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NewsPay-TV should tap into social media
Pay-TV providers must embrace social recommendation and discovery services to encourage viewers to upgrade existing subscription packages and buy more video-on demand content, according to connected TV experts Futurescape.
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NewsTrust in BBC drops by a third, study shows
The British public’s trust in the BBC has dropped by nearly a third since the early 1980s, according to a survey of British Social Attitudes published today.
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NewsJordan condemns Frankie Boyle repeat
Katie Price has condemned Channel 4 for repeating Frankie Boyle’s show containing a controversial joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsUnions ballot over ITV pay rise
Bectu, the NUJ and Unite are balloting members who work at ITV, over the company’s pay increase for next year.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into Frankie Boyle’s show after Katie Price complained about a joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsChiles to host ITV1 chatshow
Adrian Chiles is to host a weekly topical chatshow for ITV1 next year that will see the Daybreak anchor round-up the biggest news stories of the week.
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NewsBBC could raise £1bn from Worldwide sale
BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm, could be partially privatised to raise up to £2 billion and allow the BBC to spearhead growth in exports from Britain’s creative industries, according to reports.
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NewsLocal TV plans may threaten regional production
Public service broadcasters may have to cut their out-of-London production quotas if they are to help in delivering the government’s local TV agenda, according to Ofcom.
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NewsC4 commissions Five Go To... pilot for RDF
Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot series from RDF Television in which five celebrities compete in organising the best holiday for the group.
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NewsFinal shortlists for Broadcast Awards revealed
Broadcast has unveiled the shortlists for Channel of the Year, Best Independent Production Company and International Programme Sales.
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NewsEntwistle named interim BBC Vision boss
BBC Knowledge controller George Entwistle is to be interim director of Vision next year when Jana Bennett leaves for her new role at BBC Worldwide.
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NewsKatie Price contacts lawyers over Frankie Boyle joke
Reality star and model Katie Price has asked her lawyers to write to Channel 4 after comedian Frankie Boyle made a “vile” joke about her disabled son.
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NewsSimon Cowell reveals plans for a new ITV music show
Music mogul Simon Cowell is thought to be ready to host a new Saturday night pop show on ITV1.
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NewsCorrie anniversary episode passes off smoothly
A live hour-long episode of Coronation Street marking its 50th anniversary passed smoothly as the cast acted out the aftermath of a dramatic tram crash.
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NewsChannel 4 News to be revamped
Channel 4 News will undergo a restructure in 2011 which will include the introduction of a new presenter, social affairs editor and science editor.
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NewsC4 film to lift the lid on the 2006 foiled bomb plot
The story behind the foiled bomb plot that permanently changed air travel security has been commissioned as a Raw TV drama documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 and Animal Planet order Icon snake odyssey
BBC2 and Animal Planet US have commissioned a doc from Icon Films following reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he travels across India on a “serpentine odyssey”.
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NewsT4/Cast Offs stars in C4 comedy pilot
T4 presenter Rick Edwards will be given a crash course in political correctness by Cast Offs actor Peter Mitchell in a satirical comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsBlast! to profile Alexander McQueen for C4
The tumultuous relationship between the late Alexander McQueen and his muse Isabella Blow will come under the spotlight in a 90-minute documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsConnolly to travel Route 66 for second ITV series
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly will travel the length of famous US highway Route 66 in his second ITV travelogue, this time made by Maverick Television.