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BBC pulls Horne & Corden gun sketch
The BBC has pulled a sketch from repeats of the first episode of Horne & Corden in which the duo perform a spoof anti-gun crime dance, in the wake of the shooting of 15 children in a German school this week.
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RTL slashes Five value to£232m
RTL Group has written down the value it places on Five by more than 50% as a result of the plunging ad market.
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BSAC adds voice to product placement criticism
The British Screen Advisory Council has joined the myriad voices criticising the government for retaining the ban on product placement, branding its decision an act of “fundamentalist nostalgia”.
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Harries slams product placement decision
TV Drama Forum: Bafta winning producer Andy Harries has blasted the government for failing to lift product placement restrictions in the UK.
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BBCW wins NBC commission
BBC Worldwide is making a travelogue/gameshow hybrid series for NBC from its LA production studio.
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BBC and ITV hunt 'ordinary lives' dramas
TV Drama Forum: BBC and ITV drama commissioners are on the lookout for more contemporary series about ordinary lives.
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ITV and BBC plan for regional news partnership
ITV and the BBC have published a roadmap for a regional news partnership that could be worth more than£7m a year to the commercial broadcaster by 2016.
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Kosminsky: Where is the BBC's mischief?
TV Drama Forum: Writer and director Peter Kosminsky has launched a blistering attack on the BBC, claiming it has abandoned troublemaking drama and is stifling creativity through an emphasis on “top-down” commissioning.
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BBC2 picks up The Wire
BBC2 has bought the rights to all five seasons of The Wire, one of the most critically acclaimed US drama series of all time.
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Revenue rises 6% at UTV
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media has posted a 6% rise in revenue for 2008, increasing group turnover to£120.3m and making a pre-tax profit before exceptional items of£20.3m.
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BBC Knowledge bolsters commissioning team
The BBC has made a brace of appointments as part of the restructure of its Knowledge department, naming Martin Davidson and Jo Ball commissioning editors.
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Lazarus to boost MySpace business
MySpace plans to step up its partnerships with indies and broadcasters with the appointment of its first senior director of business development for Europe.
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On-demand set for four-fold growth by 2015
On-demand viewing will increase four-fold by 2015, narrowing the gap with traditional, scheduled, linear TV.
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Multimedia briefs 13 March
Multimedia news in brief featuring Sky Player, YouTube, the BFI, Netlog and Adundant from Broadcast magazine dated 13 March 2009.
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Quantel seeks second round of savings
Quantel plans to make another round of cutbacks after admitting that the global recession is having a bigger impact than it first anticipated.
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Buyers line up as Gearbox stalls
Bidders are circling equipment hire and sales company Gearbox after it was placed in administration.
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BBC Resources to lose director roles
BBC Resources will ditch a layer of senior management roles as it merges its facilities divisions.