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NewsMisfits to debut online in US
E4 superhero drama Misfits is to be shown in the US for the first time through online TV service Hulu.
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NewsBBCW to co-pro Stoppard adaptation
BBC Worldwide has entered into its first co-production venture with Lookout Point, centred around Sir Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of Parade’s End.
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NewsBBC Sport 'to bear brunt of cuts'
The BBC could axe parts of its sports coverage and a digital channel, it has been reported.
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NewsBBC2 orders Festival of Britain retrospective
The Proudfoot Company has been commissioned to make its first history documentary for the BBC about the Festival of Britain.
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NewsCintel's Terry Mead awarded MBE
Cintel’s head of research, Terry Mead, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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BBCW exec joins Cineflix
The BBC Worldwide Productions exec behind the new season of Torchwood has been named president of production for Cineflix Studios.
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DPP calls for trials to be televised
The Director of Public Prosecutions has backed calls for some court proceeding to be televised.
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NewsHot Shots: get your entries in
Broadcast readers have just five days left to put forward their nominations for this year’s Hot Shots – our guide to the best talent under the age of 30.
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NewsBroadcasters honoured on Queen's birthday
Light entertainment veteran Bruce Forsyth has recieved a long-awaited knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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NewsBBC News outlines DQF cuts
BBC News staff have been told of widespread cuts to correspondent and editor positions, as it seeks to save 20% from its budget while incorporating journalists from the World Service.
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NewsParent company pulls plug on Pepper Post
Pepper Post has ceased trading after its parent company decided to pull out of the post production sector.
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NewsSky Anywhere renamed Sky Go
Sky’s forthcoming Anywhere service, which will give its 10m subscribers free access to Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV, has been renamed Sky Go and will launch next month.
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NewsBBC to launch new venue at Edinburgh Festival
The BBC has revealed its most ambitious plans yet for coverage of the annual Edinburgh Festival – including the launch of a dedicated new stand and a masterclass from Ricky Gervais.
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NewsBoomerang buys OSF for £500k
Media group Boomerang Plus has acquired Oxford Scientific Films, the indie behind Meerkat Manor.
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NewsStars pay tribute to Forsdick
TV presenters including Ant and Dec, Richard Bacon and Denise van Outen have joined industry members to pay tribute to Gallowgate boss Ed Forsdick, who died suddenly on Monday.
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NewsOur War to air on BBC1
DOC/FEST: BBC1 is to broadcast Our War, the BBC3 doc about young soldiers in Afghanistan, following its critical and ratings success.
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NewsMulhern to front ITV1 quiz pilot
Britain’s Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern is to front a new ITV1 gameshow pilot made by the team behind The Chase.
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NewsSkins US axed
The US version of Skins has been cancelled by MTV in the wake of falling ratings and controversy.
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NewsC4 helps hoarders face their addiction
Channel 4 has ordered a factual series from Twenty Twenty that will attempt to help people who cannot help hoarding bric-a-brac.
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NewsAirey ‘scouring the globe’ for RTL acquisitions
Former Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey is understood to have been handed a wide-ranging acquisitions remit at European broadcasting giant RTL.