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NewsWorld Service wins extra £2m from Foreign Office
The BBC World Service’s Hindi short wave service has been saved after the Foreign Office found an extra £2.2m of funding per year for the service.
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NewsBBC2 orders Poliakoff series from Ruby
Stephen Poliakoff is returning to BBC2 with Dancing on the Edge, the first drama series he has written and directed for television.
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NewsBrian Cox hosts live BBC2 lecture
Brian Cox is returning to BBC2 with a live ‘audience with…’ format that sees him give a lecture and take questions from celebrities, scholars and amateur enthusiasts.
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NewsHistory digs up second run of Mud Men
History has ordered an extended second series of Johnny Vaughan-fronted documentary series Mud Men.
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NewsLogan hosts Wright Stuff spin-off for C5
Gabby Logan is to join Channel 5 next week as host of a daily spin-off show of The Wright Stuff.
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NewsIannucci joins Coogan at Baby Cow
Armando Iannucci has been appointed as Baby Cow Productions’ first creative director.
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NewsC4 and Mixcloud launch athletics soundtrack competition
Channel 4 and Mixcloud have partnered to launch a competition that will use crowd-sourcing to find soundtracks to accompany footage of athletes competing in the IAAF World Athletics Championships.
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NewsScotland completes digital TV switchover
Terrestrial TV in Scotland is now fully digital following the switchover of the transmitter group serving parts of Glasgow, Edinburgh and central Scotland.
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NewsRTS launches Young Technologist Award
The Royal Television Society has launched an award scheme to honour the work of young people involved in the broadcast technology sector.
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NewsGrass Valley launches ingest tool for Edius
Grass Valley has unveiled a new ingest and edit option for its Edius editing system.
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NewsLambie-Nairn to leave Heavenly
Heavenly’s creative director Martin Lambie-Nairn is stepping down from his role after almost two years with the branding agency.
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NewsLocal news will not go, BBC confirms
The BBC has confirmed local news services will not be axed as part of its wide-reaching initiative Delivering Quality First, which seeks to save 20% from the broadcaster’s annual budget.
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NewsKeith Lemon pilots ITV1 primetime show
Keith Lemon is to pilot his own show for ITV1 as the broadcaster looks to establish the Celebrity Juice host as a primetime Saturday star.
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 Saturday night show
Alexander Armstrong is to host a new Saturday night series for BBC1 in which contestants are challenged to perform to win a prize.
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NewsSeesaw eyed by Bebo owner
Seesaw, Arqiva’s video-on-demand service, is reportedly close to being acquired by US private equity firm Criterion Capital Partners.
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NewsEdwards to tell Story of Wales
BBC News anchor Huw Edwards is to front a new series tracing the history of Wales - from 29,000 years ago to modern times.
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NewsBBC orders Life of Brian drama
A new BBC drama is to explore the controversy surrounding the Life of Brian following its release and use it to discuss the subject of free speech.
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NewsBBC to show film on Muhammad's life
The BBC is to trace the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad for a new series which is claimed to be a first for British television.
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NewsSouth Korea to remake Top Gear
Motoring show Top Gear is revving up in Asia with a new version going into production for South Korean audiences.