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Yentob verdict soon
The BBC is not expected to officially confirm the outcome of its investigation into alleged expenses abuses by creative director Alan Yentob for several more weeks, despite reports suggesting he will be cleared. A BBC source said a report by chief operating officer John Smith was still being finalised and ...
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Britain gets Move Channel
The UK's first dedicated property channel is due to launch this month.
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Talksport DTT slot
The Wireless Group's flagship station Talk Sport has launched on Freeview. The speech-based station has taken up channel 94 on the DTT platform meaning it is now available on all digital TV platforms.
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Racing UK gets slot
Racing UK, the channel owned by 30 of the UK's leading racecourses, has secured a permanent broadcast slot and announced that it will cost a maximum of£20 a month. The company has signed an agreement with Setanta Sport to broadcast Racing UK on channel 432 on Sky.
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C4 unveils autumn
Channel 4 this week unveiled its autumn headed by sex slavery drama Sex Traffic and homegrown comedies Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , a Phoenix Nights spin-off, and Green ...
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BBC3 into therapy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has said he wants to create a new portfolio of programmes dealing with issues such as therapy and bereavement as he seeks to build his channel's factual output. Murphy has already commissioned one new show, Row Tactics , looking at domestic ...
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CNBC exits Barb
CNBC Europe has pulled out of ratings body Barb saying that the measurement system fails to accurately reflect ratings figures. The business channel, a joint-venture between US network NBC and Dow Jones, has not renewed its subscription to Barb on the grounds that the system only measures viewing inside private ...
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Camp TV criticised
Prominent gay figures have rounded on Channel 4 for its portrayal of homosexuality, claiming commissioners still rely on stereotyped camp imagery. All broadcasters came under fire in Edinburgh for commissioning shows that portrayed gay men as camp figures, such as Living's Queer Eye for a ...
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Court camera pilot
Television cameras will be allowed into English and Welsh courtrooms as part of a pilot study which could pave the way for a permanent TV presence in the courts. The pilot will take place in the Court of Appeal in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Footage from the ...
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Clone doc picked up
Electric Sky has taken on distribution rights to a controversial documentary about human cloning from producer Peter Williams. Cloning the Dead, a 52-minute piece, follows Professor Panayiotis Zavos' successful attempts to produce a 64-cell embryo from three dead people. The documentary was produced over three ...
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Nickelodeon exec quits for Disney role
Nickelodeon UK managing director Nicky Parkinson is leaving the company to take up the role of senior vice-president and managing director, branded television, Walt Disney TV International Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.
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NewsEndemol chiefs in£1bn buyout talks
The international management of Endemol - maker of Big Brother - is exploring a£1bn buyout of the business from Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica.
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NewsThompson makes PSB vow
BBC director general Mark Thompson is set to plough more money into key public service genres such as news, current affairs and comedy by spending less in areas such as reality and lifestyle shows.
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NewsC4 orders first ever cop show
The indie behind Channel 4's cult comedy drama hit Shameless has been commissioned to make the channel's first cop show.
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NewsITV and C4 court BBC
Channel 4 and ITV this week both admitted they were looking at forming closer ties with the BBC as the corporation reviews its operations ahead of Charter renewal.
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NewsMasterchef gets reality show revamp
Throughout the 1990s it was regarded as the archetypal genteel cookery show - now Masterchef is to be given a reality-style makeover by the executive producer of Jamie's Kitchen.
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NewsPickard: back to ITV's core values
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard has signalled a return to ITV's core values of 'dramatic' content, claiming the broadcaster should not be copying other channels' output.
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Indies urged to launch their own TV channels
UK producers could soon launch their own TV channels to showcase content before pitching it to established broadcasters, according to key indie figures.
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ABC exec hatches plan to beat copycats
US broadcasters will have to form exclusive relationships with indies in a bid to stem the tide of copycat formats, according to a senior executive at US network ABC.
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BBC warned against ?corporate cringe'
Broadcast journalists warned the BBC against backing away from tough reporting and investigations in the aftermath of the Hutton inquiry.