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NewsC4 execs nervous of losing Lygo
Channel 4 commissioners could start a “revolution” out of loyalty to Kevin Lygo if he leaves the broadcaster, insiders have predicted.
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NewsAbraham ready to shake up Channel 4
Incoming Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is prepared to take brave decisions - and shake up his programming team if he feels it is required.
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BBC hoping to land 2012 Paralympics radio rights
The BBC has begun talks to secure radio rights for the London 2012 Paralympics having lost out to Channel 4 for the TV coverage.
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NewsR5 Live's Fogarty and Derbyshire to head to Salford
Radio 5 Live controller Adrian van Klaveren has revealed that Shelagh Fogarty and Victoria Derbyshire will both follow the station to Salford next year, having committed to presenting their shows from its new home.
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NewsMichael McIntyre signs £500k BBC deal
The BBC has signed a “golden handcuffs” deal with comedian Michael McIntyre, worth £500,000 for a year.
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NewsLyons claims £29,000 in expenses in six months
The 12 BBC Trustees racked up nearly £78,000 in expense claims between them over the last six months – with chairman Sir Michael Lyons accounting for £29,000 alone.
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NewsCarrington quits CBeebies
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to leave the BBC for a senior role at Turner Broadcasting.
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NewsDave viewers targeted by insurer
Standard Life is to run a three-month sponsorship of digital TV channel Dave in a bid to target its younger viewers.
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NewsIrish quiz show complaints upheld
Nine complaints have been upheld against a late-night TV quiz show on the Irish channel TV3 which viewers branded deceitful and impossible to win.
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NewsSecond course for BBC3's Lunch Monkeys
BBC3 has ordered a second series of Lunch Monkeys – despite a weak first run for the office-based sitcom.
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NewsJohnson cuts ties with C4
Departing Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has described his time at the broadcaster as “among the most rich and rewarding experiences of my career”.
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NewsSteve Jones to front BBC1 physical game show
The makers of Total Wipeout are to produce another Saturday night BBC1 physical game show from Argentina.
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NewsBSkyB wins in £700m legal fight
BSkyB has won a landmark five-year legal battle against computing firm Electronic Data Systems over a failed computer customer management system.
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NewsS4C unveil kids TV plans
Welsh broadcaster S4C has pledged to boost its home-grown children’s programming in the wake of a House of Lords report that called for an increase in shows for kids.
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NewsBBC4 to chart the history and art of maps
BBC4 has ordered two documentary series about the history of maps to coincide with a major British Library exhibition.
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NewsPrince Charles mourns loss of South Bank Show
Prince Charles has denounced ITV’s decision to “abandon” its long running arts strand The South Bank Show in a speech honouring host Melvyn Bragg.
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NewsPeston to tell BBC3 viewers how to vote
Robert Peston is to tell teenagers how to vote in two short trails for BBC3 - part of a raft of new content around the general election.
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NewsCall to tie up Paralympic TV deals
The head of the International Paralympic Committee said that ensuring free television coverage of the 2012 Paralympics was “fundamental” to the process of selecting a UK broadcaster.
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NewsSTV: dropping Sunday night ITV drama was a 'mistake'
STV chief executive Rob Woodward has admitted that opting out of ITV network Sunday night dramas was a mistake.
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NewsTalkback launches web opera spoof
The comedy team behind spoof boyband Toyboize has launched a second pop parody, this time pastiching pop-opera groups such as G4 and Il Divo.