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NewsHit unveil Super series
Hit Entertainment has revealed it is developing a new series with the designer of Bob the Builder.
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NewsEx-BBC producer loses cancer battle
Former BBC news and current affairs producer and publicist Janine Thomason has died after a long battle with cancer.
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NewsOfcom prepares for staff cuts
Communications watchdog Ofcom has announced it has begun a review that will lead to staff cuts as it bids to slash its £142 million annual budget.
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NewsCBBC orders war season
CBBC has ordered a drama, documentary and Newsround special about how war impacts on children’s lives.
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NewsLeague of Gentlemen reunite for R4
Comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen will reunite for the first time since their 2005 movie for a Radio 4 documentary.
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NewsHoward Marks to front drugs doc
Gail Porter and Howard Marks are to tackle hard-hitting issues such as prostitution and drugs in a series for Current TV.
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NewsStreep set to invade Falklands
Meryl Streep may play the role of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a new Film 4 production about the lead-up to the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, based on a script by Abi Morgan.
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NewsBBC apologise over Wimbledon weight jibes
Two BBC commentators were at the centre of a Wimbledon furore after they made remarks about the weight of two young British players.
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NewsEmma Crosby joins GMTV exodus
GMTV presenter Emma Crosby is the latest star to find she has been axed from the show.
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NewsAlex Reid signs with Bravo
Cage-fighter Alex Reid is following in the footsteps of wife Katie Price, signing a two-year deal with Bravo.
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NewsVisions owner snaps up Barcud OB assets
NEP UK, the owner of Visions, is to open a new OB and studio facilities company in Cardiff after securing the assets and staff of Barcud Derwen’s Omni TV from its administrators.
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NewsFive’s Woolfe calls for more investment
Five controller Richard Woolfe has said the broadcaster’s new owner will need to invest in the channel if they want to achieve its full potential.
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NewsSky defends sports price hike
BSkyB has defended hiking its prices for Sky Sports packages, which it says are needed to fund the £100m-a-year extra it now has to pay the Premier League.
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NewsSky raises prices for BT - and its own customers
BT is to make a £2 monthly loss on its new £16.99 Sky Sports 1 and 2 package after BSkyB bumped up its wholesale prices - and what it charges its own customers.
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NewsFilm writer pens Hackney drama for C4
The indie behind Poppy Shakespeare and Ronan Bennett, who wrote Johnny Depp movie Public Enemies, are working together on a Channel 4 drama set among the gangs of a Hackney estate.
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NewsFive pleads with Ofcom for full TV market review
Five has made an impassioned plea for Ofcom to launch a full market review of TV advertising, as potential buyers circle the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC Trust: reveal star salaries
BBC chairman Michael Lyons has outlined a raft of tough new proposals for the BBC, asking for the executive to publish talent pay levels; release the names of stars receiving the biggest salaries; publish all senior managers’ pay without exception and to open up its books to an efficiency review ...
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NewsSorrell: News Corp's Sky move is "shrewd"
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has branded News Corp’s attempt to take full control of BSkyB a “shrewd” move and predicted that platform owners rather than broadcasters or content creators will be the big winners over the next 10 years.
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NewsComplaints and cuts crippling BBC current affairs, says boss
Dealing with complaints and coping with budget cuts are hampering the BBC’s efforts to produce hard-nosed investigative journalism, according to the broadcaster’s head of current affairs.
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NewsPortal pools London 2012 content for BBC
The BBC will fire the starting pistol on its London 2012 Olympic content on 27 July with the launch of a dedicated web portal featuring original content and services.