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NewsPact and PSBs agree personal data guidelines
Cross-industry guidelines have been agreed for the first time between Pact and the four PSBs over how producers and crews should handle sensitive data obtained from their work.
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NewsQVC plans HD and extra channels after studio move
Shopping channel QVC has moved into a new £35m studio as it prepares to broadcast in HD and launch two new 24-hour channels later this year.
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NewsUniversal Channel to air US Prime Suspect remake
Universal Channel has acquired exclusive rights to the US remake of police drama Prime Suspect.
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NewsCable explains BSkyB intervention thinking
Business Secretary Vince Cable has told the Leveson Inquiry he believed there was less case for intervention in Northern and Shell’s acquisition of Channel 5 than News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB because of the difference in news provision and market share.
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NewsBBCW plans global broadcast of Diamond Jubilee
BBC Worldwide will air coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations across five continents this weekend.
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NewsThompson: politicians must decide over Scottish BBC
Mark Thompson has said the politicians must establish whether the BBC could be carved up to create a separate Scottish entity, rather than the broadcaster itself.
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NewsC5 orders Raw Cut police chase doc
Channel 5 has ordered a two-part blue light special from Raw Cut featuring footage of high-speed police chases.
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NewsFood Inspectors to return to BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a second series of The Food Inspectors and is moving it to the 8pm slot.
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NewsBig Brother helps C5 into profit
Northern & Shell has announced its first full-year accounts since taking control of Channel 5, reporting an increase in group revenues of almost 40%.
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NewsC4 chooses MDMA for Drugs Live
Channel 4’s controversial Drugs Live will investigate the impact of MDMA on the human body, Broadcast understands.
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NewsThe Voice tops iPlayer charts
BBC1 talent show The Voice was the most viewed show on the iPlayer in March and April, with around 1.5m requests for its biggest episodes.
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NewsDirk Gently falls victim to DQF
The holistic detective Dirk Gently has become the latest victim of the BBC’s cost-cutting initiative DQF.
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NewsMade In Chelsea's Spencer to front C5's The Bachelor
Channel 5 has recommissoned reality dating show The Bachelor, which will see Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews pick a girlfriend from a line-up of 24 single ladies.
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NewsRichards has applied for DG role, Ofcom confirms
Ofcom has confirmed that its chief executive Ed Richards has applied for the position of director general at the BBC.
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NewsParalympics to be streamed on C4 online and Sky
The Paralympic Games will be streamed on Sky, Channel4.com, as Channel 4 prepares to provide full rolling coverage of the 12 days of action.
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NewsDe Mol plans global brainstorm to re-tune The Voice
John de Mol is to lead a brainstorming session with The Voice creatives from around the world in a bid to improve the singing format’s live shows.
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NewsComment: a night of Bafta surprises
Last night’s Baftas saw a swathe of surprise wins, while ITV1’s controversial Fred West drama Appropriate Adult won a trio of acting awards.
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NewsFacejacker movie in the works
Facejacker star Kayvan Novak has revealed that he is working on plans to turn his Channel 4 prank show into a film.
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NewsRafaele and Humphreys handed new BBC roles
Former Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Aysha Rafaele has been made head of BBC in-house documentaries and Natalie Humphreys has been made pan-UK controller of factual network production as the BBC finalises its in-house team.
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NewsBafta TV Awards 2012: winners
The winners and nominees of the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards 2012.