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NewsITV gears up for Tour De France until 2019
ITV has renewed its agreement with the Tour De France to continue showing the cycling race until 2019.
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NewsITV censured for BGT striptease
ITV has been rapped for broadcasting a pre-watershed striptease on Britain’s Got More Talent that “clearly crossed the line”.
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NewsOutline signs Hat Trick distribution deal
Outline Productions has signed a distribution deal with Hat Trick International to cover sales of new programming outside of the US.
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NewsC5 orders Amanda Knox doc
Channel 5 has commissioned Barcroft Productions to investigate the trial of Amanda Knox.
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NewsBBC Trust is “broken” say MPs
MPs at today’s Public Accounts Committee hearing were repeatedly “astounded” that the BBC Trust did not ask former DG Mark Thompson more rigorous questions about the “eye-watering” £1.02m paid to his former deputy Mark Byford.
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NewsSteve Anderson to exit Mentorn Media
Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson is to leave Mentorn Media to establish NBC News’ factual arm Peacock Productions in the UK.
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NewsLovefilm locks up rights to Copper
Cineflix Studio’s period crime drama Copper will debut in the UK via Amazon’s Lovefilm service.
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NewsRDF hires Twofour features development exec
RDF Television has hired Twofour’s Kirsty Calvert-Ansari to build the indie’s features development.
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NewsBBC payoffs row: the protagonists
The escalating row over BBC payoffs will come to a head this afternoon as current and former BBC grandees face the MPs of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Click for Broadcast’s guide to the key protagonists.
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NewsTony Jordan creates UKTV's first drama
UKTV has ordered its first original drama series – a 10-part “passion project” from Tony Jordan about a father who makes a pact with the Devil to save the life of his daughter.
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NewsBBC Trust ‘faces axe’ in payoffs row
The government is weighing up abolishing the BBC Trust as part a major overhaul of the corporation’s governance, according to a report.
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NewsITV orders third Prince Harry doc from Twofour
ITV has ordered a two-part doc from Twofour that will follow Prince Harry and a group of wounded servicemen and women as they race to the South Pole.
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NewsDave adds to School of Hard Sums
Dave has ordered a third, extended series of Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums.
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NewsSony unveils 4K camcorder
IBC 2013: Sony has added to its range of 4K-capable devices with the launch of the PXW-Z100, an XDCAM camcorder which features a 1/2.33” Exmor R CMOS sensor.
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NewsBBC payoffs: all you need to know
Click to read all the stories surrounding the BBC payoff scandal to have emerged this week.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire sends C4 tweets north
Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire was the most tweeted about show on TV on Thursday, attracting more than three times the number of tweets as BBC1 drama Waterloo Road.
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NewsThompson accuses Patten of misleading MPs
Former director general Mark Thompson has accused BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten of “fundamentally misleading” MPs over corporation payoffs at a Commons select committee hearing.
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NewsC4 beefs up Sunset + Vine deal
Channel 4 has extended its production contract with Sunset + Vine to cover its newly acquired American Football rights package.
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NewsAshes helps Sky Sports to digital high
The Ashes, the return of the Premier League and transfer deadline day all helped Sky Sports record its biggest ever month on its digital platforms.
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NewsChannel 4 orders celeb skiing show
Splash producer Twofour is to produce a stripped Channel 4 show in which celebs will compete in winter sports.