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NewsGray to swap Sky crown for Princess
Sky head of entertainment Duncan Gray is to join Princess Productions to spearhead a push on comedy and entertainment.
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NewsShell backs North One and JWT show in £5m AFP deal
Shell has funded what is thought to be the UK’s biggest ever AFP, a landmark adventure series produced by North One Television and JWT Entertainment that will air globally on Discovery.
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NewsHamish Mykura to leave C4
Channel 4 has confirmed that Hamish Mykura, head of documentaries, is to leave the broadcaster after 10 years.
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NewsBectu: retransmission fees are a scandal
Bectu has waded into the retransmission fees row, slamming the current scenario in which PSBs pay BSkyB to appear on the platform as scandalous.
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NewsBBC may open up on-demand content
The BBC has revised its syndication policy to make it more flexible for people to access iPlayer, opening up the possibility it could appear on premium platforms such as Sky.
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NewsPlayboy TV fined £110k over 'offensive' ads
Playboy TV has been fined £110,000 by Ofcom for broadcasting a series of adverts for adult sex chat services featuring “unsuitable” footage of women mimicking sexual intercourse.
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NewsSky Arts accelerates entertainment move
Sky Arts is moving up the EPG as part of a concerted move into entertainment and a tripling of its programme budget.
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NewsITV confirms Perez Hilton show
ITV2 has confirmed that US showbiz blogger Perez Hilton will front a new show featuring intimate access to some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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NewsAnt & Dec renew ITV deal; Takeaway to return
ITV has secured Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for a further two years and will revive Saturday Night Takeaway, which has been on hiatus since 2009.
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NewsConcerned C5 News staff attend ITN briefing
ITN’s John Hardie and Channel 5’s Andrew O’Connell have met with C5 News staff to reassure them about their future – but there are concerns about the level of resource they will be given and their ability to produce distinctive stories.
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NewsC4 orders Sri Lanka follow-up
A second film about the alleged atrocities which took place during the Sri Lankan civil war will be shown on Channel 4 with new evidence.
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NewsC4 to overhaul Dispatches
Channel 4 is overhauling long-running current affairs strand Dispatches in a bid to cover topical issues faster; increasing the number of films to 40 a year but cutting them down to 30 minutes.
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NewsBBC regains control over online spending
The BBC has sufficiently tightened up controls over how much it spends on its online division, the Trust has found.
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NewsC5 axes OK! TV; signs three-year ITN deal
Channel 5’s beleaguered OK! TV is to be axed as the broadcaster hands a three-year news production deal to ITN.
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NewsStructured reality to get own Bafta category
Reality and constructed factual is to get its own Bafta category category as part of a reworking of the Bafta TV Awards.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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NewsMGM first Netflix UK partner
US VoD firm Netflix has signed MGM as its first UK partner - a move that will see the forthcoming Hobbit films offered exclusively in the region through the online rental service.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsX Factor's Frankie Cocozza sparks Ofcom probe
Controversial X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza is giving ITV more to worry about than falling ratings – Ofcom is investigating three separate incidents that may have breached its code.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.