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NewsBBC DG must be diversity champion, says MP
BBC Trustees must appoint a Director General who is committed to improving diversity, shadow media minister Helen Goodman has urged.
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NewsBBC staff support "not working" claim unions
The joint unions have accused the BBC of failing to meet a number of eleventh hour promises made to staff ahead of the DQF cuts announced last year, claiming “the system isn’t working”.
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NewsPM refuses calls for Hunt inquiry
David Cameron has refused to refer culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s handling of the BSkyB bid to an independent investigation after being called to Parliament to answer an urgent question.
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NewsStuart Murphy gets expanded role at Sky
Sky has bumped up Stuart Murphy’s role across its entertainment channels, giving him overall responsibility for Sky Atlantic, Sky Living and Sky Arts as well as Sky 1.
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NewsAlan Carr to host Jubilee and Olympics specials
Alan Carr will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics on Channel 4 with two special programmes marking the events.
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NewsCBBC’s Dick and Dom join the circus
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are turning ringmasters for a new CBBC show – one of several new commissions for the children’s channel.
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NewsHarman brands Murdoch not 'fit and proper'
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman has claimed James Murdoch is not ‘fit and proper’ to hold a broadcast licence, while David Cameron has been called by the opposition to make a statement in Parliament regarding the conduct of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsDragonfly crashes plane for Channel 4 doc
Dragonfly has crash-landed a passenger jet into a remote part of the Mexican desert as part of its long-awaited documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsComedy Central launches South Park VoD
Comedy Central UK is launching a dedicated micropayment VoD service for South Park.
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NewsC4 to roll out app for Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 is developing a mobile app to support Remarkable Television’s playalong gameshow Million Pound Drop.
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NewsThe Voice goes live with viewer tweets
The Voice UK is to ramp up its social media presence during its live episodes, including the introduction of a Twitter mosaic in the studio.
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NewsBBC poaches 10 O'Clock Live series editor
The BBC has poached series editor of 10 O’Clock Live for its in house comedy entertainment team.
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NewsSarah Millican returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Sarah Millican Television Programme.
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NewsMental health charity slams C4 programme
Mental health charity Rethink has complained to Ofcom and Channel 4 after it aired an evangelical Christian’s views on mental health that claimed it is a “behavioral problem, rooted in pride, self-centeredness and self-pity’.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2012 shortlist revealed
BBC3, BBC4 and E4 will go head to head with Discovery Channel, History and MTV for Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2012.
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NewsITV1 orders Guernsey hospital doc
Maverick Television is to continue to expand its health slate with an early evening ITV1 series based in a hospital in Guernsey.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People to profile 90% burns victim
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People is to mark its tenth anniversary with a hat trick of new films.
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NewsC5 orders more Hotel Inspector
Channel 5 has ordered a ninth series of The Hotel Inspector, following Alex Polizzi as she grapples to improve a naturist hotel, a haunted inn and “the Fawlty Towers of Essex”.
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NewsBBC2 orders menu of fresh cooking shows
BBC2 has ordered a swathe of new cookery shows with an international flavour.