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NewsClare Balding signs two year deal with C4
Clare Balding will anchor the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio but scale back her horse racing duties after signing a two-year deal with Channel 4.
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NewsBBC News boss hits back at government criticism
James Harding has argued that BBC News will be “undeterred” in holding politicians to account following government anger over its autumn statement coverage.
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NewsVeteran BBC producer joins Ukip
Veteran BBC News producer Paul Lambert has joined Ukip as director of communications.
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NewsChris Tarrant to front RDF quiz show pilot
Chris Tarrant is lining up his first major quiz show since Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a new pilot produced by RDF Television.
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NewsBBC ousts rivals in Writers' Guild nominations
The BBC has secured every TV nomination in this year’s Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards.
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NewsBBC Radio 4 Extra to air Serial podcast
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to air much-hyped true crime podcast Serial after striking a deal with the US producers.
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NewsPlans to "reinvent" BBC3 submitted to the Trust
The plan to “reinvent” BBC3 as an online channel has been submitted to the BBC Trust and will be open to public scrutiny from January 2015.
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NewsC4 picks up US yo yo doc
Channel 4 has acquired feature length yo yo documentary World on a String from nascent distributor Scorpion TV.
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NewsWatch poaches Syfy boss Adam Collings
UKTV has poached Syfy boss Adam Collings to take on the new role of head of programming for Watch.
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NewsC4 travels to Skeg Vegas
Channel 4 is to visit the seaside town of Skegness in a doc from Swan Films, the production company behind Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
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NewsWelsh government sets out charter renewal aims
The Welsh government has signalled its desire to “make its voice heard too” in the debate around broadcasting devolution and programming made for and in the nations.
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NewsAlaska delivers Domino's to Channel 4
Alaska TV is to deliver an ob-doc about pizza chain Domino’s to Channel 4.
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NewsITV staff consider strike over pay offer
ITV staff are to ballot over strike action after the broadcaster tabled a “miserly” 2015 pay deal.
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NewsS+V scores Europa League contract from BT
Sunset + Vine has scored the lucrative contract to produce BT Sport’s UEFA Europa League coverage.
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NewsChocolate scoops C5 & Sky shows
NBC Universal’s Chocolate Media has won a pair of factual commissions for Channel 5 and Sky.
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NewsGeorge Osborne slams ‘hyperbolic’ BBC
Chancellor George Osborne has attacked the BBC’s “hyperbolic” coverage of the potential for public spending cuts after next year’s general election.
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NewsSky wins £800m from betting arm sale
Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in betting and gaming business Sky Bet for £800m.
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NewsReggie Yates’ Russia trip leads BBC3 factual slate
Reggie Yates is to investigate the extremes of Russian society in a BBC3 series that forms the centrepiece of a raft of factual commissions for the channel.
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NewsBBC hints at savings focus
The BBC’s radio, digital and nations divisions are set to be put under the microscope after the corporation warned that it will be increasingly diffi cult to protect frontline programming and services from future efficiency cuts.
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NewsAmazon’s Audible seeks drama and comedy
Amazon-backed digital audio service Audible is searching for original drama and comedy projects from traditional TV producers and writers.