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NewsDoc veteran uses farewell to attack commissioners
Veteran documentary-maker Marilyn Gaunt has fired a parting shot at commissioners' “cynical” attitude and obsession with viewing figures as BBC2 prepares to broadcast what she has revealed will be her final film.
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NewsBBC adds serials to academy expertise
The BBC is extending its successful drama academy to serials, with a special focus on crime drama.
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NewsPact runs Welsh pilot scheme to find talent
Pact is embarking on a plan to reinvigorate network production in the regions, beginning with a pilot scheme to fund new talent in Wales.
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NewsFreesat ‘must grow' HD to challenge Sky
Freesat will have to expand its HD portfolio beyond the BBC and ITV within a year if it is to be a serious threat to BSkyB's own service, said City analysts.
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NewsFive mulls new 10pm strand on unusual sex
Five is to broadcast two films about unusual sexual practices that it plans to turn into a 10pm Hidden Lives-style strand called Strangelove.
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NewsBBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump
BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.
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The Big Pitch kicks off
Applications have opened for British feature-length documentary pitches for this year's Britdoc event.
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Virgin 1 plans ‘rude season' this autumn
Virgin 1 is to return its gaze to private parts this autumn with a selection of programmes it has grouped into a “rude season”.
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NewsHammond to investigate mega-structures
Top Gear star Richard Hammond is to examine the stories behind some of the world's most ambitious structures in a new series for National Geographic US and NGI.
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NewsEcosse Films unveils Irish kitchen drama
Mistresses star Shelley Conn is to swap the bedroom for the kitchen for Ecosse Films' latest drama, which will be made for Irish broadcaster RTE.
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Hamma & Glamma hires ITVP producer
Indie Hamma & Glamma Productions has hired ITV Productions' development producer, factual entertainment Will Spokes.
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Coolabi sells Poppy Cat to Nick Jr Australia
Kids indie Coolabi Productions is building on its relationship with Nickelodeon with sales of animated series Poppy Cat in Australia.
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NewsOz sales for outspoken Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay's Olympian use of foul language in his reality TV series has caused mass consternation in Australia's Catholic Church, schools and parliament.
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BBC2 doc to track the impact of divorce
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series that will trace the long-term impact of divorce by following three cases that have gone through the Family Courts.
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NewsVote Boris: no apology from Whale
James Whale has called for a new set of regulations governing speech radio to protect the integrity of outspoken presenters after he was sacked by TalkSport for breaching impartiality.
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FTSE firms make hay as sun starts to shine
The sunny start to May has been reflected in the stock market, where the FTSE 100 jumped to its highest level since mid-January on the back of lower-than-expected US unemployment figures. Most of the Broadcast 20 shared in this upswing.
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NewsMotive issues 95m shares in drama bid
Motive Television has raised more than half a million pounds for its planned investment in drama after issuing almost 95.5 million more shares to its directors and Australian media giant Beyond International Ltd.
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News4Radio sounds off with dramas ahead of launch
The first fiction commissions for Channel 4's fledgling 4Radio venture are to debut online later this month when the broadcaster unveils four audio dramas.
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NewsJames Whale resurfaces
Ex-TalkSport radio host James Whale has rebounded from his recent sacking by taking a presenting role at shopping channel Bid TV.
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NewsSony promotes Hair
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Ross Hair to executive vice president of international networks for Europe.