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NewsBBC must remain a creator, says Virgin’s Berkett
Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett has warned the BBC that it must continue to invest across the multiplatform sector and remain an active content creator rather than moving towards becoming a distributor of content.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsPeep Show writer teams up with Brooker
Peep Show writer Jesse Armstrong is to pen an episode of Charlie Brooker’s forthcoming Channel 4 series Black Mirror.
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NewsC4 to strip This is England follow-up
Channel 4 is to strip This is England ’88 over three nights in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsAbsolute & GMG Radio dominate Arqiva Awards
Absolute Radio picked up four awards at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards including one for Christian O’Connell’s breakfast show.
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NewsNews International closes News of the World
News International has shocked the media world by closing The News of the World – and potentially eased to the path for parent News Corp’s full takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsITV poaches Fremantle exec to boost value of brands
ITV has hired FremantleMedia executive Paul Kanareck to head up its efforts to wring value out of content.
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NewsC4 reworks Dispatches evidence for news bulletin
Material intended to form the basis of a third Blakeway Productions’ Dispatches on the phone hacking scandal will instead be used to make fresh allegations against the police in Channel 4 News tonight.
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NewsPressure grows to delay BSkyB takeover
The DCMS will have to wade through 100,000 responses to the proposed takeover of BSkyB by News International, after a surge in submissions following the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsBroadcast poll: News Corp’s BSkyB takeover
Does the News of the World phone hacking scandal mean News Corp should be prevented from buying BSkyB? Scroll to the bottom of the Broadcastnow homepage and cast your vote.
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NewsPatten's BBC Trust public debut
What does the new chair of the BBC Trust think about BSkyB, moving to the regions, and cutting 20% of spending? Chris Patten’s public debut delivering the RTS Fleming Lecture provided the answers.
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NewsBBC publishes first AI data
BBC4 is the corporation’s highest quality channel while BBC1 is the lowest, according to two sets of metrics published today for the first time.
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NewsBBC kicks off 3D push with Planet Dinosaur spin-off
The BBC will commission up to six pieces of original 3D content a year, kicking off with a stereoscopic dinosaur doc that will air on BBC HD.
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NewsPatten vows to cut more BBC managers
The BBC is to cut around 350 senior management roles, Trust chairman Chris Patten has revealed.
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NewsC4 set to appoint first games commissioner
Channel 4 is planning to recruit its first games commissioner as it continues to push into the digital landscape.
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NewsDave revs up for remote control racing
Boy racers and policemen will go head to head racing real cars via remote control in a series for Dave.
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NewsSilver River to bring AFP to C4 primetime
Silver River is producing Channel 4’s first primetime AFP series - an ambitious multiplatform project that will attempt to tap into the British public’s latent talents.
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NewsGogglebox eyes Breakout hit with BBC2 gameshow
BBC2 has ordered a daytime gameshow from Sony-owned indie Gogglebox Entertainment in which contestants are forced to choose between working together or striking out alone.
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NewsTiger to lift lid on UK housing for C4 campaign series
Channel 4 has commissioned Tiger Aspect to make a campaigning series that will raise the roof on empty houses in the UK and look at ways to address the country’s burgeoning housing issues.
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NewsLukom to lead Turner drive in multiplatform
Turner Broadcasting UK is planning a multiplatform push after confirming former MySpace UK managing director Anthony Lukom as vice president and general manager.