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NewsGoogle Chromecast launches in UK
Google’s media-streaming device Chromecast has gone on sale in the UK today, allowing users to send programmes from a mobile device or laptop to view on their TV.
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NewsChannel 4 triumphs at the RTS Awards
Channel 4 walked away with more gongs than any other channel at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards, with winners including Gogglebox and Educating Yorkshire.
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NewsMade In Chelsea heads to New York
Made in Chelsea stars including Spencer Matthews and Lucy Watson are headed to New York for a spin-off of the E4 smash.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh quits ITV show
Alan Titchmarsh is quitting his ITV daytime show after seven years to focus on other projects.
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NewsBBC spent £6,500 suing Daily Star
The BBC spent more than £6,500 on legal fees helping former chief financial officer Zarin Patel to correct a Daily Star article that claimed she personally helped presenters “dodge” tax.
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NewsComedy Playhouse revived by BBC
BBC1 is to revive its Comedy Playhouse strand with a hat-trick of sitcom pilots, including a story starring Hugh Dennis as a BBC weatherman.
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NewsRDF hires BBC producer Catherine Welton
BBC features and factual entertainment producer Catherine Welton is to join RDF Television’s Bristol division as an executive producer.
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NewsUTV pre-tax profits fall 16%
Economic headwinds in the first half of 2013 blew UTV’s full-year results off course, with the Northern Irish broadcaster’s pre-tax profits falling nearly 16%.
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NewsSky revamps EPG to boost VoD
Sky has rolled out the most significant revamp of its EPG in over 15 years to put more emphasis on VoD content.
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NewsUKTV appoints Watsham director of commissioning
Dynamo: Magician Impossible commissioner Richard Watsham has been appointed director of commissioning at UKTV following the departure of Jane Rogerson.
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NewsDisney orders live action series from Lime
Disney has ordered a four-part live action series from Lime Pictures to air internationally including in the US.
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NewsBBC apologises for North Korea doc
The BBC has apologised after a high-profile undercover Panorama film on North Korea last year breached a number of the corporation’s editorial guidelines.
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NewsExplorer Ed Stafford back at Discovery
Explorer Ed Stafford will attempt to survive in some of the world’s most remote places in his latest extreme survival series for the Discovery Channel.
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NewsBig Brother breaches Ofcom rules
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after an altercation between two contestants on Big Brother last year.
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NewsKate Harwood leaves BBC to revive Euston Films
BBC in-house drama boss Kate Harwood is leaving the corporation after 24 years to revive an iconic production brand for Fremantle Media UK.
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NewsCohen: BBC1 drama budget boost aimed at youngsters
The £30m drama funding boost handed to BBC1 under the radical changes to BBC3 will be used to commission content that appeals to young audiences, Danny Cohen has pledged.
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NewsC5 lines up more Suspects
Channel 5 is backing its bet on original drama after ordering a second series of semi-improvised crime show Suspects.
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsITV2 conjures up more Tricked
Magic format Tricked will be conjuring up a fresh round of tricks after it was renewed by ITV2 for a second series.