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NewsNew Tricks stars slam 'censorship'
The stars of BBC police drama New Tricks have criticised television “censorship” - saying that the broadcaster is “terrified” of causing offence.
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NewsTV writers festival returns for second year
Writers Paula Milne and Jimmy McGovern are among the leading names appearing at the BBC writersroom festival which takes place in Leeds next week.
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NewsSwain confirmed as BBC Knowledge controller
Emma Swain has been confirmed as George Entwistle’s sucessor as controller of BBC Knowledge commissioning and the corporation will close her previous role.
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NewsBBC to hand back Panorama RTS award
The BBC is to return the Royal Televsion Society award it won for Panorama’s Primark - On the Rack, which the BBC Trust ruled contained footage that was probably not genuine.
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NewsThe Lingo Show crosses to TV
CBeebies’ online language game, The Lingo Show, is being made into a TV series.
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NewsBBC1 to air Milly Dowler Crimewatch special
BBC1 is to air a Crimewatch special on Milly Dowler on Thurdsday after Levi Bellfield was found guilty of murdering the schoolgirl.
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NewsChinese & Argentinian parties to attend kids conference
Delegatiosn from China and Argentina will attend next week’s Children’s Media Conference for the first time, along with headline speakers Lord Puttnam and OgilvyOne’s Rory Sutherland.
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VIDEO: Broadcast Digital Awards 2011
More than 500 people partied into the early hours at this month’s Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsAtalla and Buxton join forces for 5*'s Silent Library
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV is behind Channel 5’s keep-quiet-to-win gameshow Silent Library, the broadcaster has revealed.
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NewsCarr locked into C4 for two years
Talkshow host Alan Carr has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Channel 4 that will see him continue to host Chatty Man.
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NewsITV4 tucks into Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club again
ITV4 has ordered a second helping of Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club, despite the first series falling below slot average.
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NewsSTV signs first product placement deal
STV has signed its first product placement deals for Lidl supermarket goods and promotion for the Scottish Borders Council during daytime show The Hour.
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NewsC4 Education turns to grime
Channel 4 Education has commissioned Windfall Films to produce five online music videos led by political activist Jody McIntyre.
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NewsCBeebies Justin's House becomes Salford first
New commission Justin’s House will become the first CBeebies show to be recorded in Salford at MediaCity.
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Williams and Snow dig up history live on BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a live history series in which news anchor Sian Williams and academic Dan Snow uncover stories behind the UK’s most exciting historical locations.
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NewsBBC to put nation's art collection online
The BBC is launching a website to host high-resolution pictures of the national collection of art, which will eventually total 200,000 pieces.
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NewsSky 1 taps tech with Bullseye's Gadget Geeks
Sky 1 has ordered a 12 x 60-minute gadget show from Bullseye, which is the indie’s largest order to date.
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NewsMatchlight wins trio of factual orders from BBC
Glasgow indie Matchlight has secured three specialist factual commissions across two BBC channels, including a new show fronted by Professor Amanda Vickery.
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NewsEndemol gains Asian foothold for MPD format
Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live has scored its first format sale in Asia.
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NewsBelfast-made Panorama films ‘over budget’
Panorama films made out of the BBC’s Northern Ireland base are regularly coming in over budget, and in some cases by as much as double the tariff, it has emerged.