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NewsMillion Pound Drop attracts 785,000 online
Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop attracted 785,000 online players over the week, an increase of 74% on the first series.
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Lord Fowler: BBC deal with gov't raises integrity issues
A Conservative peer has spoken out against the financial deal brokered between the BBC and the government last month, claiming it raises questions about the independence and integrity of the corporation.
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NewsSNP calls for security over Alba
An MP for the Scottish National Party has called for “immediate assurances” that BBC’s Scottish language offering Alba will not be adversely affected by spending cuts put forward by the government.
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NewsDr Who show to open at Olympia
Doctor Who fans will get the chance to step inside the Tardis and defeat the Daleks in a new show dedicated to the long-running programme.
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NewsBBC Halloween coverage criticised
Religious groups have criticised the BBC for giving extensive coverage to pagan celebrations of Halloween, accusing the corporation of “down-playing” Christianity.
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NewsC4 launches Film4 VoD service
Channel 4 is extending its video-on-demand service with the launch of Film4oD - a service dedicated to movies.
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NewsBBC hunts for head of TV and iPlayer product
The BBC is hunting for a head of TV and iPlayer product to work closely with the broadcaster’s editorial teams to develop new digital products.
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NewsEurosport appoints UK MD
Eurosport has promoted David Kerr to managing director of its UK division following a five year career at the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 to boost comedy slate by £5m
Channel 4 is to spend £5m more on comedy in 2011, including new projects from Noel Fielding and Chris Addison.
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NewsE4 acquires US answer to Inbetweeners
E4 has acquired a new comedy series from the US that centres around college life in the 1980s, which the channel is angling as a successor to The Inbetweeners.
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NewsBBC pensions: NUJ to strike, Bectu accepts proposals
BBC staff who are NUJ members will go on strike next month - but their counterparts at Bectu have accepted the corporation’s latest pension proposal.
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NewsDAB listening fails to grow
RAJARS: DAB radio has failed to make any significant gains over the last quarter with its weekly reach growing by just 0.3% and the total hours of listening it accounts for remaining flat at 162m.
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NewsMoyles & Evans lose listeners
RAJARS: Both Chris Moyles and Chris Evans, hosts of the breakfast shows for BBC Radio 1 and 2, shed listeners over the past three months.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to provide in-flight channels for BA
British Airways passengers will be able to watch BBC shows on four branded channels from December following a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsSky adds 3D magic to Christmas comedy short
Sky is filming one of its Little Crackers comedy shorts in 3D as it bids to add a dose of “magical realism” to the show.
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NewsWorld Service faces overhaul
The director of BBC Global News, Peter Horrocks, has told World Service staff they must adopt “the most radical way of working in any international news operation in the world” to cope with cuts of £67m - to its current budget.
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NewsSony set for Sky EPG slot in move into UK market
Sony Pictures Television is poised to move into the UK linear channel market for the first time and is on the brink of a deal to buy a Sky EPG slot.
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NewsBBC to create digital ‘laboratory’
The BBC is planning to modernise how it develops scripted content by creating a “laboratory” designed to test out the next generation of digital and TV formats.
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NewsHim And Her returns for a second series on BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of comedy Him And Her - the most successful sitcom launched on the channel to date.
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NewsIndies worried by cull of BBC multiplatform list
The BBC is culling its list of more than 300 approved digital suppliers to a dedicated roster of 30 tech companies – a move that is adding to indies’ fears of investment in multiplatform projects being stifled.