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NewsHoarders set for C4 return in home makeover series
Channel 4 has ordered its second series on hoarding, which will follow shopaholics given the opportunity to sell their collections and make over their houses.
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NewsNBCU to close DivaTV
NBC Universal is to close DivaTV, the UK home of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Queer Eye For A Straight Guy, as it shifts its focus onto The Style Network.
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NewsWalking Dead app in watermarking first
FX UK is launching the first consumer-facing app to make use of audio watermarking to promote the forthcoming series of The Walking Dead.
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NewsPlum cooks up BBC2 show for Paris-based chef
BBC2 has ordered a cookery show introducing Croydon-born but Paris-trained chef Rachel Khoo.
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NewsPBS UK secures Clinton premiere
PBS UK has secured the world premiere of a new doc series about former US president Bill Clinton.
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MPs back creative skills scheme
A Skillset-backed report calling for better training across the creative sector has won the backing of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsThompson emails staff on DQF rejections
BBC director general Mark Thompson has written to staff to warn more cuts may have to be made following the Trust’s rejection of several of its Delivering Quality First plans.
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NewsBBC reveals iPlayer data usage plans
OXFORD: The BBC is working on “ambitious” plans to use licence fee payer data to serve online audiences better.
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NewsBBC local radio cuts rejected
The BBC will have to find a further £10m savings as the Trust has rejected proposals around cuts to local radio and current affairs.
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NewsBennett to outline BBC3 vision
BBC3 boss Zai Bennett is to explain his vision for the channel at the next RTS Futures event and will invite producers to pitch fresh ideas.
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NewsMoore picks up Lansdown's reins at BBC3
BBC head of documentaries Charlotte Moore is taking on the role vacated by Harry Lansdown earlier this month.
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NewsC4 docs get Oscar nominations
Two Channel 4-backed documentaries, Hell and Back Again and Saving Face, have been nominated for Oscars.
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NewsBBC wins praise for dangerous dogs doc
The Pet Education Trust (PET) has praised the BBC1 documentary Death Row Dogs for further highlighting concerns about the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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NewsVaizey: EPG reward for broadcasters that invest
OXFORD: The government is considering a major shake-up of the electronic programme guide to reward broadcasters that invest in UK content.
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NewsGypsy Blood sparks 289 complaints
Channel 4 documentary Gypsy Blood has sparked hundreds of complaints from viewers over scenes of dogs attacking deer and cock fighting.
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NewsC4 plans £450m spend on UK commissions
Channel 4 is planning on increasing its budget for UK commissions to £450m this year, chief executive David Abraham is expected to reveal today.
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NewsFME signs Netflix deal
Netflix will offer classic sitcom Men Behaving Badly and the UK premiere of Australian drama Satisfaction following a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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NewsC4 ideas hunt leads to New Year Revolution
A site encouraging users to stick to their new year’s resolutions and featuring talent from The Fat Fighters and Superscrimpers is the first project from C4’s push for ideas from non-traditional TV sources.
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NewsHarry Hill confirms TV Burp likely to end in March
Harry Hill has confirmed that the next series of TV Burp is likely to be the last.
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NewsBoseley exits Disney after 13 years
Disney UK’s vice president of programming and production Jonathan Boseley, who launched shows including Hannah Montana and High School Musical in the UK, has left the broadcaster.