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NewsESPN tees up first golf tournament
ESPN is to televise golf in the UK for the first time having signed the rights to the Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open, as well as striking a deal to share the World Professional Darts Championships with the BBC.
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NewsC4 to probe Britishness in Bradford
The Citizenship test will be used as the basis of a social experiment in Bradford which will result in a group of people who failed it put together in a house by Channel 4.
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NewsC4 acquires Half Ton Killer
Mayra Rosales, a 500 kilogram (78 stone) woman, accused of beating her nephew to death is one of the main characters in a US documentary acquired by Channel 4.
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NewsMTV renews Pretty Little Liars
US teen drama Pretty Little Liars will return for a second run on MTV, after performing strongly for the broadcaster across the summer.
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NewsDickinson's Real Deal to get US treatment
History Channel is to adapt ITV1 format Dickinson’s Real Deal for US audiences.
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NewsNUJ calls for no confidence vote in Thompson
The NUJ is calling for a vote of no confidence in BBC director general Mark Thompson – a first in the corporation’s history – describing him as the “architect of [the BBC’s] butchery”.
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NewsShine poaches Warner Bros exec
Shine has poached Warner Bros vice president of sales to head its international formats division.
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NewsITV briefs team on digital news plan
ITV has briefed more than 70 of its regional and national journalists on its digital news plans.
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NewsBBC apologises for "misleading" MP reports
The BBC has apologised on air to Tory MP Andrew Tyrie for insinuating he had been influenced by Downing Street advisers, admitting its news reports “fell below our usual standards”.
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News10 O'Clock Live to return with shorter format
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of current affairs show 10 O’Clock Live - but cut the format by 15 minutes.
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NewsBragg to explore written word for R4
Radio 4 is to broadcast a series fronted by Melvyn Bragg that will explore the history of the written word.
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NewsBoorman to hit the road again for C5
Charley Boorman is to undergo his latest adventure with Channel 5 in a series which will follow him on a 10,000 mile motorbike journey across Canada.
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NewsPilger awarded Grierson honour
John Pilger, Hugh’s Fish Fight, Bird on A Wire, and two documentaries about cricket were among the winners at last night’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsC4 boosts Britdoc funding
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013.
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NewsBBC2 serves up a festive feast
Food will dominate BBC2’s line up this year, with the channel airing a healthy serving of cooking programmes.
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NewsBVE to relocate to Excel
Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) together with sister event The Production Show (TPS) will move to the Excel exhibition centre in 2013.
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NewsThompson: we will listen to public on local radio
RADIO FESTIVAL: Mark Thompson has defended the cuts to BBC Local Radio – but said he will “listen carefully” to responses from listeners.
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NewsTeen Vampires land on C4
US teenagers that adopt the lifestyle of vampires and drink blood are to be the subject of a new Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsITV staff to be updated on transformation
ITV’s senior management are to update staff on the company’s five-year transformation plan.