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NewsBad language 'barometer' unveiled
A bad language “barometer” has revealed viewers’ changing attitudes to the severity of swear words and the time that they can be used on television and radio.
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4iP secures funds to launch Patient Opinion website
Channel 4’s online PSB fund, 4iP, has given the go-ahead for a full launch of NHS users website Patient Opinion after securing joint funding from Screen Yorkshire.
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NewsMedia Junction opens up green screen space
Media Junction, the advertising agency, is making a green screen studio in Soho available to third parties.
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News£1.5m shake-up sees GMTV name dropped
ITV is dropping the GMTV brand and will splash out £1.5m on a shake-up of the flagship morning show.
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NewsHeggessey exit shocks TV
Talkback Thames’ failure to find successors to its long-standing hits prompted chief executive Lorraine Heggessey’s shock departure, sources have claimed.
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NewsRadioCentre brands BBC 6 Music plans a ‘fig-leaf’
Commercial radio body the RadioCentre has labelled the BBC’s proposals to shut 6 Music as a “figleaf ” to divert attention away from the need to overhaul the remit of Radio 1 and 2.
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NewsDragonfly duo launch indie
Bafta-winning Dragonfly founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple have launched a new indie, The Garden, backed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsRelief at sale of VMTV but job fears persist
VMTV sources have welcomed its sale to BSkyB for finally ending the uncertainty around the business - but the prospect of a major overhaul and potential job losses still looms.
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NewsBafta fellow Bragg brands TV industry a ‘class closed shop’
Melvyn Bragg has marked his induction as a Bafta fellow by slamming the TV industry for becoming a “closed shop” that excludes the working class.
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NewsMcGregor brothers take to the skies in BBC1 doc
The BBC has enlisted Ewan McGregor and his RAF pilot brother Colin to recreate the experience of World War II fighter pilots for a major season to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
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NewsSpence dances out of Pineapple Studios to sign Sky contract
Extrovert dance instructor Louie Spence has signed a golden-handcuffs deal with Sky1 HD but Pineapple Dance Studios, the show in which he made his name, is not returning.
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NewsRayner and Richardson to team up for C4 food show
The Observer food critic Jay Rayner is to join forces with Supersize vs Superskinny’s Anna Richardson for a topical food magazine show for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 secures Pillars Of The Earth
Channel 4 has picked up epic historical mini-series Pillars Of The Earth - the first major US acquisition to premiere in the UK on the core C4 channel since Dirty Sexy Money two years ago.
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NewsITV to mark The Bill’s passing with behind scenes doc
The final months of production on The Bill are being filmed in a special behind-the-scenes documentary for ITV1.
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NewsSilver River hires Lion’s Rosen to replace Adamson
Former Lion Television senior executive producer Hilary Rosen has joined Silver River to replace creative director Dan Adamson, who has moved to Twofour.
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NewsC4 to subtitle all programming output from 2011
Channel 4 aims to offer subtitles on all programmes and fi lms across TV and online by next January as part of a package of measures to improve its access services.
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NewsIWC’s Genius to be sent to schools
IWC Media is to send DVDs of its Channel 4 science series Genius Of Britain to every secondary school in the UK, in a bid to inspire scientists of the future.
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NewsStars relive their musical youth in Sky Arts series
Sky Arts will ask celebrities including Lenny Henry and Janet Street Porter to reveal their musical talents from before they became famous in a series from Electric Sky.
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NewsBBC America picks up RDFR football doc
BBC America is one of the several international broadcasters to pick up an inspirational new football-themed documentary.
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NewsFX sinks teeth into The Walking Dead
FX has picked up the UK rights to zombie thriller The Walking Dead, the first series to be wholly produced by US cable network AMC.