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NewsITVS GE inks Nordic VoD deal
ITV Studios distribution arm has secured a multi-year deal with Nordic video-on-demand provider, Svensk Filmindustri, for a number of its high profile crime dramas.
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NewsLord Patten angrily defends George Entwistle’s payout
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has animatedly defended George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout as it continues to cast a shadow over the former director general’s exit.
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NewsX Factor vote count may be revealed weekly
X Factor bosses may consider regularly revealing the number of votes cast for each contestant on the next series of the show.
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NewsPollard findings delayed until December
The findings of Nick Pollard’s review into the reasons Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile report was dropped, will be delayed until mid-December.
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NewsDownton to return for fourth series
The fourth series of period drama Downton Abbey has been confirmed by ITV1.
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NewsFresh Meat set for third series
Comedy drama series Fresh Meat starring Jack Whitehall will return for a third series, the actor has revealed.
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NewsShed hunts head of digital
Shed Media is hunting for a new head of digital to replace Juliette Otterburn-Hall, who is leaving in January.
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NewsOfcom delays awarding local TV licences
Ofcom has delayed awarding the eight remaining local TV licences, including for the high-profile London station, as it seeks more information on programming commitments.
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NewsYouView app paves the way for platform push
YouView is to launch a secondscreen app in December that could pave the way for a multiplatform video offering.
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NewsUKTV secures fourth Freeview slot
UKTV has secured a new Freeview slot which will temporarily be filled by catch-up service Dave Ja Vu.
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NewsNew DG to help Tim Davie hire execs
Incoming BBC director general Tony Hall will help Tim Davie fill the corporation’s senior management vacuum over the coming months as he bids to build a “world class” leadership team.
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NewsITV pays Lord McAlpine £125k over Schofield stunt
Phillip Schofield’s stunt of handing the Prime Minister a list of alleged paedophiles live on This Morning has cost ITV £125,000 in damages - £60,000 less than the BBC.
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NewsBBC Trustee "indignant" at Entwistle payoff
BBC Trustee Anthony Fry has spoken of his “moral indignation” at the size of former DG George Entwistle’s payoff but claimed that he had no choice but to recommend the award to Trust chair Lord Patten.
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NewsSumners to shed staff in relocation to MediaCityUK
Sumners is making a round of redundancies and moving out of central Manchester as it looks to scale down its business ahead of a move to MediaCityUK.
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NewsBBC S&PP to open central London facility in new year
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) is launching a standalone post-production outfit in central London.
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NewsTony Hall appointed new DG
Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall has been appointed as the new BBC director general.
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NewsNews chiefs staying in touch during Pollard
Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell will be keeping in touch with their teams, despite “stepping aside”, acting head of news Fran Unsworth has told BBC news staff in an email.
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NewsPollard caught in legal mire
The BBC’s report into why Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation was dropped looks set to be delayed until next month amid legal wrangles at the Pollard Review.
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NewsBBC led by two Lords after Hall hired
Crossbencher Lord Hall of Birkenhead will become the second Lord leading the BBC as he joins Conservative Lord Patten in March.
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NewsFrow return to C5 eases concerns over content
Indies have welcomed Ben Frow’s return to Channel 5 as its head of programmes as a sign that the broadcaster continues to take its original-content business seriously.