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NewsThompson to face BBC staff over pensions
Mark Thompson will face a grilling from BBC staff today over the controversial proposals to overhaul the corporation’s pension scheme.
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NewsVirgin puts UKTV stake up for sale
Virgin Media has put its 50% stake in digital broadcasting business UKTV up for sale.
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NewsDisabled talent to front C4 Paralympics coverage
Channel 4 is to spend £500,000 hunting for disabled presenting talent as part of its role as the UK’s official broadcaster for the London 2012 Paraylmpics.
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NewsOlympics broadcast work up for grabs
Indies and broadcasters have been invited to bid on a contract to provide broadcast services for the London Media Centre during the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsBBC loses £240,000 worth of laptops and mobiles
BBC laptops and mobile devices worth more than £240,000 - the equivalent of 1,656 TV licences - were lost or stolen in the last two years, new figures show.
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NewsUKTV to make first moves into HD
UKTV is to roll out its first HD channels this year for Good Food and Eden.
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NewsITV’s Namiech resurfaces at FME
Emmanuelle Namiech has joined FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), eight months after leaving ITV Studios.
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NewsMusical chairs continue for Don’t Stop Believing
Channel Five is to move musical talent show Don’t Stop Believing yet again next week, after shifting it into an earlier slot last night.
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News12 Yard forced to re-shoot BBC2 quiz
12 Yard Productions has been forced to junk more than three-quarters of its footage for new BBC2 daytime gameshow Perfection after it discovered some contestants may have had an advantage during production.
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NewsStrike threat to BBC Proms coverage
Viewers tuning in to The Last Night Of The Proms could be left watching “dark screens” if proposed strike action goes ahead, a union said today.
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NewsMiliband calls for BBC co-operative
BBC licence fee payers should have a “real say” in how the Corporation is run, Labour leadership contender David Miliband has said.
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NewsAssembly should 'control TV in Wales'
Plaid Cymru’s leader has said the Welsh Assembly Government should take control of broadcasting in Wales.
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NewsLiving orders first comedy
Living TV is planning its first move into British scripted comedy with a sitcom based around a former Page 3 girl that will feature appearances from Harry Hill and Louie Spence.
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NewsC4 holiday for Kirstie and Phil
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are to lift the lid on holiday deals in the first commission for their indie, Raise the Roof.
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NewsShine hires Americas CEO
Shine Group has poached the president of Fox TV Studios to run its Americas business and oversee LA indie Reveille.
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NewsITV's Chase takes on Weakest Link
ITV has finalised a large order for a new series of teatime gameshow The Chase as it aims to challenge rival The Weakest Link.
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NewsSmooth Radio hits the airwaves
Two months before its scheduled official launch, radio listeners have the chance to hear a sneak preview of Smooth Radio as it transmits on Digital 1 national DAB multiplex.
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NewsSIS to relocate London operation to Salford
Satellite Information Services (SIS), the owner of outside broadcast company SIS LIVE, is to relocate its London operation to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays in a phased move that will be completed by 2013.
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NewsC4 plans to launch 4oD on PS3
Channel 4 is in talks with Sony to launch its video-on-demand service 4oD, featuring shows such as The Inbetweeners, Peep Show and Skins, on the PS3 games console.
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NewsThe X Factor in production revamp
ITV’s The X Factor has been given a technical production overhaul for series seven, with the auditions, bootcamp and judges’ houses stages of the show being shot in HD using a flypack OB-type set-up and fibre connectivity.