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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsE4 wins Channel of the Year at Broadcast Awards
Multichannel broadcaster E4 has scooped the coveted Channel of the Year prize at the Broadcast Awards 2011, beating off stiff competition from the likes of terrestrials BBC1, ITV1 and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC in-house faces 15% cuts as pattern emerges
The jobs of up to 200 BBC Vision Productions staff are under threat, as a pattern of cuts to the in-house teams emerges.
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NewsMTV first with paid streaming
MTV is to become the only UK broadcaster to offer a micropayment streaming service on its website after promoting Kerry Taylor to senior vice president, director of television.
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NewsMTV’s Heather Jones to take reins at North One
MTV director of television Heather Jones is to join All3Media-owned North One Television as managing director.
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NewsSky recruits The Sun’s Johnson to head up revamped Living
Sky has appointed The Sun’s Saturday and associate editor Jane Johnson to the newly created position of director of Sky Living.
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NewsITVS America ups Stakes with pilots for US and UK
ITV Studios America is to make its first ever pilot for ITV1 and will simultaneously produce a US version of the show for NBC.
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NewsSoftware puts price on ITV product placement
ITV has appointed brand analysis specialist Repucom to help with internal tests to determine the different values of product placement in its shows.
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NewsOona King leaves C4 diversity role for seat in Lords
Channel 4 head of diversity Oona King has stepped down from her role after entering the House of Lords.
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NewsBBC's Craig Oliver named PM's communications chief
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed BBC news exec Craig Oliver as his new director of communications.
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NewsLittle Britain director joins Jinsy
Matt Lipsey, director of BBC comedies Little Britain and Psychoville, has signed onto Sky Atlantic’s first original comedy commission, This Is Jinsy, as series director.
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NewsBBC America to air Six Nations
BBC America has inked a deal to air five live games from this year’s Six Nations for viewers in the US.
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NewsFreeview HD sales pass 1.2m
High definition viewing is continuing to climb as 1.2 million people have bought a Freeview HD TV and box since their launch nine months ago.
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NewsHistory channel to air Kennedys
Controversial US series The Kennedys is to air on the History channel in the UK – and has finally found a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsFern Britton joins C4 for new show
Presenter Fern Britton is to make a regular return to daytime TV with a teatime show for Channel 4.
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NewsTop Gear under fire from Mexican ambassador
The Mexican Ambassador to the UK has criticised BBC show Top Gear for a series of “outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults”.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.
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NewsCriticism of BBC's Digital Media Initiative
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC’s early management of its Digital Media Initiative for failing to deliver value for money.
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NewsSky Living rebrand unveiled
VIDEO: BSkyB has revealed its rebrand of Sky Living as part of its first campaign to market its portfolio of entertainment channels.
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NewsPaxman makes 'cuts' slip
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has become the fourth BBC employee in the past two months to use the same offensive word during a broadcast.