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NewsBGT under fire over reaction to Hollie’s tears
Britain’s Got Talent producers were too slow to give Hollie Steel a second chance, and closed in on her crying face in a voyeuristic way, industry figures have claimed.
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NewsMistresses returns for final fling
BBC1’s Mistresses is set for a final fling after the drama was recommissioned for a third series.
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NewsChildren’s TV execs claim BBC is ‘neglecting’ teens
Four leading figures in children’s TV drama have rounded on the BBC for “neglecting” young teens - with a former CBBC drama chief claiming it has “lost its bottle” for gritty issues.
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RatingsJackson tribute seen by 7.8m
A star-studded memorial tribute to pop star Michael Jackson was seen by a total audience of 7.8m at its peak in the UK as a number of broadcasters cleared their schedules for the event.
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NewsNew CBBC controller will have one-year job
The BBC will replace CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist on a one-year attachment so that Richard Deverell’s eventual replacement as controller of BBC Children’s can pick his or her own team.
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NewsHuggers: Canvas will give indies access to TV
BBC FM&T boss Erik Huggers has claimed that IPTV venture Project Canvas will give indies, content creators and web operators the kind of access to TV traditionally reserved for broadcasters.
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NewsScale back "arrogant" Ofcom, says Labour MP
Labour MP John Grogan has backed David Cameron’s pledge to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role if the Tories are elected, branding the media regulator “arrogant towards Parliament”.
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NewsChorion secures Dan Dare rights
Chorion, the intellectual property company behind Mr Men and Noddy, has secured international licensing rights for sci-fi comic book hero Dan Dare.
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NewsDiscovery buys Miami SWAT in new Target sales
Sky 1’s 10-part drama-doc Miami SWAT has been sold to Discovery Network feeds in numerous territories as part of a raft of sales totalling 500 hours for distributor Target.
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RatingsTorchwood drops 300,000
BBC1’s stripped sci-fi drama Torchwood saw the second episode average 5.6m viewers (24% share) last night at 9pm, a fall of 300,000 compared with the opening performance.
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NewsUKTV to air Channel 4 shows
UKTV will enter a new era this summer after signing a landmark deal giving it access to almost 200 hours of Channel 4 content.
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NewsTV veteran Philip Jones dies aged 65
Philip Jones, a former managing director of Central Television Enterprises (CTE), has died aged 65.
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NewsCorrie to shift from Wednesdays in ITV schedule shake-up
ITV is preparing a major overhaul of its schedule this month, with Coronation Street being moved from its traditional Wednesday evening slot to make way for football and The Bill.
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NewsBBC Special Projects engineers launch company
Five former BBC engineers have launched a new company after buying kit from the soon-to-be-defunct BBC Special Projects unit.
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NewsPepper lands bulk Kudos deal
Pepper Post has secured a multi-series post-production deal with Spooks producer Kudos Film & Television.
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NewsSlumdog supervisor starts Soho VFX outfit
The visual effects supervisor on Slumdog Millionaire has teamed up with a former head of imaging from Mill Film to start a Soho VFX company.
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NewsITV demands commissioners prove shows’ ROI potential
ITV has effectively handed a commissioning tick to its business affairs team by insisting that commissioners prove a programme’s business worth as well as its creative merit.
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NewsAll3Media accounts paint complex financial picture
All3Media owed the banks £281.2m at the end of August last year - five and a half times its EBITDA - despite a strong underlying performance.
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NewsITV1 orders more Morgan, Clunes and Lumley
ITV1 is set to cement Piers Morgan, Martin Clunes and Joanna Lumley as faces of its factual output with three travel-themed shows for 2010.
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Bio of porn king Raymond first from Neal stable
Drama guru Gub Neal is backing a feature-length biopic of the late porn baron, Paul Raymond, slated for Channel 4, as the first venture from his new company, Artists Studio.