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NewsOfcom takes ITV to task over Patsy Kensit interview
ITV has been summoned to meet Ofcom to ensure it understands the rules around promotional references after breaching them for the third time in two years.
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NewsNetflix eyes new Euro launch after subs boost
Netflix added more than 1m international subscribers in the last three months, including its operation in the UK and Ireland, and will launch in another European territory in the second half of the year.
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NewsITV orders Broadchurch seconds
ITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.
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NewsCohen set to be unveiled as BBC director of TV
Danny Cohen is set to be unveiled as the BBC’s new director of television, Broadcast understands.
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NewsITV orders fourth Vera helping
Brenda Blethyn’s detective drama Vera, which originally started life based on Ann Cleeves’ character is returning for another four part series.
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NewsBBC1's By Any Means set to be UK's first tax credit drama
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks.
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NewsVirgin beefs up streaming service
Virgin Media has added 21 new live channels including Channel 4, Syfy and Nickelodeon to its Virgin TV Anywhere streaming service.
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NewsComic Relief investigated by Ofcom
Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief sketch as the Archbishop of Canterbury is to be formally investigated by Ofcom after it drew more than 3,000 complaints.
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NewsBarry Hearn criticises BBC snooker coverage
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has complained to the BBC after it cut short coverage of Ronnie O’Sullivan’s comeback match.
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NewsC5 goes on tour with Hen Nights
Channel 5 has ordered Hen Nights, a five part reality doc series from True North Productions.
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NewsITV Studios buys The Garden
ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions for an initial £18m.
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NewsITV buys The Garden
ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions, Broadcast understands.
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NewsMPs criticise BBC World Service planning
Uncertainty about the BBC World Service’s budget and priorities has been branded “unacceptable” by a group of MPs.
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NewsGary Lineker calls on BBC to relax Twitter rules
Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker has called on the BBC to relax its rules to allow talent to promote their own Twitter accounts on-screen.
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NewsiPlayer tablet traffic overtakes mobile
Viewing to the BBC iPlayer on tablet devices has outstripped mobile consumption for the first time as the VoD service chalked up a record-equalling 272m requests in March.
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NewsC5 orders three new docs
Channel 5 has commissioned three one-off shock docs to air later this summer.
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NewsMurdoch and Freud make Sunday Times Rich List media debut
Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud will make their first appearance in the media section of the Sunday Times Rich List this weekend, which will also reveal that Richard Desmond’s previously £1bn fortune has fallen by £140m.
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NewsITV shares out £20m origination pot
ITV has allocated the extra £20m it has set aside for originations, as a result of a budget boost that was announced at the broadcaster’s results.
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NewsC4 shakes up international acquisitions team
Channel 4 is making a number of changes to its international acquisitions department following the departure of Anthony Edey.
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NewsDirectors UK calls on BBC to relax high-definition guidelines
High-profile directors including Sam Mendes and Edgar Wright have written to the BBC calling on it to relax its guidelines on delivering content in high definition.