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NewsOfcom names new C4 Board members
The managing director of Waitrose and a former Unilever exec are among four new non-executive directors appointed to the Channel 4 Board by Ofcom.
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NewsOona King to return to C4
Oona King is to return to Channel 4 after missing out in the race for London mayor.
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NewsMore TV viewers surf while watching
Increasing numbers of people use social networking websites and instant messaging to discuss “big event” television programmes while they are on air, such as X Factor and big sports competitions.
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NewsThe Bill studios given new life
Merton Studios, home to The Bill since 1983, has been sold along with 45,000 costume pieces and sets including a pub and police cells, to property investment company Panther Securities for £4.75m.
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NewsC4 orders new comedy dramas
The indies behind Britz and Skins are to make two new comedy drama series for Channel 4, utilising money freed up from the axing of Big Brother.
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NewsThompson defends BBC over salaries
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that the broadcaster responded slowly to outrage from licence-payers about the huge salaries given to its executives and broadcast presenters.
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NewsITV will charge for online exclusives
ITV plans to introduce premium content such as previews, additional scenes and alternative endings for its top shows, according to chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsBBC names regional comedy exec
Kristian Smith has been appointed executive editor of out-of-London comedy commissioning for the BBC.
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NewsVirgin Media beats Sky to 3D launch
Virgin Media has launched a 3D on-demand film service, days ahead of Sky’s own 3D plans.
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NewsFood Network orders first UK series
Food Network UK has commissioned its first long-form British series featuring London chef and market trader Andy Bates.
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NewsDiscovery launches TLC content unit
Discovery Networks has launched a division dedicated to producing content for its female lifestyle channel TLC ahead of its global rollout.
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NewsiPlayer gender split levels off
New figures from the BBC have revealed that more women are using iPlayer than ever before and has identified the day on which the catch-up service is most used.
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NewsITV sells Screenvision stake
ITV has offloaded its 50% stake in cinema advertising business Screenvision in an $80m (£50m) deal with US private equity fund Shamrock Capital.
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NewsBBC pulls Ashcroft Panorama programme
The BBC pulled an edition of its Panorama programme about the financial affairs of controversial Tory backer Lord Ashcroft just hours before it was broadcast.
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NewsStations win awards for war coverage
Sky News and Channel 4 have been presented with International Emmy Awards for their coverage of the Taliban in Pakistan.
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NewsEastEnders steals the show at awards
EastEnders was streets ahead as the big winner at the Inside Soap awards - scooping six awards..
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NewsRumoured demise of Night Garden premature
BBC chiefs have confirmed that a new series of popular children’s TV show In The Night Garden will be made, ending reports that it was coming to an end.
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NewsJeremy Hunt outlines local TV plans
UK broadcasters will be able to win a higher slot on the EPG if they engage with the government’s local TV agenda.
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NewsEastEnders escapes rap over birth footage
Ofcom has cleared BBC1 of infringing the privacy of a woman and her son, after the channel aired footage of her giving birth.
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NewsBBC4 devoting £1.5m to new events coverage
The BBC is allocating £1.5m for its arts and culture channel BBC4 towards coverage of three cultural events for 2012/3.