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  • Lord Patten
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    BBC to tackle 'toxic' pay

    2011-07-04T09:36:00Z

    The BBC is planning to make a series of announcements about its plans for tackling “toxic” senior pay, Trust chairman Chris Patten has said.

  • News

    Video: Sky Go launch

    2011-07-01T17:09:00Z

    Sky has launched a major new marketing campaign featuring footballer Peter Crouch and rapper Dizzee Rascal to showcase the launch of multiplatform viewing service Sky Go.

  • News

    Trailer: The Hour, BBC2

    2011-07-01T16:53:00Z

    BBC2 has unveiled the first look at its 1950s news room drama The Hour, written by Abi Morgan and starring Romola Garai, Dominic West and Ben Whishaw.

  • Arwel Ellis Owen
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    S4C unveils major overhaul ahead of cuts

    2011-07-01T16:06:00Z

    S4C is overhauling its programme schedule and creating three commissioning “windows” a year as part of a major restructure of the business ahead of significant budget cuts.

  • Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
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    BBC1 lines-up McIntyre Christmas special

    2011-07-01T12:52:00Z

    Stand up comedian Michael McIntyre is returning to the BBC with a one-hour Christmas special of his Comedy Roadshow.

  • Eva Green as Morgana
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    Camelot axed after one series

    2011-07-01T12:41:00Z

    Camelot, the Arthurian drama currently airing on Channel 4, has been canned after just one series.

  • Shaun the Sheep
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    BBC to integrate online games with Grid tool

    2011-07-01T12:01:00Z

    The BBC is ramping up its use of Games Grid, a set of tools that underpins all of the games across the corporation’s website.

  • John Cassy
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    Sony, Sky 3D and ITV join Intellect conference speakers

    2011-07-01T11:56:00Z

    Sony UK and Ireland managing director Gildas Pelliet, Sky 3D channel director John Cassy and ITV director of Product Strategy & Audience Engagement James Micklethwait have joined the line up for the Intellect CE Conference.

  • ITV Player
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    ITV Player launches on Apple devices

    2011-07-01T11:55:00Z

    ITV has continued the roll out of its video-on-demand service, making an ITV Player app available on Apple’s leading mobile devices.

  • Dyfrig Jones
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    S4C member steps down over police investigation

    2011-07-01T11:54:00Z

    S4C Authority member Dyfrig Jones has stepped down pending a police investigation into pictures of a child that appeared on Facebook.

  • Chris Moyles
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    Chris Moyles extends R1 deal

    2011-07-01T11:52:00Z

    Chris Moyles has extended his BBC Radio 1 contract to 2014 - potentially taking his breakfast show tenure to a decade.

  • Coronation Street
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    Corrie moving back to Wednesdays

    2011-06-30T15:32:00Z

    ITV is moving its Thursday night episode of Coronation Street back to Wednesdays with live football set to return to Tuesdays in a bid to free up pre-watershed slots for new shows.

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    Hunt attacked in Commons over BSkyB deal

    2011-06-30T14:58:00Z

    The Government has been accused of making a “seedy deal” as Rupert Murdoch moved a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

  • The Stephen K Amos Show
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    BBC axes Stephen K Amos Show

    2011-06-30T14:16:00Z

    The BBC has pulled the plug on comedy series The Stephen K Amos Show after ratings plummeted during its six week run.

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    Apple faces Final Cut backlash

    2011-06-30T10:25:00Z

    Apple’s latest version of Final Cut Pro has come under fire from sections of the post world because of the lack of compatibility with its predecessor, FCP 7.

  • F1
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    Channel 4 enters F1 race

    2011-06-30T10:17:00Z

    Channel 4 has opened discussions to acquire the TV rights to Formula 1 when the BBC’s deal expires in two years time.

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    Takeover talk boosts ITV shares

    2011-06-30T10:11:00Z

    Shares in ITV have soared following speculation of a bid for the broadcaster.

  • Rupert Murdoch
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    BSkyB takeover moves closer

    2011-06-30T08:38:00Z

    Rupert Murdoch took a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB today after the Government provisionally accepted plans to hive off Sky News as a separate company.

  • The Chase
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    ITV to cut drama repeats to test in-house formats

    2011-06-30T08:00:00Z

    ITV is weighing up cutting drama repeats from ITV1’s daytime schedule to clear space for experimenting with in-house formats.

  • Geordie Shore
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    Splash and Lime set for reality rivalry

    2011-06-30T08:00:00Z

    Two structured reality shows are set to go head to head in Liverpool, with Splash Media in paid development on Desperate Scousewives (w/t) for E4 and MTV on the brink of commissioning Lime Pictures to make Mersey Shore.