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NewsBBC2 bucks trend as PSBs cut spend on new shows
BBC2 was the only PSB channel to increase its spend on new shows last year, when more than £150m was stripped from the total pot for first-run programmes.
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NewsCall to split World Service funding
A peer has called for the cost of the BBC World Service to be shared between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development (DfID) in order to protect it from cuts.
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NewsSky News may launch Arabic service
BSkyB could launch a round-the-clock Arabic news service based in Abu Dhabi within the next two years.
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NewsSexism 'institutionalised' at BBC
Former BBC ‘Golden Girl’ Selina Scott has taken the broadcaster to task over alleged “blatant” sexism and ageism against women.
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NewsSummer Wine criticises BBC over farewell snub
Last of the Summer Wine star Tom Owen has criticised the BBC for not filming a specially-written farewell episode of the axed show.
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NewsC4 to air British basketball
Channel 4 has picked up the rights to broadcast highlights from British basketball championship Standard Life Game on 2010 Eurobasket.
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NewsBBC2 orders Live Aid drama
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has commissioned a new feature-length drama charting the back story behind the legendary 1985 Live Aid Concert.
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NewsOrange poised to join Project Canvas
IPTV service Project Canvas looks set to recover from the blow of losing Five by striking a deal with Orange for the mobile and broadband operator to become a partner.
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NewsCriminal Justice creator pens new legal drama
Criminal Justice creator Peter Moffat and star Maxine Peake are to reunite for a six-part legal drama series on BBC1.
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NewsBBC Breakfast set for Salford move
BBC Breakfast is poised to join 5 Live and BBC Children’s in a move to the corporation’s new Media City HQ in Salford Quays.
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NewsNickelodeon kicks off app push
Nickelodeon has developed its first iPhone and iPod Touch app for its key property Spongebob Squarepants.
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NewsFive HD rolls out on Virgin and Sky
Virgin Media and Sky viewers will now be able to watch cricket, Neighbours and The Mentalist in high definition following the launch of Five HD.
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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NewsC4 corporate boss quits
Paul Whitehead, Channel 4’s head of corporate and business development, is to leave the broadcaster after six years.
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NewsITV reveals online World Cup figures
ITV saw more than 2 million unique users visit its World Cup ITV Live website during the four-week tournament with 800,000 downloading its ad-funded iPhone app.
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Babelgum previews C4-funded doc
Babelgum is to offer an early look at a new documentary that has secured investment from Channel 4.
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NewsITV youth project wins award
An ITV-backed project to help young people produce their own programmes has won a national media award.
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NewsBroadband TV 'to reach 102 million'
Broadband TV (IPTV) services and subscribers, such as BT Vision, will total 102 million by 2014, according to the Multimedia Research Group (MRG).
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NewsBritvic backs second Skillicious series for CITV
CITV has re-commissioned a second series of The Foundation’s ad-funded programme Skillicious With Fruit Shoot H20.