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NewsBT Sport set for MotoGP deal
BT Sport is poised to snatch the rights to motorcycle racing competition MotoGP from the BBC and could give it the Formula 1 treatment.
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NewsBradby writing Great Fire of London drama for ITV
ITV News political editor Tom Bradby is writing a period drama for ITV based on the events of The Great Fire of London in 1666.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsC5 acquires FremantleMedia's Oz prison drama Wentworth
Channel 5 has acquired Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth from FremantleMedia International.
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NewsCharlotte Moore named acting BBC1 controller
Charlotte Moore has been named acting BBC1 controller after Danny Cohen’s promotion to director of television last week.
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NewsBBC1 orders second David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams book Gangsta Granny for Christmas 2013, following the success of Mr Stink last year.
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NewsBBC1 to return to The Village
BBC1’s historic drama The Village has been commissioned for a second series before the first has ended.
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NewsLondon Games take victory at Bafta TV Craft Awards
The London 2012 Games were the star of the of the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2013, with three gongs going to coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics.
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NewsC4 launches mission to re-enact D-Day Live
Channel 4 will commemorate D-Day by re-enacting its events in real time for a large-scale multiplatform event.
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NewsVic and Bob to turn BBC2 into House of Fools
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to return to BBC2 in a surreal studio sitcom about a pair of flatmates and their unwanted visitors.
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NewsAshley Banjo to get Stockton dancing for Sky
Sky1 is bringing back Diversity star Ashley Banjo after it commissioned a six-part series from Shine TV.
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NewsCohen signs three-year deal for One Show
Outgoing BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has secured the long-term future of The One Show - and helped to sign off the programme’s move to New Broadcasting House.
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NewsBBC committee hearing: At a glance
Tony Hall faced MPs on the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee for the first time as BBC director general yesterday.
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NewsJay Hunt quashes departure rumours
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has denied she has any plans to leave the broadcaster after being linked to the NBC News president job and BBC director of TV role.
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NewsDG defends Helen Boaden radio hire
Tony Hall has defended the appointment of Helen Boaden as director of radio after she was criticised over the Jimmy Savile affair.
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NewsHall: North Korea doc needed written consent
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted the corporation should have sought written consent from the students that accompanied a Panorama team to North Korea - but resisted calls for an independent review into the trip.
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NewsBBC wants £150,000 cap on severance pay
Lord Hall has revealed plans to cap redundancy and severance pay at the BBC at £150,000 for all senior managers.
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NewsHunt and Abraham to hear indie concerns
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham and chief creative officer Jay Hunt will listen to concerns about C4’s creative processes at a Pact council meeting next week.
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NewsKlein in the frame for ITV head of factual role
A number of external candidates have emerged as contenders to become ITV’s next head of factual, including BBC4 controller Richard Klein.
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NewsRDF rewards execs behind wins
RDF TV has won two BBC factual series commissions and promoted the pair of executives behind them to key positions.