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NewsC4: Schedule needs successful returners
Channel 4 enters 2013 on the back of the success of the Paralympics – but with a major row over the failure to strike a commercial deal with the powerful GroupM.
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NewsC5: The post-Ford era begins
The Northern & Shell building will be quieter than usual at the start of 2013 following the departure of a number of senior Channel 5 figures, including Jeff Ford and Kate Barnes.
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NewsSky: Playing with the big boys
Last spring, Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville hailed Sky for “shaking up” the industry in a manner akin to Channel 4 in the 1980s. He wasn’t wrong.
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NewsMultiplatform: New era for tablets and VoD
2012 was the year of the tablet, and the explosion in sales of the devices, now present in 11% of UK homes, according to Ofcom, has left its mark on the TV industry.
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NewsMrs Brown’s Boys tops BBC's Christmas chart
Mrs Brown’s Boys was the BBC’s biggest show over the festive period, according to Live +7 figures released by the broadcaster.
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NewsUK Screen presses treasury to reconsider tax break cap
UK Screen Association is pressing the Treasury to lower the qualifying spend for the forthcoming high-end TV tax breaks, arguing that the current proposals could limit job growth in the post-production and VFX sectors.
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NewsComedy Central thinks global
Comedy Central has ordered a 13-part comedy series fronted by Seann Walsh and hopes to format it internationally.
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NewsSky Vision hires acquisitions exec from BBCW
Sky Vision, the distribution arm of the pay-TV broadcaster, has hired former BBC Worldwide exec Angela Neillis as its first head of acquisitions.
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NewsSky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-pro
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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NewsRed Bee account director to join Deluxe Media Technologies
One of Red Bee Media’s key commercial executives is to join Deluxe Media Technologies (DMT) next month.
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NewsAdrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans
Adrian van Klaveren, the former BBC Radio 5 Live boss who lost his job in the wake of Jimmy Savile scandal, is to oversee the corporation’s programming plans for the centenary of World War I.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.
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NewsChurch group blasts BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has been accused of disrespecting its older listeners by moving Sunday Half Hour to an early morning slot.
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NewsBBC cues up snooker rights
The BBC will continue to broadcast the UK’s three biggest snooker tournaments until at least 2017.
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NewsHacker group Anonymous plans BBC protest
The protest group that claimed responsibility for bringing down the Home Office website last year is planning to target the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsUKTV posts 20-year ratings high
UKTV has claimed that 2012 was the most successful in its 20-year history - spearheaded by shows including Dynamo: Magician Impossible and Red Dwarf X.
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NewsJane Garvey & Kay Burley front Female Experts Training Day
Radio 4’s Jane Garvey and Sky News’ Kay Burley are among the names taking part in the inaugural Female Experts Training Day organised by the BBC Academy and Broadcast on 18th January.
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NewsITNP hires head of documentaries
Bafta award-winning producer Guy Davies has joined ITN Productions (ITNP) in the newly created role of head of documentaries.
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NewsTrue North investigates hand transplant for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a one-off documentary from True North Productions about Britain’s first hand transplant, which was performed on Boxing Day.