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NewsBGT iPhone app to tie-in with live show
Talkback Thames Digital’s Britain’s Got Talent iPhone app has gained almost 500,000 downloads ahead of extra interactive features being added in preparation for the live shows.
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NewsBBC mulls meaning of distinctiveness
The BBC and the BBC Trust are working together to define “distinctiveness” – the buzzword which lies at the heart of its strategy overhaul.
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NewsSpooks' Norris heads up BBC sci-fi epic
A new sci-fi epic from the makers of Spooks and Ashes to Ashes that explores “what it is to be human” has been commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsRIG calls on BBC to up indie radio commissions
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called on the BBC to up its level of commissioning from the indie sector to mirror the system in place for TV.
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NewsBBC2 axes Bellamy's People
BBC2 has axed Bellamy’s People, the TV version of Radio 4 comedy Down the Line, after just one series.
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NewsBBC ditches Sherlock footage for re-shoot
The BBC dumped all the footage from the original 60-minute version of Sherlock after making the decision to turn the drama into a 3 x 90-minute series, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsThornton to head Comedy Central commissioning
Comedy Central has appointed BBC exec producer Pete Thornton as its commissioning editor, on a fixed-term basis.
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NewsCrozier: ‘no in-house quota’
ITV chief exec says he won’t set target for how much content ITV Studios should produce.
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NewsC4 to show ‘jaw-dropping’ animal behaviour
Over-sexed dachshunds, incontinent llamas and narcoleptic horses are to get the Embarrassing Bodies treatment in a Channel 4 series.
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NewsGovernment will have to change law to axe CRR
The Competition Commission’s decision to uphold the Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) scheme is likely to be opposed by the coalition government, but any change would require primary legislation and the the timeframe is unclear.
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NewsProducers claim BBC allows in-house spending excesses
BBC in-house production is facing accusations of a lax attitude to budgetary overspends, with producers who work for both the indie community and in-house calling for a level playing field.
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NewsBravo visits World Cup with Sun, Sea and A&E
Bravo has ordered a World Cup-themed spin-off of its Sun, Sea and A&E format to tap into public enthusiasm for this summer’s football tournament.
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NewsTwenty Twenty examines Titanic crafts for Channel 4
Channel 4 is to attempt to rebuild parts of the Titanic in a series from Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty dubbed “the Edwardian Gadget Show”.
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NewsChannels fight for best of US
Acquisitions executives are expecting one of the most highly competitive LA Screenings to date as UK broadcasting heavyweights look to replace major shows that are coming to an end.
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NewsWall to Wall to bring family history to ITV1
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are to front an ITV1 series that goes beyond the family history of Who Do You Think You Are? to reunite estranged relatives.
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NewsEndangered 6 Music surges 50%
Rajars: BBC 6 Music has benefited hugely from the blaze of publicity surrounding its proposed closure, growing its reach by over 50% year-on-year to break the 1m listener barrier in the first quarter of the year.
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NewsSteve Rider quits ITV
Steve Rider is to leave ITV with immediate effect ahead of the arrival of former One Show presenter Adrian Chiles.
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NewsMiranda exec upped in BBC comedy rejig
BBC Vision Productions executive producer Jo Sargent has been promoted to creative head of comedy.
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NewsAbbott joins Edinburgh TV line-up
Shameless writer Paul Abbott is to deliver the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival, joining Michael Grade, Mark Thompson and Stephen Moffat in the line-up.
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NewsLiving predict more Psychic Sally
Living is bringing its psychic road-trip series back for a second run and will follow the medium as she goes for gastric bypass surgery.