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NewsDavid Attenborough’s Galapagos heads to Europe
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough is to travel across Europe following its debut on Sky 1 and Sky 3D on New Year’s Day.
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NewsMicky Flanagan deal with C4 expires
Comedian Mick Flanagan’s Channel 4 golden handcuffs deal will not be renewed after it expired at the end of 2012.
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NewsJim Davidson out of CBB
Comedian Jim Davidson, widely tipped to appear in the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5, will not now feature further to his arrest yesterday.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer over Xmas
Doctor Who was again the most watched show on BBC iPlayer over Christmas after racking up nearly 1.5m views.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.
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NewsAntiques Roadshow gets playalong game; Disney reorders Doc McStuffins
The BBC has launched its first playalong mobile game; plus click through for a news round-up.
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NewsAl Jazeera acquires Current TV
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV - but cable network Time Warner will not carry the new channel planned for launch.
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NewsEscape Studios launches Soho-based reseller
CG training firm Escape Studios has set up a technology reseller business.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.
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NewsAlan Carr scoops NYE TV Twitter crown
Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular saw off Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny to become the most-tweeted about show of New Year’s Eve.
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NewsITV4 kicks off football-themed animation
Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye is working on an animated sitcom about a die-hard Brainsford United fan for ITV4.
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NewsBritish Library unveils TV news resource
The British Library is launching a multimedia service which will allow users to access TV and radio news bulletin produced for more than 15 broadcasters since May 2010.
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NewsJCA invests to satisfy demand for HD
JCA has spent £450,000 on new kit to address the demand for HD services.
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NewsUS cable net Ovation buys Brit imports
US cable network Ovation has launched a new slate of programming that includes an ITV drama and a BBC arts documentary.
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NewsBroadcast Top 20 of 2012
2012 ended with the BBC in crisis and the glow of the Olympics starting to fade. But what were Broadcast’s most popular stories of 2012?
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NewsFactual exec Kelly Hornsby to leave Channel 5
Channel 5 factual acquisitions executive Kelly Hornsby is the latest exec to leave the Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster.
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NewsLiz Murdoch invests in YouTube programmer Maker Studios
Liz Murdoch has joined a raft of Hollywood names, Time Warner, and several private equity companies in investing in Maker Studios, the largest independent YouTube channel operator.
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NewsBroadcast back on 2 January
Broadcast is taking a break over the Christmas period and will resume its normal online service on Wednesday 2 January. The first print issue of 2013 will be published on Thursday 10 January.
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NewsO'Sullivan leaves Deutsche Telekom
Former BSkyB exec Gerry O’Sullivan is leaving Deutsche Telekom after less than two years and will be followed out of the company by chief executive Rene Obermann.
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NewsUS network Showtime orders Ridley Scott drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a political drama about the Catholic Church from Sir Ridley Scott.