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NewsJo Whiley moves in R1 shake-up
Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman are to leave their weekday slots on BBC Radio 1 in its biggest schedule shake up for five years.
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NewsBBC in firing line over drama
The Writers’ Guild is to call a public meeting with the BBC after the battle lines were drawn this week over the state of its drama commissioning.
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NewsQuestion Time libel suit costs BBC £45,000
The BBC has paid £45,000 in damages to the head of the Muslim Council of Britain after airing claims on Question Time that the organisation implicitly encouraged the killing of British troops.
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NewsITV1 to screen unaired Jackson footage
ITV1 is to screen previously unaired home video footage of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his friend Uri Geller’s private archive.
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NewsBBC appoints new news editor
The BBC has named Middle East Bureau editor James Stephenson as editor of its flagship News at Six and Ten bulletins.
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NewsIndies set to grab half of £500m ITV1 spending pot
ITV’s drama, entertainment, factual and daytime commissioners have £500m to spend on original programmes for ITV1 next year - and £250m of that is earmarked for the indie sector.
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NewsAd revenue dive sparks new crisis
TV advertising revenues are set to reach a crisis point in the autumn with the second double-digit year-on-year drop in a row.
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NewsLyons on defence after 'BBC doormat' sideswipe
A Conservative MP has accused BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons of being the corporation’s “doormat” during parliamentary questions.
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NewsWoolfe vows: Five to prosper in two years
Five controller Richard Woolfe has vowed to reverse the broadcaster’s fortunes in two years - and insisted he doesn’t need lots of cash to do it.
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BBC's Little Dorrit up for 11 Emmys
The BBC’s adaptation of Little Dorrit and Generation Kill, the HBO Iraq War drama co-produced by Company Pictures, have each scooped 11 nominations in the US Emmy awards.
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NewsOccupation writer pens BBC1 Morecambe and Wise biopic
The BBC is planning to transfer its BBC4 comedy biopic formula to BBC1 with a 90-minute drama on the early years of Morecambe and Wise.
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NewsBBC Trust lays down challenge in comedy
The size of the challenge facing the next BBC comedy chief was spelled out this week as the BBC Trust highlighted failings in the genre.
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NewsCommissioning Index to keep readers up to date
Broadcast has unveiled a new online service that offers up-to-the-minute information on the latest commissions and a comprehensive guide to the indies, channels and commissioners behind them.
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Teletext closure brought forward to 2010
Associated Newspapers has brought forward the closure of analogue Teletext services from 2012 to January 2010 next year, following a comprehensive review of the loss-making service.
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NewsITVS scores Italian buyer for The Colour of Money
ITV Studios has made the first international sale of gameshow format The Colour of Money, selling a 60 x 30-minute run to Italy’s Italia 1.
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NewsThe Bill pulled from STV schedules
STV chiefs have confirmed that The Bill will be pulled from its schedule after 25 years, to make way for more of its own programmes.
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NewsMacDonald hires Lamarra for new development role at IWC
IWC Media’s new creative director Adam MacDonald has made his first hiring since joining last month, appointing Tiger Aspect’s Ian Lamarra as head of development for global formats.
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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.
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Raw Cut appoints Hencke in current affairs expansion
Indie Raw Cut TV has hired The Guardian’s veteran Westminster correspondent David Hencke to lead a push into current affairs.
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NewsDiscovery orders 20 hours on Second World War
Discovery Channel has commissioned 20 hours of content as part of a season commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.