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NewsC4 bolsters Embarrassing brand with spin-off
Channel 4 has extended what has become one of its key brands by ordering an Embarrassing Bodies spin-off series and another 18 episodes of the main show.
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NewsSinnerton swaps Quicksilver for C4 current affairs
Quicksilver Media producer Siobhan Sinnerton has joined Channel 4 as news and current affairs commissioning editor - as predecessor Ed Braman returns to the Unreported World indie.
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NewsBrydon to host BBC2 show
Welsh comedian Rob Brydon is to front a new entertainment show for BBC2.
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NewsBBC North launches radio indie fund
Radio indies in the north of England are set for a boost following the creation of a £40,000 commissioning fund by the BBC.
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NewsBBC to boost digital radio coverage
More than a million additional people will be able to receive BBC digital radio under plans by the corporation to invest in 60 new transmitters.
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NewsBBC's Goodchild takes IPTV role
Marc Goodchild, head of interactive and on-demand at BBC Children’s, is leaving the department to take up a new role in the IPTV team.
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NewsBBC diversity chief steps down
BBC Vision’s diversity chief Mary FitzPatrick has left the corporation and is joining the UK Film Council.
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NewsBBC2 gets Rock‘n’Roll
The BBC is to embark on an ambitious multi-platform project centred around rock‘n’roll.
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NewsFormer Housemartin in pre-school show
A new pre-school children’s show will be launched next month starring former Housemartin guitarist Stan Cullimore.
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NewsNat Geo exposes tiger poaching
Nat Geo Wild has ordered a documentary about the illegal tiger poaching trade to highlight the threat facing the endangered species.
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NewsJoanna Page to front Sky pet show
Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page is to front a new Sky 1 series about pets and their embarrassing ailments.
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NewsBBC/ITV confirm World Cup split
The BBC and ITV have revealed the split of matches for this summer’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsProject Canvas to face OFT scrutiny
Project Canvas is to be examined by the Office of Fair Trading, opening the door for critics to voice their concerns about the BBC-backed VOD service – while technology firm Arqiva has been revealed as a partner.
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NewsGMTV censured for promoting Lewis's website
GMTV has been criticised by Ofcom for indirectly sending viewers to moneysavingexpert.com, the website run by regular guest Martin Lewis.
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NewsR4 to profile Doctor Who composer
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a documentary about the composer behind the iconic Doctor Who theme music from indie Made in Manchester.
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NewsCharles to host cooking show final
The Prince of Wales is to host this year’s Great British Menu finale banquet on BBC2.
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NewsProtest aims to save 6 Music
Campaigners aiming to save threatened BBC station 6 Music are hoping to take their protest to the charts.
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NewsBBC1 'lacking older talent'
BBC1 has shown a lower proportion of older talent on the channel than its commercial rival ITV1, according to a recent study.
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NewsBBC's IT crowd votes for strike action
Siemens staff working at the BBC are set to strike unless the IT company caves on its pay freeze.
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NewsPact criticises BBC online cuts
Indie execs have spelt out the dangers of the BBC cutting spend in digital media to top BBC officials, with trade body Pact slamming the proposals as a ‘backwards step’ for the industry.