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NewsGriffiths named Newsround editor
Owenna Griffiths has been named editor of CBBC’s Newsround, replacing Sinead Rocks who has moved to BBC Current Affairs as executive producer.
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NewsNew indie hunts UK partners
A new indie with bases in Canada and Australia is looking to partner with UK production companies on multiplatform projects.
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NewsFremantle unveils music fan site
FremantleMedia, the company behind The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, has unveiled a new social networking site dedicated to music fans - who have already set up a Susan Boyle Fan Club.
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ITV4 secures rights to England v Germany clash
ITV4 has secured the rights to the Sir Bobby Robson Testimonial Match from Toast Entertainment, allowing it to broadcast the England v Germany friendly in July.
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NewsSimon Shaps joins AFP firm
ITV’s former director of television Simon Shaps has joined A Brand Apart Television as its chairman.
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NewsBBC to pay out nearly £1m after libel battle
The BBC is to pay nearly a million pounds following a libel battle over claims made in a Panorama programme about an IVF doctor.
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NewsNesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles
James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.
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Zig Zag wins triple shock doc order
A teenager who cries blood from her eyes features in one of a trio of shock doc commissions Zig Zag Productions has won from C4.
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NewsBrit shows rule at Banff
British shows have won nine of the 23 prizes handed out at the Banff World Television Awards in Canada, including the best comedy gong for BBC2’s Beautiful People.
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NewsITV Global scores bumper US drama sale
ITV Global Entertainment has sold a 50-hour package of drama, including Agatha Christie’s Poirot, into the US.
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NewsBradshaw: Apprentice row is matter for BBC
New media secretary Ben Bradshaw sparked Tory protests in the Commons today when he insisted the question of whether Sir Alan Sugar should continue to front The Apprentice following his appointment as an advisor to Gordon Brown was a matter solely for the BBC.
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NewsFive to launch online casino
Five will launch an online casino and bingo service later this year after signing a deal with web gaming company PartyGaming.
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NewsCharities lose out in Big Brother phone votes
Channel 4 has scrapped charity donations on Big Brother phone votes, which generated £300,000 for its chosen causes last year.
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NewsGilchrist to join BBC comedy
CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist is to join the BBC’s in-house comedy department as creative and business director.
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NewsC4 under fire over BB live feed axe
Big Brother fans have attacked Channel 4’s decision to run this year’s show without a live feed on E4.
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NewsSetanta faces crunch week
England’s 4-0 victory over Kazkhstan could be their last match on Setanta, with the ailing sports broadcaster facing the prospect of going into administration this week.
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NewsGrade: don't blame BGT execs for Boyle breakdown
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rejected claims that executives on Britain’s Got Talent did not do enough to protect runner up Susan Boyle, saying that blaming production staff is “simplistic”.
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NewsDigital Britain 'still on track' despite Cabinet reshuffle
Ben Bradshaw’s appointment as culture secretary will not derail the timeline for the Digital Britain report, the government has insisted.
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NewsShine to launch in France
Shine Group is to establish a new division in France and has appointed Endemol executive Thierry Lachkar to head it up.
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NewsITV brings in UBS to run sale of SDN
ITV has appointed Swiss investment bank UBS to run the sale of its Freeview channel operator SDN.