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NewsITV hails first steps on transformation plan
ITV’s five-year transformation plan is starting to make progress after the broadcaster posted revenues of more than £1bn.
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NewsITV Player launches on Freesat
ITV Player has rolled out on Freesat as the broadcaster continues to strike on-demand distribution deals.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints director
The BBC has appointed a new director of BBC Wales, replacing Menna Richards who left in February.
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NewsBBC3 on-demand viewing exceeds original broadcast
More people are watching BBC3’s top programmes through catch up services and repeats than on their original broadcast, figures published today have shown.
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NewsFox promotes Thorp to European role
Jason Thorp, UK managing director of Fox International Channels, has been promoted to executive vice president of content for Europe and Africa following a restructure.
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NewsFX to keep Walking Dead window closed
The return of zombie drama The Walking Dead will air in the UK less than a week after its premiere in the US in a bid to tackle piracy.
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NewsBBC local radio to follow Olympic hopefuls
All 40 of the BBC’s local radio stations will chart the highs and lows of athletes as they train and prepare leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsYesterday swings into Sixties season
History channel Yesterday has acquired a raft of acquisitions covering Bobby Moore, Carnaby Street and The Beatles to form a season dedicated to the 1960s.
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NewsITV to report stable start to year
ITV is set to report steady trading for the first half of the year and will be handed an advertising boost by Red or Black? in the autumn.
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NewsITV1 crime dramas to return
ITV has ordered second series of Scott & Bailey and Monroe as part of a slew of drama recommissions.
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NewsC4 to air Amy Winehouse tributes
Channel 4 will this week pay tribute to troubled singer Amy Winehouse who died on Saturday.
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NewsBBC: full service cuts unlikely
The BBC believes it can make its 20% cuts for Delivery Quality First without closing full services, and has ruled out cutting local radio or merging it with Radio 5 Live.
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NewsDiscovery to revisit Oslo tragedy
The massacre in Oslo in which at least 93 people were killed will be the subject of a fast turnaround documentary for Discovery.
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NewsNUJ urges review of "dodgy" licence fee deal
Reports that the Conservatives changed its licence fee policy after a request from James Murdoch have prompted the NUJ to demand last year’s settlement be scrapped.
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NewsKate Little to leave ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ director of business affairs Kate Little has become the second senior manager to announce their departure from the company in recent weeks.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up new Merlin
Merlin, BBC1’s Saturday night fantasy drama, has been commissioned for a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah to return
Cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been recommissioned for a second and third run by UKTV channel Good Food.
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NewsBBC3 calls time on Two Pints
Long-running sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps has been cancelled by BBC3 controller Zai Bennett.
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NewsSky reveals fresh comedies
A playground comedy, a talent show-cum-gameshow and a hidden camera series from Ant & Dec’s Gallowgate Productions are among Sky 1’s line up for autumn.