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NewsThis Morning reprieved over f-word in daytime
ITV1’s This Morning has escaped censure from Ofcom after a presenter was caught swearing live off-camera.
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NewsAll3Media may be lined up for sale
City sources have suggested that super-indie All3Media could be ready for sale due to the strong financial performance it is predicted to deliver this year.
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NewsSyco chief executive steps down
The chief executive of Simon Cowell’s company, Syco, has stepped down after less than a year in the job.
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NewsZodiak to distribute Wikileaks film
A documentary about the Wikileaks scandal is to be distributed by Zodiak Rights, following a deal with makers Premières Lignes.
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NewsProkit joins Canon dealer network
London-based sale and rental firm Prokit has been appointed a Canon Pro Video Dealer.
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NewsViewers prefer TV classics at Christmas
TV viewers would prefer to see repeats of classics than new seasonal shows as they sink into the sofa for Christmas, a new survey claims.
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NewsMisfits to return for third series
Clerkenwell Films has been recommissioned to make a third series of Misfits.
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NewsX Factor site pulls in 12 million users
This year’s series of The X Factor attracted 12 million unique users to a dedicated site on itv.com, an increase of 16% year on year.
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NewsPeep Show gets two more series
Channel 4 has greenlit series eight and nine of Peep Show - its longest running originated comedy.
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NewsSky workers 'unfairly dismissed'
Satellite TV company BSkyB faces a large payout to two former employees after a tribunal ruled they were unfairly dismissed and subject of sex discrimination.
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NewsITV orders choir doc
ITV1 viewers are to get exclusive access into contemporary music organisation Rock Choir as part of a new documentary series.
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NewsWogan calls for BBC to be 'slimmer'
Sir Terry Wogan has called for the BBC to be “slimmed down” and claimed that money being spent on construction work in Manchester and London has left the broadcaster looking like the “British Building Corporation”.
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NewsHorizon producer joins Storyville
Former Horizon series producer Kate Townsend has been appointed as the new executive producer for BBC4’s flagship documentary strand Storyville.
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NewsYesterday orders Trautmann doc
UKTV channel Yesterday has ordered an hour-long documentary about Bert Trautmann, the Nazi soldier who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup with a broken neck.
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NewsWall To Wall hires for drama push
Wall To Wall has appointed a head of drama development to capitalise on the success of long-running series New Tricks.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsRenegade hires BBC factual developer
Renegade Pictures, the indie behind Don’t Tell the Bride, is looking to expand its features and factual entertainment output with two new appointments.
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NewsBBC trustee for Scotland named
A new member of the BBC Trust, representing Scotland, has been appointed by the DCMS.
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NewsTCI round-up: Fresh drama on C4
Channel 4 is to shoot a new post-watershed drama next year while BBC3 will commemorate ten years of war in Afghanistan.
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NewsMultiplatform production study underway
A two-year research project into multiplatform production in the indie sector is being kicked off by a team from the London Metropolitan and Sussex Universities.