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Nat Geo series to reveal history of UK gang wars
National Geographic has ordered a crime history series focusing on three of the UK’s most violent cities in the post-war era.
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One-off Darlow doc explores Air France mystery
Darlow Smithson Productions is to investigate the 2009 disappearance of Air France Flight 447 in a one-off doc for BBC2 and PBS strand Nova.
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NewsFresh One lands sci-fi food show for Al-Jazeera
Fresh One Productions has won its first children’s commission – an Arabic-language show for Al- Jazeera that puts a sci-fi spin on the indie’s brand of socially conscious food programmes.
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NewsCrozier's ITV challenge to start next month
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier will begin the task of leading ITV out of “the worst advertising collapse in its history” on 26 April.
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NewsNorman: No quick fixes for ITV
ITV chairman Archie Norman is reshaping the commercial broadcaster for its long term survival, and warned shareholders that long term goals will be the new priority over short term results.
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NewsBBC set for £400m clearout
The BBC is preparing a £400m clearout of programming that no longer fits with its strategic aims.
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NewsITV to air Sir Trevor's interview with Cameron
David Cameron is to be interviewed by Sir Trevor McDonald this week for ITV1 following the channel’s successful Gordon Brown interview last month.
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NewsDiscovery to launch TLC in UK next year
Discovery Communications is to launch US lifestyle channel TLC in the UK next year as part of a global push into 75 international markets.
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NewsWarner TV agrees mobile deal with 3
Warner TV has launched a mobile subscription video on demand (SVOD) service with operator 3 as it looks to extend its brand cross-platform.
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NewsBBC holds crisis talks with unions
Mark Thompson will meet with union leaders today for the second time in a week to discuss their concerns that the BBC’s review could lead to the loss of up to 600 jobs.
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C4 social media guru to step down
Channel 4 digital publicity manager Steve Berry is to leave the broadcaster after just three months in the job.
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In-car DAB system set for £200,000 push
Digital radio manufacturer PURE is preparing for a £200,000 marketing campaign with a range of broadcasters to promote its in-car radio.
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NewsThompson tight-lipped on Newsnight
Director general Mark Thompson has refused to tell Newsnight whether anyone lost their job because of the massive overspend on BBC property projects.
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Telegraph inks deals to stream sports online
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has agreed an exclusive digital deal with athletics body IAAF to stream live coverage of the World Indoor Athletics in Doha via its website.
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NewsBroadcasters agree election debate rules
The BBC, ITV and Sky have agreed on the rules for hosting the Prime Ministerial debates through the 2010 general election campaign.
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NewsQuantel wins £10m BBC News deal
The BBC has awarded Quantel a framework contract for supplying video editing systems for its news output.
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NewsBBC2 to get scripted shake-up
BBC1 and BBC3 have effectively been given a clean bill of health by the the corporation’s strategy review - but BBC2 is to get a new emphasis on state-of-the-nation drama and riskier comedy.
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NewsWeb and radio face BBC cuts, but extra £600m for content
The BBC’s Putting Quality First review will see it invest an extra £600m into programme-making after ringfencing 90p of every £1 of the licence fee for content.
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NewsITFC secures RTE deal extension
Content management services provider ITFC has had a subtitling contract with the Irish state broadcaster RTE extended by a further two years.
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NewsBradshaw: BBC shouldn't assume Tory victory
Media secretary Ben Bradshaw has urged the BBC to have confidence in itself, and warned against the broadcaster preparing for a “viscerally hostile” Conservative Party winning the upcoming election.