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NewsITV to air Ricky Hatton doc
ITV is to air a documentary about boxer Ricky Hatton from the indie behind Queens Park Rangers football doc The Four Year Plan.
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NewsJeff Anderson lands BBC daytime role
BBC Production’s factual arm has handed Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson responsibility for its daytime output.
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NewsBroadcast helps Vision raise £100k
Broadcast readers have helped the Vision Charity raise over £100,000 for blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children over the past 15 months.
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CriticsTV Critics: Benefits Britain 1949; Horizon; Stacey Dooley Investigates
“Given such a sensitive subject C4 have, naturally, made a tasteless and exploitative reality documentary.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsC4 signs on 2m for Benefits Britain
Twenty Twenty’s Benefits Britain 1949 scored over 2m viewers for Channel 4 on Monday, while Long Lost Family recorded its best series performance.
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NewsWeather That Changed The World heads to Yesterday
UKTV has acquired Passion Distribution’s Weather That Changed The World for Yesterday.
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NewsUKTV taps into Twitter
UKTV chief executive officer Darren Childs has revealed how vital Twitter is becoming to help the broadcaster engage with viewers and gauge reaction to shows.
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NewsNetflix effect helps Breaking Bad double viewers
Breaking Bad more than doubled its US audience to 6m viewers for Sunday’s final series launch - with show creator Vince Gilligan chalking up the show’s success to the explosion of VoD services.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire director joins C4
Documentary-maker David Brindley is leaving Twofour to join the Channel 4 factual commissioning team.
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NewsBBC World News orders Escape from Boardroom
The bosses of Spyker Cars and Oxfam are among those preparing to embed themselves in the frontlines of their companies for a new Twofour series for BBC World News.
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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RatingsFood Glorious Food sheds nearly 300k
Simon Cowell’s Food Glorious Food lost nearly 300k viewers on last week’s underwhelming debut – as Derek bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards: 10 days to enter
There are just 10 days left to enter the Broadcast Digital Awards 2013 - so submit your show or digital project now.
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NewsBBC Trust investigates recouping Entwistle payoff
The BBC Trust has begun investigating if it can claw back any of George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout after he changed his evidence to the Pollard inquiry.
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NewsDTG launches digital TV study
The Digital TV Group (DTG) is consulting with its members and the wider TV industry on the future management of digital television in the UK.
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NewsITV expands Simon Pitts role as CTO exits
ITV chief technology officer Paul Dale is leaving the broadcaster after nearly three years - as strategy director Simon Pitts’ role is expanded to include the technology department.
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Harmonic launches cloud transcoding service
Harmonic has launched a cloud-based transcoding service on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.
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NewsSky Vision hunts acquisition head following Neillis exit
Sky Vision is searching for a new head of acquisitions further to the departure of Angela Neillis less than three months after joining the business.
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NewsBBC Writers Academy is suspended
The BBC’s Drama Writers Academy, responsible for finding and training writers for its continuing drama series, has been suspended.