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NewsSony refuses to support YouView
Sony will not be producing any YouView-enabled connected TVs and has instead opted to focus on its Playstation Network.
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NewsChannel 4 to stream live on Facebook
Channel 4 will be streamed live on Facebook for the first time from its T4 On The Beach festival this weekend.
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NewsPeep Show writer teams up with Brooker
Peep Show writer Jesse Armstrong is to pen an episode of Charlie Brooker’s forthcoming Channel 4 series Black Mirror.
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NewsC4 to strip This is England follow-up
Channel 4 is to strip This is England ’88 over three nights in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsBBC must remain a creator, says Virgin’s Berkett
Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett has warned the BBC that it must continue to invest across the multiplatform sector and remain an active content creator rather than moving towards becoming a distributor of content.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsUTV boosts reach with online content deals
UTV is in talks with MSN, Yahoo! and The Telegraph about distributing its archive of content.
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Radio 2 resurrects Old Grey Whistle Test
BBC Radio 2 is resurrecting flagship TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring artists such as Alice Cooper, Elton John and Robert Plant to mark its 40th anniversary.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Dinosaurs burst out of the screen
The BBC has revealed it will broadcast dinosaurs in 3D while a new series for Dave will feature high speed motor races via remote control - all in this week’s Greenlight round-up.
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NewsC4 reworks Dispatches evidence for news bulletin
Material intended to form the basis of a third Blakeway Productions’ Dispatches on the phone hacking scandal will instead be used to make fresh allegations against the police in Channel 4 News tonight.
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NewsPressure grows to delay BSkyB takeover
The DCMS will have to wade through 100,000 responses to the proposed takeover of BSkyB by News International, after a surge in submissions following the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsBBC kicks off 3D push with Planet Dinosaur spin-off
The BBC will commission up to six pieces of original 3D content a year, kicking off with a stereoscopic dinosaur doc that will air on BBC HD.
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NewsITV poaches Fremantle exec to boost value of brands
ITV has hired FremantleMedia executive Paul Kanareck to head up its efforts to wring value out of content.
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NewsHeggessey eyes Pulse spree
Lorraine Heggessey is in talks to use Pulse Films as the springboard for an indie acquisition spree.
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NewsDSP trio go back to roots with start-up Arrow
John Smithson, Tom Brisley and Iain Pelling are going back to their specialist factual and docu-drama roots for their new venture, which will be called Arrow Media.
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NewsPatten vows to cut more BBC managers
The BBC is to cut around 350 senior management roles, Trust chairman Chris Patten has revealed.
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NewsNews International closes News of the World
News International has shocked the media world by closing The News of the World – and potentially eased to the path for parent News Corp’s full takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsPatten's BBC Trust public debut
What does the new chair of the BBC Trust think about BSkyB, moving to the regions, and cutting 20% of spending? Chris Patten’s public debut delivering the RTS Fleming Lecture provided the answers.
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NewsC4 set to appoint first games commissioner
Channel 4 is planning to recruit its first games commissioner as it continues to push into the digital landscape.
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NewsDave revs up for remote control racing
Boy racers and policemen will go head to head racing real cars via remote control in a series for Dave.