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NewsBBC unveils £5m 'learning' fund
The BBC is to plough up to £5m into a range of initiatives that will provide children and adults with learning opportunities around flagship dramas and factual series.
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NewsC5's Donna Taberer returns to BBC
Channel 5’s former commissioning editor of entertainment and features Donna Taberer is to join the BBC Academy.
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NewsC4 News overhauls website
Channel 4 News has overhauled its website in a bid to forge stronger connections with viewers.
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NewsBBC calls time on In the Night Garden
The BBC has confirmed it will not be commissioning another series of the popular children’s show In the Night Garden.
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NewsCoronation Street breaks two world records
Coronation Street picked up a pair world records today as the ITV soap kicked-off the celebrations for its 50th anniversary.
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NewsStake in BBC Magazines to be sold
The sale of a majority stake in BBC Magazines has been agreed in principle by the BBC Trust, it has emerged.
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NewsTony Blackburn to join Radio 2
Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn is to return to BBC chart countdowns - nearly three decades after leaving Radio 1’s chart show.
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NewsDiscovery unveils Euro restructure
Discovery Networks International has split its EMEA business into two divisions and unveiled a new management structure to make better use of its resource.
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NewsBBC World Service axes content
The BBC World Service is axing regular drama shows and music and sports coverage in response to “an increasingly difficult financial climate”, a spokesman for the corporation said.
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NewsMaverick wins Disney fashion order
Disney Channel has ordered a run of short-form fashion shows from Maverick Television.
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NewsLeaked list points to Ofcom merger
Ofcom looks set to be merged after appearing on a leaked “bonfire of the quangos” list, which also suggests the future of the BBC World Service is being considered.
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NewsWatch unveils rebrand
UKTV has unveiled its new channel branding for Watch under the strapline “Watch…Together”, ahead of the launch of its autumn schedule.
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NewsMTV chairman Roedy steps down
Bill Roedy, MTV’s chairman and chief executive is leaving the company at the end of the year.
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News"Unprecedented" demand crashes Seven Days site
The launch of Channel 4’s ambitious multi-platform reality show Seven Days was dealt a blow on its first night as its website crashed due to “unprecedented numbers” accessing the site.
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NewsSchneider: British comedy is "watered down"
BROADCAST COMEDY FORUM: Comedy is suffering and being “watered down” because of excessive compliance, writer and actor David Schneider has said.
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NewsInbetweeners wins best sitcom at Rose d'Or
Hit E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners has scored a prestigious international television award.
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NewsBBC Vision acts to cut red tape
Jana Bennett has tasked BBC Vision with reducing compliance red tape after taking on board concerns from producers.
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NewsAll3 boss hits out at TV licence fee freeze
All3Media chief executive Steve Morrison has warned that “playing” with the BBC licence fee would be tantamount to “pulling a pin out of a grenade” in the UK production sector.
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NewsC4 visits trapped miners
Channel 4 and US broadcaster PBS have ordered a fast-turnaround doc from Pioneer Productions on the 33 trapped Chilean miners.
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NewsFlintoff signs up for Zig Zag sports series
Zig Zag Productions has scored more than £4m worth of commissions, including an extreme sports series for ITV4 starring recently retired cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff.