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Great Migrations: In the eye of a sandstorm
VIDEO: Watch cameraman Bob Poole find himself in the centre of a “giant sandblaster” - an African sandstorm - in behind the scenes footage from Nat Geo’s epic natural history series Great Migrations.
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NewsThompson urges staff to cross picket line
Mark Thompson has urged BBC staff not to “let down” licence fee payers by refusing to cross NUJ picket lines during the two day strike planned for Friday and Saturday
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NewsBBC apologises for Live Aid weapons reports
The BBC has “unreservedly” apologised for broadcasting a series of reports claiming money raised by Live Aid to fight famine in Ethiopia was spent on weapons.
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NewsCable intervenes in News Corp bid
Business secretary Vince Cable has said he is intervening in News Corp’s £12 billion bid to take control of broadcasting giant BSkyB and would refer the plans to regulator Ofcom.
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NewsHorrocks: 300 jobs at risk at BBC World Service
More than 300 jobs are at risk in the BBC’s international arm because of the effective 16% budget cut imposed on the broadcaster as part of Government austerity measures, an executive has said.
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NewsFuture of Freeview in doubt
Freeview is fighting for its future after it emerged that top-level discussions have taken place about closing the organisation after digital switchover in 2012.
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NewsITV set to show Ashes highlights
ITV is on the brink of securing highlights of this winter’s Ashes series, and will air the coverage on ITV4.
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NewsS4C may cut programming hours
S4C may have to stop airing content 24 hours a day as a result of cuts to funding, its interim chief executive has warned.
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NewsCrozier: CRR to blame for lack of diversity on ITV1
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has bemoaned the “remarkable lack of diversity” in the broadcaster’s schedule as a result of regulation governing how it can sell advertising.
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NewsBBC to call Damazer and Hunt in O’Reilly tribunal
The BBC will call on Jay Hunt and Mark Damazer to give evidence as it defends itself at an employment tribunal brought by former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly this week.
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NewsBBC urged to revamp sports tender process
The BBC should overhaul its tender process, particularly in sports, and make commissioners more accessible to smaller indies in a bid to improve competition in the production sector, the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsITV research shows viewers left cold by Daybreak launch
The look and tone of breakfast show Daybreak have come under fire from viewers as part of research carried out by ITV.
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NewsZodiak to go on holiday with teenagers for BBC3
A series in which parents secretly watch their teenage children’s antics on holiday and a talent show in which amateur artists go head to head with professionals have been commissioned from Zodiak Media Group companies for the BBC’s 2011 schedule.
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NewsBuilders down modern tools for C4 villa series
A group of builders are to be stripped of their modern tools and techniques and challenged to build an authentic Roman villa for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsSky 1 orders weight-loss series from Eyeworks
Sky 1 has ordered a documentary series that will follow a group of super-obese people who are battling to lose weight before their size kills them.
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NewsHot Like Us puts model couples to the test for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series pitting model couples against each other to test whether their relationship is more than skin deep.
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NewsJonathan Ross to return to C4
Jonathan Ross is to return to TV as host of a Channel 4 celebration of the nation’s favourite toys.
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NewsSimpson slams licence fee "ambush"
Senior BBC journalist John Simpson has said the latest licence fee agreement leaves the corporation in such a weak position any negotiations with the government will “be like water-boarding”.
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NewsNews Corp makes BSkyB bid official
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has formally notified the European Commission that it intends to make a full takeover bid for BSkyB.
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NewsWelsh leaders call for S4C overhaul
The leaders of the four main political parties in the Welsh Assembly have written to David Cameron calling for an overhaul of the governance of S4C and a review of the “far-reaching changes” to the broadcaster recently announced by the UK government.