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NewsSky Living set to draft in boss from outside TV
Sky Living is set to appoint an executive from outside the TV industry as its new channel controller.
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NewsRichards Keys quits over sexism row
TV presenter Richard Keys is today adjusting to life after Sky Sports, having joined former colleague Andy Gray in losing his job over the football sexism row.
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NewsITV1 adds to Perspectives
ITV1 is extending serious factual strand Perspectives with two more films - about Manchester’s Jewish community and the work of LS Lowry - before the series hits the air this spring.
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NewsLunn clients link up to hire tax expert
More than 150 Christopher Lunn & Company clients have joined forces to try to head off costs that could arise from the ongoing HM Revenue & Customs investigation.
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NewsMTV chases indie content after EPG switch
MTV has issued a creative brief to indies calling for ideas that will “get us talked about”.
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NewsAnt and Dec win ten in a row at National TV Awards
Ant and Dec made it 10 wins in a row at the 2011 National Television Awards, while veteran actor David Jason also picked up a prize.
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NewsPioneer hires two in bid to crack US
Pioneer Productions has appointed two US-based execs and won a commission from Discovery Channel US as it bids to bolster its position in the country.
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NewsHare-brained idea wins BBC1 Saturday night slot
BBC1 has ordered a Saturday evening entertainment show featuring an animatronic hare and narrated by award-winning comedian Miranda Hart.
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NewsBBC3 parenting season to probe childbirth choices
The choices and dilemmas involved in parenting, from planning the birth through to breastfeeding and ethical issues, will be examined in a new BBC3 season, Bringing Up Britain.
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NewsGriffin to join Ambulance Service for Sky 1
Former Holby City star Angela Griffin is to front a peaktime Sky 1 documentary series on the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
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NewsAudioboo chief exec slams C4 converged formats strategy
The chief executive of Audioboo, one of 4iP’s biggest success stories, has branded Channel 4’s new converged formats fund a “retrograde step”.
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NewsEagle Rock secures Brit Awards
Eagle Rock Entertainment has swooped on the global TV distribution rights to The Brit Awards 2011, previously held by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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NewsZodiak Wife Swap format sold to India and Russia
Reality series Wife Swap is to be remade for audiences in India and Russia, building on the success of a format that was dropped by Channel 4 more than a year ago.
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NewsCome Dine served to Ireland
4Rights has sold nearly 160 hours of Come Dine With Me to Irish commercial broadcaster TV3, following the deal with ITV Studios to produce a local version later this year.
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NewsBBC dodges flak on World Service
The government is facing a major political backlash over dramatic cuts to the World Service after the BBC placed the blame firmly at its door.
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NewsTop Gear's Clarkson bemoans 'heresy by thought'
Jeremy Clarkson has said the Sky Sports sexism row raised the danger of people being punished for “heresy by thought”.
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NewsSequence promotes Fisher
Post house Sequence has promoted senior editor Mike Fisher to the position of creative director.
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NewsHD centre for Racing UK
Racing UK is preparing to launch a new HD production centre with the recruitment of seven production staff.
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NewsDarkside nears completion of VFX on Outcasts
Darkside Animation has almost completed its biggest VFX project to date, providing the computer-generated effects for BBC1’s upcoming sci-fi series Outcasts.
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NewsGeo lands carriage deal
Geo Networks has won the contract to provide network connectivity between Television Versioning and Translation (TVT) in Chiswick and the central London playout centre at Gray’s Inn Road.