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NewsWorld Service should be protected say MPs
The Foreign Affairs Committee has condemned the government’s move to cut BBC World Service funding by 16%, and called for the decision to be reversed.
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NewsRadio 1 fails to meet age targets
Radio 1 has failed to reduce the average age of its listeners at all, two years after the BBC Trust put forward its review.
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NewsRed Dwarf X set for autumn 2012
Classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is set to make a return to Dave next autumn as broadcaster UKTV gets close to a recommission.
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NewsITV poaches C4 marketing boss
ITV has lured Channel 4 marketer Rufus Radcliffe to become the company’s new group marketing and research director.
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NewsSky Arts to broadcast festivals in 3D
Sky Arts is to air 12 music festivals this summer including Cambridge Folk Festival, Download and Lovebox - with two broadcast in 3D.
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NewsClaudia Winkleman to host C4 chat show
Channel 4 has confirmed that Claudia Winkleman will be the host of a new comedy chat show due to start next month.
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NewsChildren 'watching too much TV'
As children break up from school for their Easter holidays, almost three-quarters of parents are worrying they will spend most of it in front of the TV, according to new research.
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NewsMisfits' Sheehan to leave in online special
Robert Sheehan is leaving superhero series Misfits and will be written out of the programme in a special online episode.
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NewsKatie Price rejects C4's Tramadol defence
Katie Price has said the boss of Channel 4 showed “a lack of judgment that cannot be acceptable” after he defended the organisation over jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsCoalition formed to fight S4C cuts
A coalition of unions and campaigners has been formed to fight the government-imposed cuts being faced by S4C.
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NewsYouTube moves to stream live events
YouTube has rolled out a dedicated live TV section with plans to enable thousands of channel partners to also stream content live.
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NewsC4's Facejacker to return
Facejacker will return to Channel 4 for a second series with comedian Kayvan Novak donning the prosthetics once again.
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NewsBBC Drama Writers Academy open for submissions
The BBC has opened its doors to budding screenwriters with the return of its Drama Writers Academy.
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NewsConstable joins Arqiva for digital push
Channel 5’s former director of strategy Charles Constable has joined Arqiva to head up a new digital platforms division.
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NewsC4 boss Abraham writes to Kate Price
The head of Channel 4 has written to Katie Price declaring that the broadcaster “never set out to offend” after she complained about jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsBBC 'to sell magazine portfolio for £100m'
The BBC’s magazine portfolio, including the Radio Times, is set to be sold for up to £100 million, with the private equity firm that owns thetrainline.com emerging as a frontrunner to win the bidding war, it has been claimed.
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NewsDickson quits C4 for Dragonfly
Channel 4 deputy head of documentaries Simon Dickson is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Productions, the indie behind One Born Every Minute and The Family.
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NewsDave maps out UK’s comedy landscape
UKTV comedy channel Dave is launching an interactive map of the UK that allows viewers to browse more than 4,000 comedy venues ahead of the second series of Dave’s One Night Stand.
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NewsITV1 acquires CGI dino film
ITV1 has acquired the rights to March of the Dinosaurs, a feature-length CGI film tracing the 1,000-mile migration once trekked by the extinct beasts.
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NewsC5 head of digital departs
Jonathan Lewis, head of digital at Channel 5, is leaving the broadcaster after 15 years to become managing director of music site Vevo.