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Merchant navy buys top gear for crews
BBC motoring show Top Gearhas been picked up for broadcast by three new territories and the Merchant Navy. The BBC2 series has been sold by BBC Library Sales to TVN Turbo in Poland, Prime TV in New Zealand and pan-Europe Russian language channel TV+. The ...
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Ofcom criticised over higher cost
Ofcom this week found itself under fire from broadcasters - after revealing that its operating costs of£164m would be 27% higher than the five regulators it is replacing.
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ITC unveils 12 all-time top complaints
The Independent Television Commission (ITC), set to be replaced in a fortnight by Ofcom, signed off this week by unveiling a list of the most complained about programmes in its 13-year history.
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IPPR records PSB increase
Terrestrial broadcasters have increased the amount of public service programming in their Christmas schedules over the past decade, according to new research.
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Five divides factual dept
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has scrapped the controller of factual role he previously held and split the department into two genres - history and science.
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BBC returns to NHS
The BBC is to revisit the subject of its first current affairs day - the National Health Service - for a special next year. Programmes on BBC1 and across the BBC's radio and television network will look at the changes that have occurred two years on from ...
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Christie bows out
Grampian TV non-executive director Bob Christie has retired from ITV after over four decades' service. He attended his last meeting this week. A former Grampian director of television, Christie has been with the Aberdeen-based broadcaster since its launch in 1961 and first joined the board in 1975.
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C4's minority list
Channel 4 is launching a directory containing the details of groups, individuals and organisations relevant to ethnic minority issues that can be contacted as possible contributors to television programmes. The directory, which will be sent to independent production companies, is the brainchild of C4 editorial manager, cultural diversity Mary Fitzpatrick. ...
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BBC4 news revamp
BBC4 News is to be relaunched at the beginning of January with a new name, new set and an increase in in-depth international reporting. The World, which will continue to be fronted by Kirsty Lang, will now include extra features on global news issues and ...
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Capital Disney moves
Digital station Capital Disney has handed two of its presenters behind-the-scenes roles in order to give its editorial content extra weight. Disney Channel presenter Will Chambers has been appointed new programme manager while Capital Disney DJ Matt Soper will become a producer for the station.
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Scottish six not on the BBC's agenda
The BBC has again ruled out a Scottish Six O'Clock Newsfollowing a six-month review of news and current affairs output north of the border. The review, which included a series of public meetings and a survey of more than 1,000 people, found that 45% of ...
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Kerrang! gets midlands digital launch
Emap is to launch Kerrang! digital radio in the West Midlands on 1 January as an appetiser to its forthcoming FM station. The heavy rock station, owned by Broadcast's publisher, is currently only available in London but will roll out an analogue service in the ...
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Lee moves from C4 to world of wonder
World of Wonder has appointed Channel 4 arts editor Janet Lee as its first head of arts. Lee will be replaced at C4 by editor, music and performance Jan Younghusband, who is promoted to the newly created role of editor, arts and performance.
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Rise news editor gets London news role
ITV has revealed that the new regional London ITV news service will be run by the former news editor of Channel 4 breakfast flop Rise. Stuart Thomas has been named editor for the service, which will be called ITV London News Service when it relaunches ...
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Sky still Premier winner
A few months before he departed the top job at Sky Tony Ball was asked how worried he was about the European Commission's investigation of the exclusive rights deal the satellite giant had signed with the Premier League for the 2004-2007 seasons.
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NewsRedmond plans to sell off Mersey TV
Brookside creator Phil Redmond is looking to sell Mersey Television, the Liverpool-based indie he set up 21 years ago.
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NewsSky rivals to vie for games
The BBC, ITV and Five are set to pitch for some or all of the eight Premiership football games BSkyB will be forced to sell from next season.
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NewsE4 looks to US for ideas
Channel 4 sister offering E4 is looking across the pond for new programme ideas in order to inject more irreverent MTV-style content into its schedule.
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NewsHollingworth quits Five for rival ITV
One of Five's founding programme executives, controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth, is leaving to join ITV as head of continuing series.
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NewsITV bosses warned to get 'on message'
The ITV management team has ordered senior ITV, Carlton and Granada managers to brief all employees on the 'post-merger vision' - and has tasked an external researcher to cold call staff to make sure it is done properly.