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NewsBBC Children's increases indie commissioning
The BBC will report a significant increase in children's commissions from the independent sector when it completes its latest commissioning rounds, according to new BBC Children's controller Richard Deverell.
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NewsOfcom relaxes cross-promotion rules
Ofcom has changed the cross-promotion rules governing broadcasters, scrapping all but two existing regulations.
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NewsBBC1's Doctor Who ends with 8.3m
The climactic ending to BBC1's Doctor Whopeaked with a strong 8.3 million (44.7%) at 7.30pm on Saturday night.
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NewsProspects for kids' TV are 'dire' say industry leaders
Delegates at this year's Showcomotion children's TV conference are set to lobby both the UK government and the nation's parents about the perilous funding crisis facing their industry.
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NewsNBC to make American Saxondale
Baby Cow Productions has signed a two-year deal with US network NBC which will see comedies Saxondaleand The Mighty Booshremade across the pond.
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NewsUBS short-lists potential All3Media buyers
All3Media advisor UBS has drawn up a short-list of bidders for the company that is understood to include Apax Partners, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Permira.
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NewsBBC1 slaughters ITV1 in the World Cup final
BBC1 was the clear favourite for the World Cup final with the corporation taking a peak audience of 17 million (60.8%) compared to ITV1's 3.6 million (11.3%) during the penalty shootout at 9.15pm.
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NewsBBC clears employee over racist joke email
The BBC has cleared a member of staff of any wrong doing after she forwarded a racist joke by email, which portrayed Muslims as suicide bombers.
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NewsDiscovery Kids manager exits after restructure
Discovery Networks Europe kids programme manager Lucy Pryke is leaving after eight years, following the restructuring of the company's commissioning team.
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NewsA repeat performance from BBC's annual report
The BBC's annual report was published on Friday (7 June) and shows that the management and governors of the BBC are still singing from the same hymn sheet.
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NewsSky Report signs off
Sky News executive producer Nick Phipps has sent out a farewell email to viewers of the Sky Report, which ends tonight as part of the channel's return to rolling news.
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NewsBBC to slash number of repeats
The BBC has committed to halve the number of repeats on BBC1 by 2009, as part of the corporation's annual report released this afternoon.
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NewsITV1's The Bill only arrests 3.8m
ITV1's long-running cop drama The Billstruggled last night in the face of tough competition from BBC1 picking up just 3.8 million (20.1%) viewers.
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NewsKudos visits Wide Sargasso Sea
Hustle producer Kudos is to make a TV film for BBC4 based on the book Wide Sargasso Sea, the prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
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NewsCommunity Channel hours extended
The Community Channel is to broadcast for an extra two hours a day on Freeview, BBC director general Mark Thompson has revealed.
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NewsGaydarRadio complains over BBC's 'gay' policy
Gay and lesbian radio station GaydarRadio has written to Ofcom to complain about the BBC's policy on the word 'gay', following a row over DJ Chris Moyles' use of the term.
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NewsITV explains ratings bonuses plans
ITV's director of rights and business affairs Jane Turton has said the broadcaster is looking into the idea of 'ratings bonuses' as part of its payment to producers.
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NewsElstein hands Hallmark MD title to Hill-Davies
Sparrowhawk Media, owners of Hallmark International channels, has promoted Rosie Hill-Davies to the role of managing director UK, taking over from David Elstein who will remain as chairman.
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NewsBBC television and production departments to merge
The BBC is considering combining its television department and TV production arm into one block, named BBC Vision, with director of television Jana Bennett being tipped to head up the new division.
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NewsBoyd exits amid Fremantle restructure
TV veteran Alan Boyd, the former chief executive of Thames Television, has left Fremantle Media, resulting in a shake-up of the company's structure.