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NewsGlobal iPlayer to launch in Western Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching the Global iPlayer in Western Europe first, Jana Bennett is set to reveal.
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NewsCut senior staff at BBC Radio, report says
BBC Radio should strip out senior staff and share resources between Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2 and 6 Music more frequently, according to a major new report on the four stations.
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NewsFood Network hires former ITV execs
Food Network UK has appointed two ex-ITV execs as it gears up for a push on content.
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NewsUKTV to air Really on Freeview
UKTV is replacing its Freeview plus one channel Dave Ja Vu with paid-for lifestyle channel Really.
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NewsPratchett defends assisted suicide film
Sir Terry Pratchett has defended his documentary about assisted suicide, which showed the death of a millionaire hotelier who was suffering from motor neurone disease.
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NewsGavin Henson to be C5's Bachelor
Channel 5 has confirmed it will adapt US reality show The Bachelor, with rugby star Gavin Henson in the title role.
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NewsBarry Manilow to host An Audience With...
Music legend Barry Manilow has been lined up to host An Audience With… for ITV1.
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NewsBBC Sport 'to bear brunt of cuts'
The BBC could axe parts of its sports coverage and a digital channel, it has been reported.
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NewsBBC begins Television Centre sale
The BBC has fired the starting gun on its exit of Television Centre by inviting interested parties to submit proposals by 1 July.
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NewsBBC2 orders Festival of Britain retrospective
The Proudfoot Company has been commissioned to make its first history documentary for the BBC about the Festival of Britain.
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NewsDesmond hails 'remarkable' C5 turnaround
Richard Desmond’s media empire Northern & Shell has hailed the “remarkable turnaround” of Channel 5 as it prepares to report a return to profit for the terrestrial broadcaster.
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NewsSky grabs Glee from E4
Sky has confirmed it has acquired US high school musical show Glee as well as spin-off reality series The Glee Project.
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NewsBBC to launch new venue at Edinburgh Festival
The BBC has revealed its most ambitious plans yet for coverage of the annual Edinburgh Festival – including the launch of a dedicated new stand and a masterclass from Ricky Gervais.
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NewsBBC News outlines DQF cuts
BBC News staff have been told of widespread cuts to correspondent and editor positions, as it seeks to save 20% from its budget while incorporating journalists from the World Service.
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NewsSky Anywhere renamed Sky Go
Sky’s forthcoming Anywhere service, which will give its 10m subscribers free access to Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV, has been renamed Sky Go and will launch next month.
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NewsOur War to air on BBC1
DOC/FEST: BBC1 is to broadcast Our War, the BBC3 doc about young soldiers in Afghanistan, following its critical and ratings success.
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NewsHodgson to leave BBC for Ofcom
Patricia Hodgson is leaving the BBC Trust to take up a new role at Ofcom, having been passed over for the top job at the corporation.
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NewsChapman to unify BBC music offering
The BBC has promoted Ben Chapman to the newly created post of online head of popular music to drive a single multiplatform strategy across Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra and 6 Music.
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NewsMulhern to front ITV1 quiz pilot
Britain’s Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern is to front a new ITV1 gameshow pilot made by the team behind The Chase.
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NewsC4 helps hoarders face their addiction
Channel 4 has ordered a factual series from Twenty Twenty that will attempt to help people who cannot help hoarding bric-a-brac.