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NewsThe Street wins five RTS awards
Writer Jimmy McGovern and the team behind The Street swept the board at this weekend’s RTS North West Awards scooping a total of five awards.
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NewsCollision races around the world
ITV1 drama Collision is to air in the US, Australasia and Scandinavia following a raft of deals by the Digital Rights Group.
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NewsChris Evans: ITV is finished
Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans has claimed that terrestrial television will soon be obsolete and that ITV is finished.
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NewsBBC Parliament hits 2m mark
BBC Parliament has doubled its audience since launching on Freeview – reaching more than 2 million viewers throughout October.
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NewsUBC Media revenues up 9%
UBC Media Group has reported a net profit of £620,000 for the first half of its financial year and has announced its first dividend to shareholders.
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NewsITN launches online Xmas channel
ITN's multimedia arm has launched a new Christmas-themed channel with more than 200 pieces of original content, including celebrity interviews and films that reflect on the meaning of the holiday.
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GameLab scores Bafta hat trick
The indie behind the BBC learning disability web drama Us5 has scored a hat trick of nominations for the 2009 British Academy Children’s Awards.
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NewsX Factor voting website 'no threat'
Viewers who used a website to vote for X Factor contestants rather then the show’s premium rate line did not jeopardise “vote integrity”, the company’s chief executive has said.
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NewsBBC banned Enid Blyton for 30 years
The BBC banned Enid Blyton from the airwaves for 30 years after she was deemed a “second rater” not good enough for Children’s Hour.
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NewsAshes and World Cup should go free-to-air, says Davies
The Ashes, international football World Cup and European Championship qualifying matches and Wimbledon should all be added to the “crown jewels” list of events protected for live broadcast on free-to-air television, according to an independent review.
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NewsSky slams free TV sports recommendations
BSkyB has attacked recommendations to bring events such as the Ashes back on the protected list of free-to-air sports, saying it could have a “disastrous impact” on the long-term health of British sport.
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NewsEndemol takes Deal or No Deal onto Facebook
Endemol is to launch hit game show Deal or No Deal on Facebook, funded by advertising and sponsorship.
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NewsDragonfly founders to step down
The co-founders of Dragonfly Film and TV, the Shine-owned indie behind Channel 4’s The Family, are to step down at the end of the year.
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NewsSports Personality to take on X Factor finale
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will go head-to-head with ITV1’s heavyweight finale of The X Factor.
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NewsBBC salaries, Nov '09
Full list of the most senior decision-makers at the BBC senior staff, with job titles and details of salaries.
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NewsGervais returns to office life for C4
Ricky Gervais is to work on the script of a new office-based sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC get Nurse Jackie treatment
The BBC has picked up highly-acclaimed US show Nurse Jackie, a dark comedy starring multi-Emmy and Golden Globe winning Sopranos star Edie Falco.
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NewsMichael Winner reality show wins peaktime slot
Michael Winner’s upcoming reality series for ITV1 has been moved from a daytime spot into a peaktime position, after impressing commissioners with the pilot episode.
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NewsBBC Cymru names commissioning head
Elis Owen has been appointed the new head of commissioning at BBC Cymru Wales.
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NewsC4 calls time on Wife Swap
Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House? have become the latest Channel 4 formats to fall victim to the broadcaster’s plan to clear the decks for new shows over the next 18 months.