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NewsC4's Bank Job scores 1.7m plays
The online game to recruit players for Channel 4 game show The Bank Job has been played 1.7m times in a week.
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NewsBBC: MPs "pushing on open door" over local radio
BBC bosses have indicated local radio could see some of the proposed budget cuts revoked, telling MPs that their campaigns to save services were “pushing at a partly open door”.
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NewsThompson turns table on tabloids over Frozen Planet
The BBC’s director general has turned the tables on tabloid reports of Frozen Planet fakery suggesting it has more to do with the corporation’s coverage of the Leveson inquiry than polar bears.
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NewsSky Anytime+ ad banned
A high profile TV advert for BSkyB’s on-demand service Sky Anytime+ has been banned following a complaint from rival Virgin Media.
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NewsPatten: sacking Clarkson would be dangerous precedent
Sacking Jeremy Clarkson for saying public sector strikers should be shot would set dangerous precedents, the chairman of the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsHowe takes on BBC's in-house reins
Tamara Howe has been promoted to controller of BBC’s in-house production operations, taking on management responsibility for flagship programmes such as EastEnders, Top Gear and Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsSawalha to front kitchen DIY series
Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha is to front a 20-part series about DIY in the kitchen that aims to help homeowners make the most of the space they have.
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NewsBBC World News doubles US reach
The BBC has secured its biggest deal for the World News channel since it launched in 1995, doubling its US reach.
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NewsTitchmarsh looks back on Royal year for ITV1
ITV1 is to reflect on an eventful year for the Royal family in a special fronted by Alan Titchmarsh.
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NewsIndies in frame to run first 20 local TV licences
Preston, Grimsby and Swansea are among 20 locations earmarked by Ofcom as the first to receive a local TV licence – and the government will consult on allowing indies to run them.
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NewsBBC iPlayer rolled out to iPhone
The BBC is launching an iPlayer app for the iPhone and iPod touch, enabling a wider number of users to access the corporation’s content on the go.
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NewsDaybreak to target 'hassled mums'
Daybreak is to target “hassled mums” as part of its refreshed focus under former BBC Breakfast editor David Kermode.
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NewsSky Living acquires Unforgettable
A new US crime drama about a detective with a ‘super autobiographical memory’ has been picked up by Sky Living.
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NewsLesley Douglas named Lime CEO
Lime Pictures, the indie behind Hollyoaks and The Only Way is Essex, has appointed former BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas as its new chief executive.
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NewsITV to triple online news stories
ITV plans to more than triple the amount on news content it publishes online as part of a radical digital overhaul.
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NewsITV1 nets England's Euro 2012 opener
The BBC and ITV have revealed how coverage of the Euro 2012 football tournament will be split between the two.
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Tyrone Productions boss exits
John McHugh, chief executive of Tyrone Productions, is stepping down from the position to pursue other projects.
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsRadio 4 faces hidden cost of DQF
Radio 4 is facing a below-the-radar hit from Delivering Quality First with the in-house production unit set to undergo redundancies and a radical restructuring of the remaining roles.
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NewsBBC Radio tops billion downloads
BBC Radio has notched up more than a billion downloads of its podcasts with Radio 1’s Chris Moyles and Radio 4’s The Archers among the most popular.