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NewsShooting Stars' Bob Mortimer launches BBC comedy hunt
Bob Mortimer is fronting a new initiative to unearth and nurture new comedy talent from the North East.
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NewsLocal TV challenges revealed
An advisory body has delivered a sobering account of the commercial viability of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s local TV agenda.
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NewsBBC services under threat, Trust confirms
Services at the BBC are facing closure as part of an “urgent” review already underway, the BBC Trust chairman confirmed this morning.
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NewsJonathan Ross signs with French film channel
TV presenter Jonathan Ross has secured a deal with French film channel Cinémoi that will include hosting a series of programmes for the station.
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NewsBBC to publish more details on talent pay
The BBC will publish more detail on how much it pays its top talent and senior managers under plans announced today.
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News'Raunchy' X Factor draws 2,000 complaints
Raunchy performances during The X Factor final on Saturday have attracted around 2,000 complaints.
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NewsBBC Radio 3 rolls out HD Sound online
BBC Radio 3 is rolling out a high definition audio stream for live online streaming ahead of its wider deployment.
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NewsITV axes The Whole 19 Yards
ITV has axed Vernon Kay’s Saturday night entertainment show The Whole 19 Yards after just one series.
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NewsBBC to invite comments from ITV/Sky
The BBC will invite broadcasting rivals to comment on its performance and react to changes in areas of “market sensitivity”, Sir Michael Lyons has said.
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Shelagh Fogarty to leave 5 Live breakfast
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast host Shelagh Fogarty is to leave the show in May to take over the vacant lunchtime slot left by the departure of Gabby Logan.
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NewsC4 should boost regional spend, say MPs
Channel 4 should aim to spend 15% of its network budget on original shows from the UK’s nations and regions, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recommended.
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NewsSunday scores record TV audience
The biggest X Factor final on record and bumper ratings for Strictly Come Dancing helped TV to its biggest Sunday night audience in nearly 20 years.
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NewsMPs slam Andy Duncan's pay packet
MPs have criticised the “unacceptable” pay packet of Channel 4’s former chief executive Andy Duncan.
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NewsX Factor phone votes gross £5.4m
The X Factor stakeholders are likely to have grossed at least £5.4m from telephone voting during this year’s series.
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NewsITV and C4 sign with Sony PS3
ITV and Channel 4 programmes will be available to watch via Sony’s PlayStation 3 games consoles for the first time.
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NewsVine to step down as Panorama host
Panorama host Jeremy Vine is to step down from the programme at the end of the year.
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NewsSky to launch new HD EPG system
Sky is set to launch a separate electronic programme guide (EPG) numbering system for high-definition TV subscribers.
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NewsHunt claims BBC staff don't vote Tory
More BBC employees vote Labour or Liberal Democrat than Conservative, Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt has declared.
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NewsFood Network acquires new shows
Food Network and sister channel Fine Living Network have acquired six new programmes covering world cuisine and cultural hot spots.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.