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NewsBBC to cap redundancy payouts
BBC redundancy packages such as Mark Byford’s £1m pay-off will be a thing of the past under proposals being put forward to the BBC Trust as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsC4 eyes second playalong show
Channel 4 is working with Twofour on a project that could become the interactive gameshow follow-up to The Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsDoc-makers slam ITV YouTube slip
Documentary-makers have highlighted the dangers of sourcing archive clips from YouTube as they rail against an ITV1 film that presented footage from a video game as real.
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NewsSky buys cult satire show
Sky Arts has bought the first series of satirical news show The Onion News Network from international distributor Starz.
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NewsSomethin’ Else to create virtual soap for C4 online
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a virtual “soap opera improvised by robots” from digital indie Somethin’ Else.
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NewsLittleford steps up as iPlayer launches in Australia
Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager of BBC Worldwide’s global iPlayer, expanding his responsibilities as the service launches in another territory.
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NewsBBC3 puts jobs on Hire site
BBC3’s Up For Hire season is being given a bumper multiplatform project, which features job adverts, online-only films, extensive advice and a careers questionnaire.
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NewsJain sets sights on young viewers at old-skewing ITV2
Angela Jain has made driving down the average age of the ITV2 audience one of her key strategic aims.
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NewsImpossible partners Kindle on CGI series for CBeebies
CBeebies has ordered a CGI animated dinosaur series from the children’s division of Impossible Pictures, the indie responsible for dino-drama Primeval, and Kindle Entertainment.
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NewsFirecracker gives MTV platform to bullying victims
MTV International has ordered a one-off documentary from Firecracker Films tackling bullying, which will air across its non-US network, along with global documentary series Hoods, which takes celebrities back to their roots.
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NewsCBeebies picks up reworked version of Waybuloo
CBeebies has acquired a reworking of The Foundation’s popular pre-school show Waybuloo, which is narrated by Come Dine With Me’s Dave Lamb.
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NewsDaybreak's head of news leaves
Daybreak’s head of news Alan Rook is stepping down with immediate effect.
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NewsBBC3 axes Doctor Who Confidential
Zai Bennett has axed spin off show Doctor Who Confidential as part of his move to focus finances on the 9pm and 10:30pm slots.
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NewsITV's IRA doc featured video game footage
The first film in ITV1’s new investigative journalism strand Exposure presented footage from a video game as factual evidence.
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NewsChannel 6 unveils fresh local TV plans
Channel 6, one of the most vocal bidders for Jeremy Hunt’s local TV plans, has confirmed that it will attempt to secure the licence for London.
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NewsBBC Trust considers proposals to leave Birmingham
Proposals for the BBC’s network productions to quit Birmingham have been put forward to the Trust, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsC4 orders Renovation Game
Channel 4 has ordered a property series that will see homes being revamped in a bid to raise their value by £15,000.
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NewsObjective conjures up Christmas specials
Objective Productions has landed two Christmas orders from Channel 5 looking back at memorable events in the history of magic and celebrity highs and lows throughout the year.
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NewsBBC facing strikes in Wales
The BBC is facing a 24 hour strike by staff in Cardiff and Bangor, who are taking action in protest against compulsory redundancies.
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NewsBrits director joins X Factor
A former Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize director has joined ITV’s The X Factor to direct the forthcoming live shows.