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NewsSeeSaw saved by Bebo buyer
Online TV service SeeSaw has been rescued by a group of investors led by Criterion Capital Partners and including former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson.
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NewsC4 to launch accounts to get closer to viewers
Channel 4 is to ask viewers to sign up to a cross-platform account as it kicks off a drive to establish a direct relationship with them.
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NewsNews Corp: deal off, pressure on
Scrutiny of News Corp, including its existing 39% holding in BSkyB, looks set to continue despite the media giant walking away from a full takeover bid on Wednesday.
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NewsBBC report reveals state of flux
The 2010 BBC annual report reveals a corporation in transition as structural and production changes begin to take shape. This explains its largely mixed results.
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NewsPensioner prank show set for BBC1
A pensioner prank show is the latest international entertainment format set for BBC1.
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NewsC4’s 9/11 slate probes Ground Zero mosque
The controversy surrounding plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero will form part of six hours of Channel 4 programming to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
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NewsShooting star wins pilot in C4 showcase
Shooting Stars’ Angelos Epithemiou has been handed a studio show pilot as part of the third run of Channel 4’s Comedy Showcases initiative.
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NewsPilkington to head up factual at October Films
Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Lucy Pilkington has joined October Films as head of factual formats.
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NewsITV2 to give modelling school the Pineapple ob doc treatment
ITV2 is to take a tongue-in-cheek look at The London School of Modelling for a Pineapple Dance Studios-style ob doc series.
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NewsComedy tops wishlists for kids commissioners
Comedy, drama and factual are top of kids commissioners’ shopping lists, and “stealth learning” is a major attraction for public service broadcasters keen to replicate the success of Horrible Histories.
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NewsBBC exposes Britain’s hidden hoarding disorder
BBC1 has commissioned a single documentary fronted by presenter Jasmine Harman, looking at the impact hoarding has on the lives of the people involved.
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NewsSky adopts carbon calculator
Sky has signed up to the Bafta-led cross-industry carbon calculator scheme, Albert, and will later this year begin asking indies to use of it for shows made for Sky 1 and Sky Arts.
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NewsC4 orders comedy ad show
Channel 4 has ordered a comedy entertainment pilot designed to reveal how the advertising world persuades consumers to part with their hard earned cash.
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Yesterday invests in "narrow escape" series
UKTV channel Yesterday has pre-invested in a series that will tell the stories of soliders “narrow escapes” during wartime.
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NewsBBC HD/3D boss quits; BBC2 HD planned
The BBC’s head of HD and 3D Danielle Nagler is leaving the corporation along with two team members - and is not being directly replaced.
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NewsSky chief commends staff after week of upheaval
Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of BSkyB, has commended staff for their focus following a week of developments that has seen News Corporation withdraw its takeover bid for the company.
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NewsDaybreak boss Rumsey to step down
Ian Rumsey will step down as editor of Daybreak at the end of 2011 after little more than a year in the post.
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NewsLicence fee deal should be re-examined, says NUJ
The BBC’s licence fee settlement should be opened up for examination in light of the “disturbing” influence of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire, the NUJ has said.
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NewsNews Corp withdraws Sky bid
News Corp has withdrawn its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB after a week of intense pressure from across the political spectrum.
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NewsCameron: News Corp should walk away from Sky bid
News Corp should focus on “clearing up the mess and getting their house in order” rather than concentrating on its takeover bid for BSkyB, David Cameron said today.