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NewsBBC Trust chairman's open letter to licence fee payers
Michael Lyons’ open letter to licence fee payers issued on 9 September, 2009.
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Redmond to deliver Cambridge lecture on children's TV
Phil Redmond, creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, is to consider the future of children’s television in a lecture at the forthcoming RTS Cambridge Convention.
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Bruce Dunlop wins Libyan work
Londons’s Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has won a contract to re-brand Channel Al Libya, a channel run by one of the sons of the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi.
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NewsTories plan BBC pay clampdown
The Tories are planning to cap pay for all BBC executives at £192,250 – the same level as the Prime Minister – if they come into power.
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NewsBBC Trust to examine compliance in wake of Sachsgate
The BBC Trust is to examine the BBC’s compliance procedures for radio and whether it has done enough to toughen them up after Sachsgate.
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NewsSky 1 forced to drop Moors Murders doc
Sky 1 has dropped its planned doc on the search for the remains of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett after his mother pulled out of the show.
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NewsBragg: South Bank Show was effectively "cancelled"
Melvyn Bragg said he was left with no choice but to walk away from The South Bank Show, after ITV director of television Peter Fincham slashed his programming budget.
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NewsBBC to air women's Euro soccer final
England women’s first major football final in 25 years is to be screened by the BBC on Thursday (10 September).
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NewsBBC unveils HD autumn schedule
Hole in the Wall, The Thick of It, Shaun the Sheep and new comedy Home Time are all set to join the BBC’s HD channel this autumn – but Top Gear is still absent.
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Granada TV to broadcast in South Korea
ITV Global Entertainment has named Nine Planners as the exclusive distributor of Granada TV, which features shows such as Prime Suspect and The Jeremy Kyle Show, in South Korea.
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NewsGME signs Word Play deal with Target
Five’s new quiz format Word Play is to be jointly distributed by Target Entertainment Group after striking a deal with global media company Group M Entertainment (GME).
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NewsChorion unveils Octonauts
Chorion, the rights company that owns Noddy and the Mr Men, has unveiled a new preschool series that has already been picked up by CBeebies.
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Living acquires Australian ob docs
Living has acquired Australian ob doc series Nothing to Declare as part of a package deal with Cineflix International.
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NewsHeart relaunches ad drive
Radio station network Heart is launching a fresh round of advertising to coincide with the development of their flagship breakfast show.
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NewsText in for digital radio coverage
A trial system is being run the North West which allows listeners to find out how much radio coverage they have in their homes, and which digital channels they can pick up.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2010 deadline extended
Due to popular demand, the entry deadline for the 2010 Broadcast Awards has been extended by one week to Thursday 17 September.
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NewsTerry Wogan hands R2 breakfast slot to Chris Evans
Veteran DJ Sir Terry Wogan this morning confirmed he is to quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after 27 years, with Chris Evans taking over the slot.
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NewsAlexa Chung's US show pulled from UK schedules
Plans to air Alexa Chung’s new US show in the UK have fallen through at the last minute due to “unforeseen clearance issues”.
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NewsButler named Film 4 commissioner
Film 4 has promoted head of development Katherine Butler to senior commissioning executive.
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NewsC4 comedies attract more than 200 complaints
Channel 4 received more than 200 complaints last month about flagship comedy programmes such as The Kevin Bishop Show and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.