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NewsBBC1 orders Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell adaptation
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has ordered three new dramas including an adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and a romantic two-parter from the writer of novel and film One Day.
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NewsC4 demos two-screen ad service with Chelsea app
Channel 4 has begun demonstrating an innovative two-screen advertising service that uses audio watermarking to serve synchronised content across any app.
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NewsLeveson warns Government over conflicts of interest
Lord Justice Leveson has criticised the Government’s handling of News Corp’s BSkyB bid and warned it to take greater care when dealing with such potential conflicts of interest in future.
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NewsBBC1 and BBC2 freed from factual commitments
BBC1 and BBC2 will no longer be required to broadcast a set number of new factual programmes a year after the BBC Trust amended the channels’ licences.
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NewsC4’s loss as mediator Hall quits board
Channel 4 has lost a “voice of reason” on its board as Tony Hall prepares to step down after seven years as deputy chairman, leaving Ofcom to find a successor, according to insiders.
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NewsC4 Education future unclear as editor exits
Questions have emerged about the structure of Channel 4 Education following a reorganisation.
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NewsITN Prods secures entrance to Harrow for Sky1 ob doc
Harrow School is opening its doors to TV cameras for 12 months for one of the most ambitious observational documentaries in Sky 1’s 30-year history.
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NewsPlurality issue clouds Standard local TV bid
The Evening Standard’s bid to establish a local TV station in London could be dealt a blow after it emerged that Ofcom will consider media plurality as part of its licence awards process.
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NewsDQF cuts: BBC takes daytime risks
The BBC is preparing to take more creative risks in daytime as it unveils its new-look schedule following the Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsCelebs to don aprons for Comic Relief Bake Off
BBC2 ratings smash The Great British Bake Off is to get another celebrity spin-off – this time for a four-part series for Comic Relief.
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NewsPatten and Davie impress
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and acting director general Tim Davie’s performance in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has won praise from chairman John Whittingdale.
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NewsC4 goes to school in Yorkshire for Essex follow-up
Channel 4 is to install cameras in a school in Yorkshire in next year’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Educating Essex.
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NewsEntwistle’s vision lives on
George Entwistle’s plan to shake up BBC management structures and encourage self-criticism will live on despite his swift exit from the corporation, Lord Patten has vowed.
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NewsBBC Science praised for tackling gender imbalance
The increased use of female scientists as contributors by the BBC has been commended by the BBC Trust.
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NewsC4 claims phone hacking coup with Piers Morgan footage
Channel 4 claims to have obtained exclusive footage dating back to 2003 of the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, discussing phone hacking with singer Charlotte Church.
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NewsBBC Trust dismisses Leveson complaint
The BBC Trust has dismissed a complaint that BBC News inaccurately reported Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s views and evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in February.
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NewsNow TV rolls out on Roku
Sky has rolled out its IPTV service Now TV via Roku’s internet connected set-top boxes.
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NewsScottish MSPs' furious with BBC over cuts inquiry
Scottish MSP’s are reportedly furious with the BBC for refusing to send executives to appear in person before its own broadcasting inquiry.
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NewsITV lays Morning News to rest
ITV early morning news bulletin, Morning News, is being dropped following an annual budget review.
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NewsBBC and Sky unwrap Christmas schedules
The BBC has announced that Christmas specials of BBC1 dramas Call the Midwife and Doctor Who will be among its Christmas highlights.