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NewsEyre slams BBC drama "dereliction of duty"
Drama veteran and former BBC governor Richard Eyre has accused the corporation of a “dereliction of duty” for turning its back on classic playwrights.
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RatingsDoc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead
The return of Doc Martin triumphed for ITV1 last night over BBC1’s Waking the Dead, with a peak of 8.2m (32%) tuning in for the start of the fourth series.
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NewsAbsolutely signs with DRG
Absolutely Productions, the indie behind Trigger Happy TV, has signed an exclusive development deal with distributor Digital Rights Group.
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Jane Smith joins twofour54
Entertainment Rights founder Jane Smith has resurfaced at Abu Dhabi-based twofour54.
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NewsDisney strikes on-demand movie deal
IPTV platform FetchTV has secured the rights to films such as Doubt and Calendar Girls in a deal with Disney-ABC-ESPN Television.
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NewsNigel Williams returns to breakfast on Jazz
Nigel Williams is returning to Jazz FM to present the station’s weekday breakfast show.
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NewsChorion profits leap but Coolabi sale delayed
Chorion has posted a 63% leap in profits for the 12 months to April – but remains silent on talks to sell its crime division to Coolabi, amid claims the listed children’s producer is having trouble raising the money.
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NewsClunes brands STV's drama opt outs "churlish"
Martin Clunes has criticised STV’s decision not to show the fourth series of Doc Martin on its network, labelling the move as “churlish”.
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NewsOfcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.
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NewsBT Vision launches shopping channel
A new 24-hour shopping channel hosted by celebrity presenter Gaby Roslin has been unveiled by BT Vision.
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RatingsViewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder
Not even the sight of a half-naked man running a marathon around the Arctic was enough to make viewers warm to Wim Holf, with just 1.2m (5%) tuning in to watch the madcap adrenaline junkie.
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NewsUS version of Who Do You Think You Are? sold Down Under
Outright Distribution has sold the forthcoming US version of Who Do You Think You Are? into Australia.
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NewsVandermeer appointed ITV controller of acquisitions
ITV has promoted its head of legal and business affairs for acquisitions Jonathan Vandermeer to the new role of controller of acquisitions.
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NewsFormer C4 exec joins Beckham guru's company
The C4 executive who handled Big Brother after the Shilpa Shetty race row has joined talent management company Crystal Entertainment as a director.
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NewsSaul Nassé named controller of BBC Learning
The BBC has named Saul Nassé as its new controller of Learning, replacing Liz Cleaver who opted not to follow the department to Salford.
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NewsDigital radio company to prepare UK for switchover
A new digital radio company has been formed to prepare the UK for the forthcoming switchover in 2015.
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NewsITV wins International Emmy for China earthquake coverage
ITV News has won an International Emmy Award for its coverage of last year’s earthquake in China.
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NewsBBC kids to get £25m windfall
BBC Children’s budget is set to increase by at least £25m over the next three years thanks to cost savings at the corporation.
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NewsBennett: market is failing in comedy and drama
BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has claimed the economic downturn has turned comedy and drama into “market failure” genres.
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NewsITV sues STV for £38m
ITV has launched legal proceedings to recover £38m of debt from Scottish franchise STV.