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NewsBectu surveys factual workers on exploitation
Bectu’s survey that is attempting to assess the extent of exploitation in factual TV will close this Saturday at noon.
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NewsInterviews underway for BBC sexual harassment inquiry
Dame Janet Smith has begun interviewing witnesses for her inquiry into the BBC’s culture and practices on sexual harassment in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsBBCW boosts investment in new YouTube content
BBC Worldwide is set to increase its investment in original factual content on YouTube, having launched its second Google-backed channel, Head Squeeze, earlier this week.
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NewsBBC employee dies in car crash
Tim Davie has paid tribute to the BBC’s David Cox, who was killed in a road accident in Buxton.
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NewsTony Hall start date agreed
Tony Hall is poised to start work as the director general of the BBC on 2 April.
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NewsMoore steps up as interim daytime controller
BBC documentaries commissioner Charlotte Moore has been handed daytime commissioning responsibilities while a replacement for Liam Keelan is found.
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NewsC4 plans ginger hair doc
BBC3 courted controversy in 2007 with its attention grabbing documentary F**k Off, I’m Ginger and now Channel 4 is planning its own film on men with red hair.
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NewsC5 orders Gibraltar ob-doc from Shiver
Channel 5 has ordered a six part ob-doc series on Gibraltar from ITV Studios-owned producer Shiver.
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NewsLucinda Hicks to replace Steve Nam at Dragonfly
Lucinda Hicks is joining Dragonfly Film and Television as chief operating officer, replacing Steve Nam who is leaving the company in March.
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NewsOlympics ceremonies help iPlayer to record year
The Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies helped drive a record breaking year for iPlayer which saw over 2.3bn TV and radio requests in 2012.
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NewsCNN moves back into sports programming
International news broadcaster CNN is moving back into sports programming and hired former ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols to host a new weekend sports block.
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NewsOlivier Gers leaving Endemol
Endemol’s licensing and merchandising chief Olivier Gers is leaving the company.
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NewsMiranda announces deal to acquire Softel
Miranda Technologies has acquired subtitling equipment firm Softel.
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NewsCore Media ramps up TV production presence
Core Media Group, the US firm that owns American Idol producer 19 Entertainment, is aggressively ramping up its moves into TV production by hiring two execs.
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NewsSalford offers Pollard answers
The BBC could put right some of the cultural failings identified in the Pollard report by learning from its achievements in Salford, according to Peter Salmon.
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NewsSky in PSB carriage fees stand-off
BSkyB is refusing to give up the battle over retransmission fees despite culture minister Ed Vaizey stating this week that the pay-TV giant must drop them for public service broadcasters.
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NewsSuper slow-mo gameshow wins BBC1 series
BBC1 has given the greenlight to Reflex, a gameshow which will test the reactions of contestants as they take part in challenges which include diving headfirst through glass panels.
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NewsArgonon eyes first acquisitions as profits rise
Argonon is close to making its first two acquisitions, including a digital business, as it prepares to post year-on-year profit growth of almost 50%.
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NewsNetflix to hike UK content spend
Video on-demand operator Netflix is to increase its UK content spend to compete aggressively with pay TV broadcasters including Sky.
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NewsUKTV speeds up US strategy
UKTV has picked up the US remake of supernatural series Being Human from Zodiak Rights as it accelerates its US acquisitions strategy.