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NewsBBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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NewsGogglesprogs secures C4 series
Channel 4 has ordered a six-part series of Gogglesprogs, the spin-off of Studio Lambert’s TV-watching format featuring kid contributors.
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NewsiPlayer launches on Apple TV
BBC Store customers will be able to stream their purchases via mobile and tablet devices for the first time – as iPlayer launches on Apple TV.
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NewsLondon Film School hosts second BAME writers’ bootcamp
The London Film School and Fresh Voices UK are hosting a second BAME writers’ bootcamp to help experienced diverse talent boost their skills.
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NewsEurosport snatches live Australian Open rights
Eurosport has snatched the exclusive live rights to the Australian Open tennis tournament.
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NewsWolf Hall leads Brit charge at Golden Globes
BBC2 drama Wolf Hall will lead the British charge at the Golden Globe Awards after bagging three nominations.
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NewsHeggessey accuses government of being ‘underhand’ over C4
Lorraine Heggessey has attacked the government for the “underhand” way it has handled the potential Channel 4 sell-off and warned that the UK broadcasting ecology could change “very suddenly”.
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NewsBBC confirms News at Ten extension
The BBC has confirmed that the News at Ten will be extended by 10 minutes following a five-month trial in the run-up to the general election.
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NewsLords pressure government over C4 privatisation
Culture minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has stressed that Channel 4 is not under threat from a “one-off car boot sale” after Lords raised concerns about the broadcaster being privatised.
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NewsBBC suspends reporter over Tyson Fury remarks
The BBC has suspended a Northern Irish reporter who expressed anger at the corporation’s refusal to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year (SPOTY) shortlist.
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NewsC5 snaps up The X-Files
Channel 5 has triumphed in a bidding war to secure the new series of The X-Files.
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NewsUK shows clean up at Rose d’Or awards
Sky and Channel 4 were the big winners at the Rose d’Or awards, as British shows including Psychobitches and Catastrophe cleaned up.
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NewsCBBC orders drone competition series
CBBC has commissioned a drone battle series from Robot Wars creator Steve Carsey.
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NewsC4 to divulge Tricks of the Restaurant Trade
Channel 4 is to dish up the tricks of the restaurant trade in a four-part documentary series from Betty.
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NewsOfcom: UK TV viewers most advanced in world
The UK is the most sophisticated TV watching nation in the world, with more viewers getting their content fix online than ever before, according to Ofcom research.
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NewsBBC Brit back in for content
BBC Worldwide has bolstered its male-skewing channel BBC Brit with two major series and an updated commissioning brief.
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NewsITV and BBC in war of words
Tensions between ITV and the BBC were aggravated again this week, as the UK’s two biggest public service broadcasters exchanged barbs over charter renewal.
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NewsPeter Salmon reveals timetable for BBC Studios plan
Peter Salmon has set out the BBC’s preferred timetable for commercialising its in-house production division and accepted that its shows could be tendered out in the future.
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NewsSalmon makes case for BBC Studios
BBC Studios director Peter Salmon has warned that in-house production faces “long-term decline”, unless controversial plans to commercialise the division are approved.
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NewsEnders: UKTV niche channels could go free
UKTV pay channels Good Food, Eden and Home could follow its free-to-air channels onto Freesat according to a report from Enders Analysis.