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NewsDrudge on Edinburgh panel
Matt Drudge (pictured), creator of the influential US news website the Drudge Report, is among the panellists at an ethics session for news editors at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsPact reveals kids TV credit plan
Pact has published more detailed proposals for the future funding of kids TV based on the introduction of a Children's Content Credit (CCC).
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NewsGutteridge hires factual boss
Former Fremantle Media North America chief executive Tom Gutteridge has hired a Tiger Aspect executive to head the factual arm of his new indie, Standing Stone.
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NewsDarlow hires O'Hearn to head US drive
Darlow Smithson Productions has drafted in an A&E Television Networks executive to head its US production drive.
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NewsThe Human Footprint off to the US
Touch Productions is making a US version of The Human Footprintfor National Geographic as part of plans to turn the show into an international brand.
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NewsPolice probe second Dispatches film
Police are to investigate a second Dispatchesfilm featuring Muslim extremists, which went out this week. [ALL]
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NewsC4 defends Dispatches
Dispatchescommissioning editor Kevin Sutcliffe has defended an edition of the programme against charges of misleading editing. [ALL]
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NewsJenkins to head Scottish broadcasting body
Former BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs Blair Jenkins is to head a new body which will look into the future of the creative industries in Scotland. [ALL]
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NewsSteven Andrew leaves ITV
Steven Andrew is leaving his position as programme director of ITV's digital channels in order to return to production. [ALL]
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NewsDispatches extremists avoid prosecution
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will not prosecute Channel 4 on grounds of incitement to racial hatred for airing the views of Muslim extremists in a Dispatchesdocumentary. [ALL]
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NewsJamie returns with 2.4m
Jamie Oliver's return to his Essex roots in Jamie at Homepulled in a respectable audience of 2.4m viewers (12.2%) for Channel 4 last night at 8pm but it still lost out to BBC2 favourite Coast. ...
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NewsArqiva wins£1bn network contract
Digital 3 & 4 has awarded Arqiva a£1bn contract to design, build and operate a new high-powered national digital terrestrial television (DTT) network that will carry ITV and Channel 4's main channels. [ALL]
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NewsScotland minister calls for local powers
The first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is calling for devolved regulatory powers over the country's broadcasters in line with Westminster's remit in England. [ALL]
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NewsGMG and Apax eye joint Emap bid
The Guardian Media Group is thought to be in talks with private equity group Apax Partners about launching a joint£2bn bid for Emap. [ALL]
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NewsBlinkx staffs up following float
Video search engine Blinkx has poached Marco Nadotti, a content acquisition executive at Babelgum, to help drive its European acquisition strategy. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin 'shrugs off' Sky dispute
Virgin Media is claiming to have shrugged off the impact of the BSkyB basic channels dispute by reporting a better than expected number of net TV customer additions in its second quarter results. [ALL]
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NewsITV shows 'early signs of recovery'
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade is seeing 'early signs of recovery' after the company reported a lower than expected drop in operating profit for the first six months of the year. [ALL]
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NewsFincham gives go-ahead to Diana doc
The BBC has decided to push ahead with a documentary about Princess Diana despite the 'Queengate' scandal prompting a major internal debate over the show. [ALL]
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NewsITV shelves Mike Reid reality show
The future of ITV1 reality show The Baronis up in the air following the death of comedian and former EastEndersstar Mike Reid. [ALL]
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NewsYouTube faces 10-strong copyright lawsuit
Eight more parties have joined the English Premier League in its lawsuit against Google for alleged copyright infringement by its video-sharing site YouTube. [ALL]