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Banksy defaces The Simpsons
The Simpsons has had its title sequence defaced by graffiti artist Banksy.
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NewsTV licence staff complaint guidance revealed
TV licence fee staff have been issued with a manual advising that customers who use the words “idiots”, “shambles” or “useless” are likely to be making a complaint.
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NewsGordon Ramsay heads to India
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to be seen by new audiences in India, following sales of some of his biggest series by Optomen International.
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NewsBBC America link up for new Doctor Who
The Tardis will land in 1960s Utah for the opening episode of series six of the BBC favourite.
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NewsAlan Partridge returns in Fosters AFP
Foster’s has funded an online comedy series from indie Baby Cow that features Alan Partridge and is written by Armando Iannucci.
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NewsSalary cover up director to leave BBC
The BBC’s “reward director” who admitted trying to disguise the number of high earning staff at the corporation is leaving for a “less high profile and demanding role”.
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NewsC4 ad sales to pass £1bn
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has issued a rallying cry for free-to-air TV and predicted the broadcaster will sell more than £1bn of airtime in 2011.
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NewsLiving TV orders paranormal special
Living TV has ordered a Halloween special from STV Productions that will see competing teams hunt for paranormal activity in a haunted location.
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NewsBBC chief wants News Corp bid probe
The coalition Government should intervene in News Corp’s bid to take full control of BSkyB, the director-general of the BBC has claimed.
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NewsC4 unveils interactive marketing push
Channel 4 is to give viewers the chance to assemble on-air messages featuring clips from its biggest stars in its latest marketing campaign.
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NewsReport reveals Freeview takeup
Ofcom has published a new report that shows more than 60 million Freeview devices are now in use across the UK.
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News2012 Olympic radio station scrapped
Plans to launch an Olympic radio station to cover London 2012 have been scrapped after a lack of interest in the project.
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NewsRupert Murdoch to deliver Thatcher lecture
Rupert Murdoch will deliver a keynote speech in London later this month reflecting on the legacy of Baroness Thatcher.
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NewsPuttnam criticises Film Council axing
The coalition’s decision to “demolish” the UK Film Council shows a failure to learn the lessons of history, a Labour peer has warned.
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NewsAccept pension offer or lose it, BBC tells staff
The BBC has told staff it will withdraw its latest pensions proposal if it is not accepted by the unions.
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NewsKidsCo gears up for personal VoD launch
International children’s broadcaster KidsCo is preparing to roll out a tailored TV video-on-demand service.
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NewsFormer home of The Bill set for major overhaul
The new owners of the South London studio complex that was previously home to ITV’s The Bill have set their sights on turning the four-acre site into a production facility to equal any in the country.
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NewsOpenFARM bridges MAM access
A new freely available software programme could open up proprietary media asset management (MAM) systems so that they can be accessed and analysed by third parties.
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NewsIndies blast C5 over payment
Big Brother deal off amid supplier accusations of Desmond ‘riding roughshod’ over terms of trade
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NewsC4 axes 4iP fund
Channel 4 is to axe its £20m 4iP digital fund and fold its activities into its broader online operations.