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Loos joins Edinburgh line-up
Rebecca Loos, the former assistant to David Beckham, who sparked a media frenzy earlier this year by claiming she bedded the married Real Madrid star, is to appear at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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I'm a Celebrity producer to run entertainment unit
Natalka Znak, the executive producer of I'm a Celebrity? , has been given her own programme-making unit and charged with developing new formats for the UK and the US.
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New Wallace role as Sky reviews music
BSKYB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster reviews its music services.
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Gaelic channel call
A lobby group representing the Scottish screen industry has called for the creation of a Gaelic-language TV channel. As part of its submission to Ofcom's public service broadcasting review, the Screen Industries Summit Group, which features representatives from BBC Scotland, Channel 4, SMG, Pact and indie IWC Media, argued that ...
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Lynam rejoins BBC
Veteran sports broadcaster Des Lynam is to rejoin the BBC next month to present a new Saturday sports show, Des Meets , on Radio 5 Live. Lynam, who has been the face of ITV Sport for the past five years, will interview leading lights in ...
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Ofcom scolds chef
Ofcom has upheld a complaint about a recent episode of BBC2's Trouble at the Top in which former two Michelin star chef Tom Aitken exclaimed
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Radio to switch over in ?10 years'
Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.
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Elstein urges Ofcom not to forget radio
David Elstein, the new head of the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA), has warned Ofcom not to marginalise its work on the radio industry.
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Stone in GWR move
Dick Stone, programme controller at GWR station 96 Trent FM, has been appointed deputy programme director of GWR local radio programming division Creation. Stone, who has been at Trent for eight years, takes up the role on 23 August, reporting to Creation programme director Duncan Campbell.
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CDN opens in north
The Cultural Diversity Network - the organisation that aims to improve ethnic representation in TV on and off screen - has opened a branch in the north of England. CDN-North comprises representatives from nine organisations based in the north of England - BBC GMR, ITV Granada, Liverpool Film Studios, Media ...
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NewsBBC strikes Wii deal with Nintendo
The BBC and games manufacturer Nintendo have joined forces to allow the corporation to stream its iPlayer service on the Wii console.
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Hadlow start date
New BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow will take up the role on 26 July, the BBC has confirmed. However, because of holiday commitments she will not be at her desk full-time until the beginning of September, meaning she will also not be attending the Edinburgh Television Festival. Hadlow, previously Channel 4 ...
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Talkback comedy
Channel 4 is testing a topical comedy show from Talkback Thames. The show, entitled The News Never Sleeps , is a non-broadcast pilot, which is being overseen by C4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy. C4 is hoping that, if the trial is successful, the show ...
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Olympics coverage
The BBC will give its biggest ever commitment to the Olympic Games this summer when it broadcasts more than 1,250 hours of coverage. More than 250 hours will air on BBC1 and BBC2 with another 1,000 hours on interactive television, where viewers will be able to choose from five different ...
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News 24 promotion
BBC head of television news Roger Mosey has promoted BBC News 24 strand editor David Kermode to the post of weekend editor, television news. He replaces Jawad Iqbal, who becomes editor of BBC4 News. Kermode will be in charge of all BBC1 bulletins as well as output on the news ...
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BBC1 is on a ratings rollercoaster
Although BBC1 has recorded some of its best ever ratings recently, it has also recorded some of its worst figures, despite an annual programme budget of£812.3m.
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Lion to restage the Crusades
Lion Television has won a multimillion-pound commission from US broadcaster the History Channel to bring the wars of the Crusades back to life.
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Woolworth's and BBC in DVD joint-venture
BBC Worldwide has announced plans to merge its video and DVD publishing business with Woolworth's video and music publishing operation, VCI, creating a business with a£180m turnover.
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Diet Trials set for Germany
BBC Worldwide is to co-produce a new series of slimming reality series Diet Trials for German audiences.
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Granada sells package to South Korea
Granada International has sold more than 35 hours of programming to South Korean cable broadcaster Joongang, including The Forsyte Saga , Celebrity Bootcamp, Marry Me, The Tourist Trap, Brides of the Bath and Cirque du ...