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NewsCITV show rapped for "promoting" video games
ITV has been censured for “promoting” computer console games during children’s show Cool Stuff Collective.
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NewsBBC orders 7/7 film
Bafta-winning director Morgan Matthews is to make a documentary about the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, in which 52 people were killed.
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NewsHuw Jones named S4C chairman
The government has confirmed Huw Jones in the post of chairman for S4C.
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NewsBBC1's Candy Cabs canned
The BBC has put the brakes on BBC1 comedy-drama Candy Cabs after it failed to take off with viewers.
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NewsC4 visitors watch most video streams
Visitors to Channel 4’s website watch twice as many video streams as those who visit the BBC, ITV and Sky websites, according to the first set of results from the Nielsen Video Census.
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NewsC4 News recruits online chief
Paul Brannan, former BBC multiplatform chief, has joined Channel 4 News to continue further development of the programme’s online and cross-devices strategy.
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NewsMTV orders Geordie Shore summer specials
MTV is to capitalise on the record-breaking success of reality series Geordie Shore with a 2 x 60-minute summer special, following the cast on holiday in Magaluf.
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NewsEvans reveals post-Sachs Radio 2 delay
Jonathan Ross put back the career of DJ pal Chris Evans by a year when he made his prank phone call with Russell Brand.
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NewsNew Imagine docs unveiled
Iraqi artists in Venice, the power of the mind and how the Arab Spring has affected attitudes to art are to explored in the new line-up of BBC1 arts strand Imagine.
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NewsCowell calls in police over BGT fix claims
Pop mogul Simon Cowell has called in police over claims that popular TV contest Britain’s Got Talent is fixed.
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NewsITV pulls Corrie Nation for refresh
ITV is to take its Coronation Street social networking game offline at the end of July as it completes an overhaul of the ailing property.
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NewsReal Hustle told to reveal insiders
BBC series The Real Hustle must make clearer to audiences which participants are in on scams after the show was found to have breached programme guidelines.
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NewsC4: Hollyoaks could be worth £12m in product placement
Channel 4 has identified up to £12m in product placement opportunities in Hollyoaks, according to a document seen by Broadcast.
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NewsITV sets sights on Spun Gold
Spun Gold is the latest indie to become an ITV takeover target as it looks to bolster its in-house production arm ITV Studios.
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NewsSky reveals star line-up for comedy This Is Jinsy
Sky Atlantic is luring some of the biggest names in TV entertainment to its new comedy commission This Is Jinsy, including ex-Doctor Who actor David Tennant, comedians Harry Hill, Kevin Eldon and Catherine Tate, and singer KT Tunstall in her first major acting role.
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NewsBBC eyes arts content deal with Culture 24
The BBC is in talks over a deal to share arts content with the Culture 24 web aggregator.
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NewsBBC4 charts the rise of American culture
BBC4 controller Richard Klein is pinning his hopes for autumn and winter 2011 on a new season of programmes about 20th century America.
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NewsRobinson traces origins of superstitious belief for C4
Tony Robinson is to front a new Channel 4 series exploring the origins of belief in ideas such as vampires, spirits, witches and poltergeists.
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NewsBectu calls on BBC to roll out freelance rate card
Bectu is seeking to introduce a rate card for freelancers working on BBC drama series and serials to ensure standard terms are agreed.
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NewsC4 Munchausen doc sparks Ofcom complaints
A doctor who featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary about Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy has complained to Ofcom, and a group of professional child carers is also preparing to submit a complaint.