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NewsDuncan in frame for £585k pay-off
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is understood to be negotiating a severance package of up to £585,000 as the broadcaster lays the ground for his successor, according to press reports.
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BBCW chairman to stand down
BBC Worldwide is on the hunt for a new chairman after revealing Etienne de Villiers will step down later this month.
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NewsDerren Brown reveals stunt specials
Derren Brown will try to predict the lottery results, control the nation through subliminal messages and take down a casino in his forthcoming series of Channel 4 specials.
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NewsSpice Girl to go on the breadline for ITV
Spice Girl Mel B, Trinny Woodall, Keith Allen and rugby star Austin Healey will move into impoverished households in Leeds as part of a new three-part series for ITV1.
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NewsMoyles takes pay cut to "help out" BBC
BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles has signed a one-year contract extension and taken a pay cut to “help the BBC out a little bit”.
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NewsBNP's Question Time invitation "quite straightforward"
The BBC’s chief political adviser has justified the corporation’s forthcoming invitation to the BNP to appear on Question Time as a “quite straightforward” decision.
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BNP leader may appear on Question Time
The BBC has indicated that the British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Giffin may be invited to appear on Question Time.
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Radio 2 DJ criticises TV influx
Radio 2 favourite Ken Bruce has blasted broadcasting bosses for giving radio shows to TV stars who are not good enough to do the job.
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BBC Switch to launch "YouTube X Factor"
BBC Switch is to launch a talent hunt billed as a “YouTube X Factor”, made by Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsBrown deflects calls for TV debate
Calls for an American-style election debate between the leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have been deflected by the Prime Minster, who said it was “not the time” to discuss the idea.
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NewsAlexa Chung's US show to air in UK
Alexa Chung’s new show for MTV in the US is to be broadcast in the UK from next week.
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NewsBBCW names ITV Studios exec as development boss
BBC Worldwide has hired an ITV Studios exec who worked on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway as its new head of development.
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NewsHeat editor to lead Bauer TV push
Bauer Media, owner of magazine brands such as Heat, Empire and FHM, has appointed Julian Linley to lead a push into TV.
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NewsBBC1 casts Wire star in Luther
Actor Idris Elba, who played Stringer Bell in acclaimed US crime drama The Wire, is to star in BBC1 thriller Luther.
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NewsFood focus for new BBC schedule
Farm-fresh flavours on BBC2’s record-breaking Ready Steady Cook will be tested by cast members from the Archers in a new series of what is now the corporation’s longest-running cookery show.
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NewsIndividual viewing habits to be recorded
New set-top box technology means it will be possible to record television viewing habits of individuals, rather than entire households.
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NewsVitec upbeat despite profits fall
Vitec Group companies will head to IBC next week with their fingers crossed for a great show after the British plc posted a 41% fall in profits for the first half of its financial year.
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NewsInition expands after boom in 3D demand
3D specialist Inition has moved to new premises and begun a recruitment drive as demand for its stereoscopic production and technology services grows.
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NewsBBC reviews web commissions
The BBC has launched a major review of its approved supplier and online commissioning systems following complaints from angry suppliers that the current processes are “shrouded in secrecy”.