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NewsBBC in Gavin & Stacey DVD sales row
The release of the latest Gavin & Stacey episodes on DVD before they have been screened has prompted claims that the BBC is “devaluing” the licence fee.
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NewsInput Media scores with Chelsea deal
Sports producer Input Media has extended its contract to make Chelsea TV until 2013.
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NewsFree sport prompts cash loss fears
Sport’s governing bodies have claimed that restricting ‘crown-jewel’ live sporting events to free-to-air broadcast will mean a significant loss of revenue.
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NewsPanorama's Sandy Smith moves to The One Show
Panorama executive editor Sandy Smith is to move across to The One Show, replacing Tessa Finch as executive editor.
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NewsBBC2 greenlights Watson & Oliver pilot
BBC2 has greenlit a pilot from female comedy duo Watson & Oliver to be made by Peep Show producer Robert Popper and French and Saunders exec Jo Sargent.
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NewsOberoi, Chadwick to head new ITN divisions
ITN’s restructure is starting to take shape, with Asha Oberoi and Adam Chadwick appointed as managing directors of two of ITN’s three new divisions.
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NewsITV to amend I'm a Celebrity guidelines
ITV is set to implement a string of new guidelines to I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here to avoid animal cruelty on future series.
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NewsCartoon Network rapped for breaking junk food rules
Cartoon Network has fallen foul of UK junk food advertising laws – over ads broadcast in Spain.
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NewsTop BBC staff must "justify salaries"
BBC staff earning more than £150,000 are to be forced to publicly justify their salaries in a Government bid to crack down on public-sector pay and bonuses.
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NewsSTV names Partyka channel controller
STV has appointed Elizabeth Partyka as its first channel controller, giving her responsibility for commissioning and scheduling.
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NewsUKTV acquires Notting Hill Carnival doc
A Don Letts documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival has been acquired by UKTV’s Blighty.
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NewsMarr to take over Dimbleby duties
The BBC’s Andrew Marr has been told that he is to take over covering some of the big state and ceremonial occasions from David Dimbleby in 2012.
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NewsI'm a Celeb producers escape animal cruelty prosecution
There are no plans to prosecute the producers of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! over alleged animal cruelty on the programme, Australian police said.
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NewsC4 or ITV could spring chief exec surprise
C4 needs a creative leader as its next chief executive and ITV a business strategist, according to a panel of industry experts – but the smart money could still be on at least one of them making a surprise appointment.
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NewsJLC making Eurovision bid for Five
Justin Lee Collins will attempt to enter next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in his first documentary for Five.
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NewsRicky Gervais toon comes to C4
Channel 4 is to show Ricky Gervais’ new HBO show just weeks after it airs in the US.
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NewsGallagher to leave ITV
ITV’s director of group corporate affairs Mark Gallagher has announced he will step down from the company at the end of the month.
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NewsITV Leeds to get £5m revamp
ITV’s Kirkstall Road studios in Leeds are set for a £5.2m revamp that will move Emmerdale’s production facilities into the mothballed site and introduce high definition facilities.
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NewsFive follows C4 with YouTube deal
More than 3,000 hours of full length Five shows including Neighbours and Home and Away will join YouTube’s new UK Shows channel.
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NewsPopper indie wins first order in E4 sitcom pilot
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is to take a lead role in an E4 sitcom pilot from Robert Popper’s indie and Big Talk Productions about a Jewish family.