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News'Misogynists' run Radio 4's Today
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has claimed there are so few women on Radio 4’s Today programme because it is “run by a bunch of misogynists”.
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NewsAndreae exits Incubator for Discovery
Former Channel 4 exec Simon Andreae, who moved to the US in 2005, has been appointed to a senior role at Discovery.
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NewsYesterday returns to full Freeview service
Yesterday is to double its broadcast hours on Freeview to return as a full-time channel from June.
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NewsBBC hires Talkback's Hancock
The BBC has hired its second TalkbackThames entertainment exec in a week – recruiting producer/director Sean Hancock as executive producer.
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NewsThe IT Crowd gets fifth series and new writers
The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan plans to pull together a team of writers for a planned fifth series of the Channel 4 comedy.
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NewsNew-look iPlayer links with Facebook
Viewers will be able to share iPlayer content with friends via Facebook and Twitter, under a new version of the video on demand service launched in beta today.
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NewsBBC to redevelop Television Centre
The BBC is expected to announce plans to create a multimillion pound “creative quarter” in west London, to update its current Television Centre.
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NewsBolton calls for BBC religion overhaul
Veteran presenter and producer Roger Bolton has called on the BBC to appoint a religion editor for news as part of measures to address the corporation’s “secular and sceptical” attitude towards faith issues.
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NewsLost hit by Sky Player bug
Sky 1’s simulcast of Lost via its online service Sky Player was hit by technical issues which prevented fans from viewing the final hour of the finale.
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Food Network orders first UK show
Culinary channel Food Network has made its first UK commission as part of a wider strategy to boost its original content.
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NewsESPN buys 41 football games
ESPN has acquired the rights to acquire 41 international football games including World Cup friendies as it bids to rival Sky Sports.
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NewsESPN guilty of breaking ad rules
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has been warned by industry regulator Ofcom that it could face fines if it continues to breach regulations which limit the amount of adverts that can be shown each hour.
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NewsBBC to boost filming in the North
The BBC has ordered more on-location shoots in the North, in a bid to “showcase” the region to the rest of the world and drive up local satisfaction with the corporation.
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NewsMiralis named More4 head
Australian TV commissioner Anna Miralis is moving to the UK to join Channel 4 as editor of digital channel More4.
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NewsCrouch to front World Cup special
England footballer Peter Crouch is to make his presenting debut as part of BBC3’s World Cup season.
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NewsIndies slam 'flawed' BBC in-house guarantee
Pact has called for an urgent review of the BBC’s commissioning system – with a view to reducing the in-house guarantee or scrapping it altogether.
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NewsLost finale generates £1m for Sky
The long-awaited finale of Lost is understood to have generated an estimated £1m in ad revenues for Sky.
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NewsBBC hires Talkback's Brereton
BBC in-house entertainment has hired TalkbackThames development exec Andy Brereton to inject more comedy into its slate.
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NewsC4 censured for Big Brother 'retard' jibe
Ofcom has upheld complaints about the use of the word “retard” in a live edition of Celebrity Big Brother’s Big Mouth, overturning an earlier judgement that gave Channel 4 a pass on the incident.
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NewsITV axes Married Single Other
ITV1’s romantic drama Married Single Other will not be commissioned for a second series after failing to tie the knot with viewers.