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NewsBrooks resigns; pressure builds on Murdoch to quit Sky role
News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has resigned over the phone-hacking scandal as pressure grows on Sky chairman James Murdoch to quit his role.
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NewsBBC strikes cancel Newsnight
Newsnight, the BBC2 current affairs show that has seen a boost to viewing figures following the phone hacking scandal, has been cancelled as a result of NUJ strikes over compulsory redundancies.
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NewsBell Pottinger & Brandirector sign PP tie-up
Product placement agency Brandirector Entertainment has agreed a strategic partnership with PR company Bell Pottinger’s product placement division.
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NewsJamie Oliver cooking ‘outdoor’ special for C4
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is to inspire viewers to enjoy the great outdoors with friends, family and food in a new Channel 4 special.
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NewsBritish talent scores Emmy nods
British talent is well represented at this year’s Emmy awards with Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Luther and Upstairs, Downstairs all in the running.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: C4 commemorates 9/11
C4 ordered a raft of new programmes to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 - just part of this week’s round-up of new additions to Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsCBeebies orders more Alphablocks
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow has commissioned a second series of Alphablocks, with an extended run of 52 x 5-minute shows from the animation house Blue-Zoo.
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NewsC4 to launch accounts to get closer to viewers
Channel 4 is to ask viewers to sign up to a cross-platform account as it kicks off a drive to establish a direct relationship with them.
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NewsNews Corp: deal off, pressure on
Scrutiny of News Corp, including its existing 39% holding in BSkyB, looks set to continue despite the media giant walking away from a full takeover bid on Wednesday.
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NewsC4 to air DSP space shuttle doc
Darlow Smithson is to produce a fast-turnaround documentary to tie in with the return of shuttle Atlantis this month, which marks the end of the US space programme.
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NewsProducers defend standards of TV journalism
Current affairs producers and investigative journalists have given TV newsgathering practices a clean bill of health in light of the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal.
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NewsAll3 sets challenge to bidders
All3Media has challenged a potential buyer to match its aggressive growth ambitions after the super-indie revealed its profits will increase by a quarter in 2011.
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NewsRTS unveils Cambridge line-up
The chief executives of ITV, Sky, Channel 4 and the director general of the BBC are to share a platform at the 2011 Cambridge Convention.
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NewsSeeSaw saved by Bebo buyer
Online TV service SeeSaw has been rescued by a group of investors led by Criterion Capital Partners and including former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson.
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NewsTen Alps invests in TV to reverse group’s fortunes
Ten Alps’ TV division has been handed a cash boost to spearhead its parent group’s revival after the latter posted a disappointing set of results last week.
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NewsBBC report reveals state of flux
The 2010 BBC annual report reveals a corporation in transition as structural and production changes begin to take shape. This explains its largely mixed results.
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NewsPensioner prank show set for BBC1
A pensioner prank show is the latest international entertainment format set for BBC1.
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NewsFremantleMedia to resurrect Through The Keyhole
Sir David Frost’s cult gameshow Through The Keyhole could be revived as a Cribs-style format after the worldwide rights were bought by FremantleMedia.
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NewsC4’s 9/11 slate probes Ground Zero mosque
The controversy surrounding plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero will form part of six hours of Channel 4 programming to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
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NewsBBC responds to half of complaints in time
Just over half of complaints emailed to the BBC are dealt with in the specified time frame, a mystery shopping exercise has revealed.