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NewsParents TV complaints site launched
A new website backed by the BBC Trust, Ofcom and Atvod will offer parents a place to report TV content they consider inappropriate.
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NewsC5 acquires Dallas remake
Channel 5 has secured the exclusive rights to a forthcoming remake of US drama series Dallas.
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NewsC4 News studio begins revamp
Channel 4 News has moved to a virtual studio temporarily as its regular studio is refurbished as the long-running overhaul comes to an end.
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NewsCanis branches out into local TV
Canis Media has launched a new division targeting businesses that want to set-up local TV services.
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NewsOfcom to probe ITV1 IRA gaffe
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the high-profile error that saw video game footage mistakenly feature in a hard-hitting ITV1 documentary about the IRA.
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NewsC4's Athletics coverage draws 254 complaints
The presenters of Channel 4’s athletics coverage continued to draw complaints from viewers throughout September - while the decision to drop US comedy Friends sparked less than 60 calls.
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NewsBectu: BBC strikes before Christmas
The BBC will be hit by strikes this side of Christmas if the corporation does not reconsider its 2,000 job cuts, Bectu has claimed.
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NewsUnreported World gains undercover access in Syria
A crew from Channel 4’s Unreported World, has just returned from Syria as one of the only teams to have gained access without official permission to the country and filming undercover.
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NewsBBC cuts at-a-glance
Browse Broadcastnow’s full coverage of the BBC cuts, following the Delivering Quality First proposals.
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NewsDoctor to battle Guy Fawkes in online game
The BBC is launching a Doctor Who adventure game set in 1605, in which the Timelord will battle to stop Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot.
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NewsDerren Brown to train celebrity assassin for C4
Derren Brown is to attempt to hypnotise a member of the public into ‘killing’ a celebrity in his new series.
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NewsBBC TV and radio to lose 10% of staff
The BBC’s TV and radio divisions are set to lose roughly 10% of their staff under Delivering Quality First, corporation figures reveal.
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NewsC5 unveils two-screen Big Brother game
Channel 5 has launched a two-screen playalong game for Big Brother and plans to roll out further interactive services with platform provider JadeWorld.
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NewsITV1 serves fresh Dinner Date
ITV1’s hit cookery dating show Dinner Date is to return for its biggest serving ever.
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NewsBBC: Danny Baker show may air outside London
A campaign to save Danny Baker’s BBC London radio show from closure may have jumped the gun, according to BBC sources.
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NewsSky drama to Strike back for a third series
Sky1 has ordered a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ Strike Back that will again be co-produced with Cinemax / HBO.
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NewsE4 greenlights Desperate Scousewives
Desperate Scousewives, Splash Media’s Liverpool based structured reality series has been officially commissioned as an eight part series for E4.
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NewsXbox inks deals with BBC, C4 and C5
The BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have signed distribution deals with Microsoft Xbox which will see their VoD services roll out via the gaming platform.
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NewsMore than half BBC2 schedule will be repeats
Repeats will account for more than half the BBC2 schedule under DQF proposals put forward today.
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NewsThompson: BBC cuts could dent audience figures
Cuts being made to the BBC could result in a reduction in audience figures, but viewers’ appreciation of its output will be maintained, Mark Thompson has said.