufts coverage have been censured by Ofcom for breaching strict programme sponsorship rules.
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NewsC5 schedules First Great Western doc
The staff of train company First Great Western are to feature in the latest Twofour / GroupM Entertainment co-production for Channel 5.
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NewsITV confirms Spanish format deal with Endemol
ITV has confirmed it has ordered a remake of Endemol’s Spanish talent format Your Face Sounds Familiar.
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NewsRoach beefs up Sky drama team
Sky has hired Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road executive producer Cameron Roach as a senior drama commissioner.
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NewsTax break training levies revealed
High end TV, animation and film productions using tax breaks will be levied 0.5% of their core UK expenditure to address skills shortages.
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NewsProgramme makers bid to improve TV training
A group of programme makers, including the lead director of Newsnight, have joined forces to lobby for a better standard of training in the industry.
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NewsReggie Yates writes and directs Random Acts film
The Voice UK host Reggie Yates is to make his writing and directing debut in a short film for Channel 4’s arts strand Random Acts.
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NewsViacom carriage deal shakes up Virgin EPG
MTV has cemented its place as a general entertainment channel on the Virgin Media platform after its parent company struck a wide-ranging carriage renewal with the cable operator.
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NewsC5 orders three Myra Hindley murder docs
Channel 5 has ordered three documentaries about Moors murderer Myra Hindley from Nine Lives Media.