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NewsBBC soap budgets revealed
The cost per hour of the BBC’s continuing drama has tumbled by 20% over the last eight years – but the National Audit Office said it was unable to tell if the shows represent value for money.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys to return for second series
The BBC has ordered a second series of Irish comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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NewsTalkSport helps UTV to record profits
TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.
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NewsSky News 'will not be independent'
A media group alliance has said it is “fanciful” to hope Sky News will be kept independent under Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.
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NewsThompson to outline BBC cuts strategy
BBC director general Mark Thompson will give the first briefing on the corporation’s new strategy today.
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NewsHD first for Boat Race
The BBC will broadcast the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge in high definition for the first time this year.
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NewsC4's Matt Locke confirms departure
Matt Locke, Channel 4’s acting head of cross-platform, has revealed he has left the broadcaster - via Twitter.
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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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NewsPanorama "invaded privacy"
BBC investigation strand Panorama has been censured for broadcasting a private phone number.
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NewsiPlayer viewing on iPad up 22%
The number of BBC iPlayer shows being streamed to Apple iPads rocketed by 22% in February compared with the previous month.
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NewsUS to give BBC cash for technology
The US government has agreed to help the BBC get software to stop certain countries jamming the broadcaster’s World Service output.
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NewsBBC missed f-word in student protests
The BBC has apologised for broadcasting images of a protester with a swear word on his forehead, saying the producers had not noticed it until after transmission.
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NewsMajority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover'
An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose the planned merger between media giant News Corp and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, a new survey revealed.
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NewsEamonn Holmes to front Sky royal wedding coverage
Eamonn Holmes will present coverage of the royal wedding on Sky News.
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NewsBBC 'does use private detectives'
Private detectives have been and continue to be used occasionally by the BBC to help make its investigative programmes, the corporation’s director-general has said.
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NewsC4 orders Japan quake docs
Channel 4 has ordered a number of “quick turnaround” programmes following the devastation that hit Japan last week.
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NewsLocal TV bidder promises 2,000 jobs
Local TV network Channel 6 has claimed it will create 2,000 jobs if it wins its bid to deliver the planned local opt-out TV station.
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NewsCrufts coverage questioned again
TV’s coverage of Crufts has come under scrutiny again after the RSPCA wrote a critical letter to the Kennel Club that is also understood to have been sent to Channel 4.
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NewsBBC staff slam local radio proposals
BBC staff have peppered the Ariel letters page with criticism of proposals to cut BBC local radio output, describing them as “a travesty” and stressing the service’s “incalculable value”.
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NewsITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.