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Dyke admits BBC is 'too white'
Director general says BBC culture not 'inviting, attractive or relevant' to ethnic minorites
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Competition Commission sends out issues letters to Carlton and United
The Competition Commission has sent issues letters to the parties involved in the proposed merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media. The commission also said it was still receiving
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BBC pledges loyalty to indies despite reshuffle
In one of his first policy statements this week, new BBC director of television Mark Thompson pledged that indies would not be frozen out of the BBC, despite plans to scrap
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Lygo scoops new role at E4
Channel 4 head of entertainment and music Kevin Lygo and deputy commissioning editor, entertainment Andrew Newman, have landed the top programming jobs at E4, C4's planned digital entertainment channel.Lygo will become
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C4 pours£250 million into education
Channel 4 this week announced plans to spend£250 million on educational programmes and online projects over the next five years, writes Ashley Davies.
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GMGR hires Simons for radio push
Guardian Media Group Radio (GMGR) managing director John Myers has drafted in ex-LNR programme director John Simons to become his director of radio, writes Colin Robertson.
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FREEFORM LOOKS BACK TO GENEALOGY FOR C4 COMMISSION
Freeform Productions is making a 3 x 60-minute series about genealogy for Channel 4. Extraordinary Ancestors was greenlit by C4 commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar and is expected to go out
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TOYOTA SIGNS SUNSET + VINE FOR FURTHER WILDLIFE SERIES
Sports indie Sunset + Vine has been commissioned by motor giant Toyota to make two more 26 x 30-minute series of Toyota World of Wildlife. The wildlife show is distributed by
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SKY MAKES A DATE WITH TALENT TV FOR MORE OF THE VILLA
Sky One has recommissioned dating gameshow The Villa from Talent Television. Ordered by Sky One director of programming Jamie Roberts, the second run of the series will have an extended run
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ADAM AND JOE ASKED TO GROW UP FOR FOURTH SERIES
World of Wonder Productions has started work on a fourth series of The Adam and Joe Show for Channel 4. The new run of the show was ordered by C4 deputy
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HEWLAND PICKS UP FURTHER EPISODE ORDER FROM ITV
ITV controller of night time Carol Groves has ordered further 26 x 30-minute series of both Dial A Date and Young, Gifted & Broke from Hewland International. Audience participation dating show
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ONEWORD SIGNS DEAL TO BROADCAST FICTION READINGS
New digital radio station Oneword has secured the rights to broadcast classic fiction readings from Martin Jarvis and Juliet Stevenson. The agreement between the two actors and the new comedy, books
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C4 and Henson join for pre-school show
Channel 4 is about to sign a deal with The Jim Henson Company for a new 250 x 30-minute pre-school series.The character-based show, which will be stripped across the week, is
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ITV takes part in global song competition
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has commissioned a major new competition format from Carlton TV and Mike Mansfield Television, which aims to find the world's most popular song, writes Colin Robertson.
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C4 embarks on search for deaf programming advisor
Channel 4 is planning to appoint a deaf advisor to act as a consultant on its deaf programming, writes Ashley Davies.
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Harvest Films wins BBC 1 commission for animation
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned Bristol-based Harvest Films to make a 30-minute animation special entitled Hamilton Mattress, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Ali G gains respect for Friday night debut
Ali G's new standalone Channel 4 show pulled in an impressive audience for its Friday night (31 March) debut, proving that it was more than just the Staines massive tuning in, writes Georgina Lipscomb.