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NewsEE partners with FilmFlex for 4G VoD
VoD provider FilmFlex has partnered with mobile operator EE to launch a film service aimed at 4G subscribers.
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NewsHorrible Histories leads Bafta kids
CBBC’s Horrible Histories has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Bafta Children’s Awards 2012 with Junior Bake Off named in the Entertainment category.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle points finger at Peter Rippon
BBC director general George Entwistle has told MPs that the decision not to proceed with the Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile was taken solely by the programme’s editor Peter Rippon, whose failure to give an accurate version of events in his blog was “a matter of regret and embarrassment”.
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NewsBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probe
The BBC is hiring human rights lawyer Dinah Rose QC to examine its procedures on handling sexual harassment complaints.
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NewsRippon's "impossible" demands; Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust
Further insight into Peter Rippon’s decision to drop Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile film have emerged, as culture secretary Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten for reassurance about how the Trust will handle the investigations.
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NewsWelsh indies concerned by S4C agreement
TAC, the Welsh indies trade association, has voiced concerns about the role of the BBC Trust set out in the new S4C operating agreement.
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NewsSky Arts buys the "Spanish Downton Abbey"
Sky Arts has bought period drama Grand Hotel, which has been dubbed “the Spanish Downton Abbey”.
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NewsGoogle and Sainsbury's back Media Trust film push
The Media Trust has partnered with Sainsbury’s and Google to give small charities the opportunity to make short films about their work.
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NewsMP calls for Lord Patten and George Entwistle to resign
Conservative MP and former BBC staffer Sir Roger Gale has become the first high profile politician to suggest that the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and the corporation’s director-general George Entwistle may have to resign.
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NewsHollyoaks tackles cyber bullying
C4 Education has ordered Lime Pictures to produce a multiplatform campaign to tackle online bullying for teen soap Hollyoaks.
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RatingsRolf Harris edged out by C4 architect Clarke
Architect George Clarke narrowly edged out artist Rolf Harris last night as Channel 4 and Channel 5 went head-to-head with new series.
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NewsUnasked questions haunt DG
Entwistle ‘disappointed’ by Rippon blog as chain-of-command defence puts focus on Boaden
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NewsOlympics production duo set up sport and events specialist
Two directors who ran a production hub at the London 2012 Olympics have set up a sport and events production company.
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NewsHyperactive to supply Avid for Autumnwatch
Hyperactive Broadcast is supplying six Avid Media Composer workstations for BBC2’s upcoming series of Autumnwatch.
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NewsPost firms in line for QC role
UK broadcasters are considering an overhaul of programme delivery guidelines that could lead to post houses taking over ultimate responsibility for the quality control (QC) process.
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NewsEmma Swain contacts suppliers over Savile
BBC controller of Knowledge commissioning Emma Swain has emailed the BBC’s suppliers urging them to pass any information they receive about Jimmy Savile to the BBC or the police where appropriate.
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NewsDSP brings Frankenstein to life
Darlow Smithson will attempt to create a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster for Channel 4 using $1m worth of cutting-edge science and technology.
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NewsC4 urges British shoppers to haggle in Optomen series
Channel 4 has tasked businessman Justin Preston with turning British shoppers into bargain hunting hagglers in a 6 x 60-minute series.
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NewsITV3 buys WWII drama Bomb Girls from Canada
Canadian World War II drama Bomb Girls has been acquired for drama channel ITV3.
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NewsDiscovery delves into city engineering with CGI series
The hidden engineering and layers of geology in six major world cities will be peeled back and revealed in a Discovery Networks Western Europe series.