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NewsBBC3 joins Comedy Unit’s Secret Dude Society
Edinburgh Fringe act Pappy’s has won an order for a studio sitcom for BBC3.
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NewsParthenon rebrands as Sky Vision
Distributor Parthenon Media Group will be renamed Sky Vision following its acquisition by BSkyB and has revealed its first slate for Mipcom next month.
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NewsC4 to follow life of triple-amputee photo journalist
Photo journalist Giles Duley’s attempts to readjust to life after having three limbs blown off in Afghanistan will be the focus of a 60-minute Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsSergeant returns to aviation with Sea King
Broadcaster John Sergeant will tap into his aviation knowledge for a BBC2 film exploring the history of the Sea King military helicopter.
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NewsSky ‘fit and proper’ to hold TV licence
Ofcom has ruled that Sky is a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting licence but criticised former chairman James Murdoch’s conduct in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsEntwistle still hunting BBC cuts
BBC director general George Entwistle has revealed that the corporation is running a pilot scheme in which a small roving team of staff are visit various departments in a bid to find radical savings.
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NewsLocal TV licences awarded in Norwich, Bristol and Cardiff
Regional publishing group Archant has won the local TV licence in Norwich, while consortium Made Television has picked up licences in Bristol and Cardiff.
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Zodiak secures Macqueen's Aung San Suu Kyi film
Zodiak Rights has acquired forthcoming BBC2 documentary Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice for sale around the world.
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NewsSky's Butt exits for Watershed
Sky’s commissioning editor of factual entertainment Sadia Butt has left the broadcaster after 18 months to become an executive producer at Watershed TV.
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NewsBBC2 puts faith in more religious programming
BBC2 is looking for more religious programmes that move beyond “dogma and politics” and look at the everyday life of believers.
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NewsSky strengthens film offering in Warner Bros deal
Sky has secured a major new deal with Warner Bros that will bring blockbusters such as The Dark Knight Rises and Sherlock Holmes to the platform.
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NewsBBC4 commissions Indian surrogates doc
The Indian surrogacy industry will be the subject of a new documentary for BBC4.
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NewsBT Sports could be among Xbox content targets
Xbox could be among the distribution platforms for BT’s forthcoming sports channel further to the creation of a role dedicated to managing content from ISPs and telcos.
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NewsPBS to air US election coverage
PBS America is to air over 100 hours of coverage of the US presidential election contest between Obama and Romney as the channel takes its first live feed from the US.
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NewsMTV to launch fashion website
Viacom International Media Networks is launching an international fashion and style platform across Europe in October.
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News24 Hours in A&E exec named BBC commissioner
24 Hours in A&E executive producer Tom McDonald has joined the BBC as a factual commissioning executive.
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NewsEntwistle reveals focus on quality - and Thomson's departure
New BBC director general George Entwistle has pledged to focus on improving the corporation’s creative quality and revealed that Caroline Thomson will leave as part of his first major restructure.
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NewsJake Humphrey quits BBC to front BT football coverage
BBC Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is to become the anchor of BT’s Premier League football coverage.
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NewsITV set for licence renewal
ITV could have its licence renewed for another decade without any major changes to terms of the licence.
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NewsSTV teams with Kinetic for C4 comedy
STV Productions and Kinetic Content are developing a primetime comedy format for Channel 4 with backing from 4Rights.