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NewsHallmark UK to relaunch as Universal Channel
Hallmark UK will be rebranded as the Universal Channel this autumn, as part of NBC Universal’s ongoing multimilliondollar restructure.
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NewsTreen slams axing as The Bill ends on high
Acclaimed location manager Malcolm Treen has slammed the decision to axe The Bill, as the police drama ended after 27 years this week with 4.4 million viewers.
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NewsRestructure takes shape as N&S finalises C5 cuts
Northern & Shell’s restructure of Channel 5 gathered pace this week, with staff waiting to hear who had been accepted for voluntary redundancy and speculation that there may not be a direct replacement for chief executive Dawn Airey.
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NewsSky passes 3m mark for HD subscribers
Sky has passed 3 million high definition subscribers and will launch Living as its 50th HD channel before Christmas.
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NewsLevi takes reins from Bragg at ITVS
ITV Studios has promoted Jonathan Levi to head of arts and popular culture, effectively succeeding Melvyn Bragg, who left this week.
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NewsUnions get huge vote for BBC strike action
More than 90% of BBC members of Bectu, Unite and the NUJ have voted in favour of industrial action over its pension reform plans - but coverage the Last Night Of The Proms looks safe.
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NewsITV1 marks 9/11 with Woodhead two-parter
ITV1 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 next year with a two-part documentary from Leslie Woodhead.
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NewsSky Movies calls for epic work to woo subscribers
Sky Movies HD is hunting for “epic” feature-length pieces from indies to help attract subscribers following its first original commission, Neverland.
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NewsPact digs in on Terms of Trade
Pact is ready to battle the BBC after Mark Thompson’s surprise MacTaggart revelation that the corporation believes the Terms of Trade need to change.
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NewsCompliance: the debate hots up
Film-makers have rallied to support Brian Woods’ claims that “self-censorship” is creeping into BBC docs after the Bafta-winning director confronted Mark Thompson over compliance.
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NewsChannel 4 to air Miliband docu-drama
The rise to political power of David and Ed Miliband and their battle to head the Labour Party is to be dramatised by Channel 4, it was announced today.
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NewsBBC had massive bias to left - Thompson
The BBC was guilty of a “massive bias to the left” in the past, director general Mark Thompson said today.
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NewsApple takes wraps off new TV box
Apple is upping its game in a bid to annexe the living room into its entertainment empire.
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NewsESPN to launch debate show
ESPN is to adapt US sports debate show Pardon The Interruption for UK audiences featuring pundit Steve Bunce.
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NewsBBC unions vote to strike over pensions
More than 90% of BBC union members have voted in favour of strike action in response to the corporation’s “drastic” pension reforms.
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NewsSTV hires new commercial director
Scottish broadcaster STV has hired a former ITV sales exec as its new commercial director.
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NewsHigh Courts rejects BBC's Stig injunction
The High Court has refused to grant a temporary injunction preventing the revelation of the identity of Top Gear’s The Stig.
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NewsBBC employee drops 'bullying' case
A BBC human resources manager who claimed she had been bullied after questioning a £250,000 redundancy payment has been paid £30,000 in compensation in return for dropping her case.
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NewsITN launches Dubai bureau
ITN is to open an ITV News Dubai bureau under the leadership of new international correspondent John Irvine.
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NewsBBC strike ballot deadline looms
The BBC looks set to compromise over controversial changes to employees’ pension schemes after workers raised the spectre of a strike that could disrupt coverage of the Proms and the Pope’s visit to the UK.