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NewsWatchdog to look at BBC finances
Auditors from the National Audit Office are to be given greater freedom to inspect the BBC’s finances, under the terms of a deal to be announced today (22 Sep).
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NewsZodiak unveils rebrand
Zodiak Entertainment is to be rebranded Zodiak Media Group following its acquisition of RDF Media Group in June.
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NewsBBC defends coverage of Papal visit
The BBC has defended its coverage of last week’s state visit of Pope Benedict XVI after hundreds of complaints from viewers.
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NewsC4 extends Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 game show The Million Pound Drop – Live will be extended into a weekly series after a second run of stripped episdes.
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NewsBBC plans live night for the Queen
The BBC is to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation - and the last year the corporation broadcasts from Television Centre – with a night of all-live programming.
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NewsRadio Academy chief steps down
Trevor Dann is to step down as chief executive of the Radio Academy to become managing director of DAB broadcaster Amazing Radio Group.
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NewsITV acquires Matt Hatter toon
ITV1 has picked up a new animated fantasy series based around a boy who must defend a ‘multiverse’.
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NewsBBC loses exclusive US Masters coverage
The BBC will no longer have exclusive coverage of the US Masters golf tournament from 2011, ending a 24-year run as the event’s only broadcaster.
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NewsCDN extends diversity awards
The Cultural Diversity Network has added new categories for its second annual awards and is inviting indies and broadcasters to submit their entries.
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NewsITV’s Greatest Cities sold worldwide
Griff Rhys Jones’ ITV1 series about some of the world’s biggest and best cities are to be shown on BBC Worldwide channels.
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NewsAnnie Nightingale breaks radio record
BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale has been given a Guinness World Record for having the longest career as a female radio presenter.
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NewsS&M looks to speed up grading process
Smoke & Mirrors is hoping to speed up the grading process for its film and TV producer clients by adopting a new workflow that makes use of BlackMagic Design’s latest version of the Da Vinci Resolve colour corrector.
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NewsMilne quits Molinare for film finance start-up
Molinare director Steve Milne has left the Soho post house almost seven years to the day after he and fellow director Mark Foligno bought it from the TV Corporation.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up celebrity magic show
BBC1 has ordered a new Saturday night gameshow that will see celebrities team up with magicians.
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NewsSharp Project phase 2 sells out
Phase 2 of Manchester’s Sharp Project is now fully let after three new tenants signed up for office space at the digital content production hub.
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NewsYouView reveals first tech requirements
YouView, the project formerly known as Canvas, has published the first technical requirements for the set-top boxes that will work with its open standard PSB-backed connected TV service.
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NewsBBC lines up Shakespeare season
The BBC is planning a major new season around Shakespeare, including new versions of his most acclaimed plays and a series of documentaries examining the life and times of the Bard.
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NewsVision3 makes 3DTV move
Stereo 3D company Vision3 has appointed senior producer Natalie Samson to the newly created role of head of TV.
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NewsMorris replaces Farrar at NBC
NBC Universal has promoted Jamie Morris to the role of UK channel director for Syfy and Movies 24.
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NewsBBC3 orders more young Question Time
BBC3 is positioning itself as the home for politics aimed at young people with four new editions of a youth-based Question Time in the pipeline.