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NewsITV advertising sales verdict delayed
The provisional solution on how to handle the current capping of ITV’s advertising sales has been subject to a “slight delay”, the Competition Commission has announced.
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NewsOlympics could be broadcast in 3D
The director of the BBC’s 2012 coverage has revealed that the corporation may broadcast selected footage in 3D.
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NewsMary 'queen of shops' switches channels
TV’s “queen of shops” Mary Portas is believed to have doubled her salary by defecting from the BBC to Channel 4 in a two-year deal worth £500,000.
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NewsAnalysis: are you ready for musical chairs?
The industry is bracing itself for another round of executive musical chairs - with insiders predicting a complex series of moves could end with ITV’s Elaine Bedell and Alison Sharman going head to head to become the broadcaster’s director of television.
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NewsSky Movies to air best of Shorts TV
Short films featuring The Wire’s Dominic West and Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne are to air on Sky Movies Indie following a deal with digital channel ShortsTV.
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BBC to air royal backdrop drama
The BBC has commissioned a new drama from Tiger Aspect set against the backdrop of the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981.
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NewsBBC1 off to Oz for latest search for star format
BBC1 is looking for a Dorothy and, bizarrely, a Toto the dog as it turns to The Wizard of Oz for in its latest search for a star format.
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NewsChannel TV slams ITV compliance move
Channel TV has criticised ITV’s decision to bring in a “double compliance” system, with chairman Mick Desmond claiming the broadcaster is taking a “cynical advantage” of Ofcom’s decision to increase the network’s fines for breaches of the broadcasting code.
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NewsWhitechapel to return to ITV
Rupert Penry-Jones will return to the East End of London for ITV1 next year, starring in a second series of Whitechapel.
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NewsITV aims to avoid fines with 'double compliance '
Independent producers commissioned by ITV will have their content vetted for compliance by the commercial broadcaster, following moves by Ofcom which beef up the fines the network faces for breaches of the broadcasting code.
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NewsOfcom toughens fine limits for ITV
Ofcom could fine ITV more than £3m for any future breaches of the broadcasting code, after a review concluded the broadcaster’s fines over the TV fakery scandal were not hefty enough.
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NewsBBC links up with Ecosse for Atkinson adaptation
The BBC is lining up a major adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Behind The Scenes At The Museum from Mistresses producer Ecosse Films.
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NewsTrust review to shrink BBC
The BBC is facing its biggest shake-up since 2006’s Creative Future strategy after the BBC Trust fired the starting gun on a major review of its size and scope.
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NewsBBC loadsamoney row rages
Greg Dyke and Will Wyatt have waded into the BBC pay row - agreeing with the Tories that corporation exec salaries are too high.
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NewsThe Culture Show’s Morgan to drive BBC production training
The Culture Show editor Eddie Morgan is stepping down from the BBC2 show to become head of the college of production within the new BBC Academy.
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NewsThe Saint set to be resurrected by major Canadian producer
A Canadian production company is remaking iconic ITV thriller The Saint but has yet to approach UK broadcasters about the project.
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NewsITV plots overhaul of daytime quiz line-up
ITV1 is poised for a daytime quizshow shake-up, with a pair of new shows set for lengthy orders and Goldenballs likely to be shelved.
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NewsRamsden exits as Cheetah wins dieting show
Cheetah Television has won a Channel 4 dieting commission but lost creative director Sara Ramsden, who is leaving after five years to go freelance.
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NewsBBC1 kick-starts football magazine for all regions
BBC1 is launching a local Football League magazine show with different versions across England, and is inviting indie producers to pitch for three of the seven production contracts.
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NewsTwofour and Shiver win factual orders from ITV
A series on the troops who take supplies to frontline soldiers in Afghanistan will be contrasted with a docu-soap about the busy holiday season in the Lake District in two factual commissions set for ITV1.