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NewsCrozier warns of tough end to 2010
New ITV boss Adam Crozier sounded a note of caution today after the broadcaster revealed a sharp jump in advertising revenues.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards shortlist unveiled
E4, ITV2 and Sky 1 are going head-to-head for the coveted Best Entertainment Channel trophy at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2010.
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News"Sick" C4 comedy under fire
More than 200 viewers have attacked Channel 4’s comedy output for its reliance on “sick” and “puerile” humour and strong language - and the “abhorrent” views of Frankie Boyle.
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NewsElection night coverage: the verdict
“This is like the opposite of Just a Minute.” Critics, comedians and creatives share their views of the TV election night coverage.
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NewsShaps to front new docs trade body
Mercury Media has revealed plans to set up a trade body for documentary distributors that will be chaired by former ITV programming boss Simon Shaps.
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NewsITN to scale new heights for BBC2
ITN Productions is to produce a new series for BBC daytime that promises to scale the heights of Britain’s most iconic buildings.
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NewsAdam Buxton to star in BBC2 comedy chat pilot
BBC2 is piloting a chat show with a difference in which celebrities are interviewed in a mock-village hall by residents played by comedians Adam Buxton, Joanna Neary and Al Kerr.
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NewsBBC Wales exec to receive OBE
Menna Richards, the director of BBC Wales, will receive an OBE from the Queen today for her career in broadcasting.
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NewsCBeebies looks outdoors for new series
CBeebies is aiming to get children off sofas and out into the great outdoors, with two new series about outside spaces and activities.
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NewsBob the Builder heads to China
Bob the Builder is set to “fix it” in China after owner Hit Entertainment struck a deal with state broadcaster China Central Television.
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NewsWomen are stuck in TV timewarp, survey finds
The experience of women working in TV revealed by the latest Broadcast survey is one of little progress, with the gender pay gap, ageism, sexism and bullying all worsening since our first survey in 2006.
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NewsITV in deal to extend online interactivity
ITV has signed a six-month deal with live blogging platform Cover It Live that will see it ramp up its integration of the service with flagship shows including Britain’s Got Talent and This Morning.
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NewsBBC looks to swing the ratings
BBC News will use a string of technical innovations to try to attract more viewers when the major broadcasters go head to head with their general election coverage tonight (6 May).
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News3D firm to launch in north-west
RTS Award-nominated director Reg Sanders is to launch a stereoscopic 3D production and consultancy company in the north-west after successfully completing test shoots for ITV.
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NewsBBC rapped over Smith’s Venice trip
The BBC has come under fire after it flew Doctor Who actor Matt Smith to Italy for a making-of show - about a programme that was never filmed there.
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Connective to launch new virtual world
Connective Media, the multimedia indie founded by former BBC Children’s head of co-production and acquisitions Jesse Cleverly, is developing a virtual world that “recreates the emotional engagement” of traditional television.
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NewsTory victory key for ITV
A Conservative victory in today’s general election will be vital to the fortunes of ITV, according to analysts.
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NewsBakhurst promoted in BBC News rejig
Kevin Bakhurst has been promoted to deputy head of the BBC newsroom following Craig Oliver’s move to Global News.
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NewsAbraham puts C4 under scrutiny
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has vowed to undertake a close internal assessment of the broadcaster’s culture and programming, drawing a line under a period of “looking for external solutions” to its challenges.
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NewsLygo’s ITVS move draws widespread approval
The TV industry has welcomed Kevin Lygo’s move from buyer to supplier in his new position as managing director of ITV Studios, where he brings credibility and an enviable track record with talent.