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NewsLiberty exec cools ITV takeover talk
Liberty Global chief financial officer Charlie Bracken has played down speculation linking the company with a takeover of ITV, claiming the broadcaster looks “pricey”.
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NewsLeaders’ debates schedule confirmed
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have confirmed the final schedule for the leaders’ debates in the run-up to the general election in May.
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NewsITV orders Houdini and Conan Doyle drama
The friendship between illusionist Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will form the basis of a supernatural crime drama for ITV from Big Talk Productions.
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NewsLondon Live news boss steps down
London Live head of news Vikki Cook has left the local TV channel following the previous departures of programming chiefs Jonathan Boseley and Derren Lawford.
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NewsTop Gear live shows postponed
The BBC has apologised for postponing four Top Gear Live events in Norway amid on-going uncertainty over Jeremy Clarkson’s future.
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NewsClarkson petition delivered to BBC by tank
The campaign to reinstate Jeremy Clarkson has taken a theatrical turn with The Stig delivering a nearly million-strong petition to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in a tank.
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NewsBBC1 pilots motoring format
BBC1 is to pilot a motoring format in which members of the public travel abroad to take part in a series of driving challenges.
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NewsBBC expenses: five things we learnt
Broadcast sifts through the BBC senior management’s expenses and hospitality register to unearth some nuggets about the corporation’s biggest names.
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NewsMark Damazer among BBC Trust appointments
Mark Damazer, the former BBC deputy director of news and controller of Radio 4, is among three new members of the BBC Trust.
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NewsIn brief: Plebs; CDN; Way To Blue; The Affair; Writers’ Guild
Plebs is to return for a third run on ITV2, while the Creative Diversity Network has kicked off its hunt for commissioners from under-represented backgrounds. Read for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBC2 charts Melvyn Bragg’s life
BBC2 is to celebrate the life and career of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg with a 75-minute documentary from Storyvault Films.
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NewsSpike to launch with Breaking Bad
Viacom’s Spike has acquired critically-acclaimed US drug drama Breaking Bad and ordered its first UK commission ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson claims to have been sacked in public outburst
Jeremy Clarkson made an angry outburst at a charity auction last night in which the Top Gear host revealed he expected to be sacked over the ‘fracas’ incident.
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NewsTV3 hires director of content
Irish broadcaster TV3 Group has appointed Lynda McQuaid as director of content to replace the outgoing Jeff Ford.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s fate may be decided next week
A decision on Jeremy Clarkson’s future at the BBC could be made next week after an inquiry into the “fracas” is handed to director general Tony Hall.
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NewsBBC radio cuts and diversity targets revealed
BBC Radio 1 has been given permission to cut the number of live sessions and events it covers in order to save money, while Radio 2 has been told to attract more listeners from diverse backgrounds.
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NewsITV swoops for C4 online exec
ITV has recruited Channel 4’s head of viewer relationship management, Steve Forde, to become its director of marketing and experience for online and on demand.
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NewsSTV adds to local TV portfolio
STV has strengthened its burgeoning local TV business after winning the licences for Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee.
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NewsBBC Earth and BBC Brit set for Nordics launch
BBC Worldwide international pay-TV channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth are to launch across the Nordics next month as part of a phased roll-out into 12 territories.
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NewsBBC4 goes inside big six energy firm
BBC4 is to reveal the inner workings of SSE, one of the UK’s big six energy companies, in an access documentary from The Tube indie Blast! Films.