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NewsDesmond lieutenant handed control of C5
Northern & Shell has handed operational control of Channel 5 to Paul Dunthorne, an executive who has worked with Richard Desmond for 18 years including a long spell running adult broadcaster Portland TV.
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NewsC4 orders Leveson doc - and riles MP
A Conservative MP has questioned Channel 4’s impartiality after the broadcaster ordered a Films of Record doc about the Leveson inquiry, presented by Hugh Grant.
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NewsBBC dominates Griersons
Documentaries first shown on the BBC swept the board at the Grierson Awards 2012 scooping half of the awards.
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NewsLocal TV hits funding snag
The government’s local TV vision has hit a snag after the European Commission (EC) delayed sanctioning £25m of capital funding for the project.
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NewsJonathan Ross lands ITV film show
Jonathan Ross will front a movie review show for ITV which he claims will be “much bigger” than his BBC film series.
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NewsCrufts final moved to C4 for first time
The final of pedigree dog show Crufts will be shown on Channel 4 rather than More 4 for the first time in 2013.
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NewsOfcom investigating live Emmerdale episode
Ofcom is investigating whether a violent scene in the live episode of Emmerdale to commemorate the soap’s 40th anniversary breached its rules.
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NewsSky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform.
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NewsSky wins trademark dispute
BSkyB has won a high court trade dispute over the branding of its new IPTV service.
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NewsMcKellen and Jacobi to star in ITV sitcom
Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi will star in an ITV1 studio sitcom following an ageing gay couple whose lives are turned upside down with the entrance of a young neighbour.
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NewsE4 extends Body Shockers brand
E4 is to build on its Body Shockers factual entertainment brand with a new series fronted by Real Hustle star Jessica-Jane Clement.
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PBS to keep Sky channel slot - for now
PBS America has mothballed plans to move from Sky’s Entertainment section of the EPG to its Documentary section.
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NewsDarlow Smithson lands Discovery superstorm doc
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a Superstorm Sandy fast turnaround doc that will air on Discovery Channel US and then around the world.
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NewsMiller: BBC may face public inquiry over Savile
Culture secretary Maria Miller has warned the BBC it could face a public inquiry over the Jimmy Savile scandal if its own reviews fail to get to the bottom of the affair.
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NewsAbraham pledges risk-taking future for C4
Channel 4’s David Abraham has hinted at controversial forthcoming shows on topics such as end of life care and human tissue in a wide-ranging 30th anniversary speech highlighting the broadcaster’s free speech credentials.
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NewsBBC3 'broke service licence' during Olympics
The BBC Trust has rapped BBC3 for breaching its service licence during the Olympic Games.
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NewsVideo strategy boosts X Factor’s online views
A push to make the full range of The X Factor content available on a multiplatform basis has helped drive a record number of views for the current series of the ITV1 show.
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NewsESPN Cricinfo windows 8 app
Cricket website ESPN Cricinfo has launched an app that has been optimised for Windows 8 devices.
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NewsDanny Baker’s BBC London radio show axed
Danny Baker’s BBC London radio show is to be axed as part of efforts to save £1m under the Delivering Quality First initiative.
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NewsSky entertainment spend up by £17m
Sky has reported a 5% growth in operating profit for the three months to end September as spend on entertainment shows such as Sinbad increased by £17m.