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RatingsGadget Man wipes a third of viewers
Stephen Fry’s gadget escapades took a downward turn after his Channel 4 show lost around a third of its viewers on Monday.
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NewsHistory heads to space for WW2 doc
October Films is to draw heavily on visual effects to examine World War II from the perspective of space for History channel.
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NewsCameras in court dealt a blow
Plans to allow cameras into court are under threat after a report has recommended the legislation is dropped or significantly limited in its scope.
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NewsSmart TVs drive record iPlayer views
Growth in viewing via internet connected TV has helped fuel a third consecutive record-breaking month for the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsWretch 32 to feature in 4Music shorts
Wretch 32 and Rickie & Melvin are among the stars to feature in a series of ob-docs shorts on 4Music as part of a partnership with youth charity vInspired.
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NewsBritish Museum launches on BT Vision
The British Museum has become the first non-traditional broadcaster to launch a VoD service via BT Vision.
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NewsPatten's vote of no confidence final straw for Entwistle
George Entwistle was told by Lord Patten in the eleventh hour of his BBC reign “we are not urging you to go, but we are not urging you to stay”, as the financial cost of the Pollard inquiry has been revealed.
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NewsBBC and Sky unwrap Christmas schedules
The BBC has announced that Christmas specials of BBC1 dramas Call the Midwife and Doctor Who will be among its Christmas highlights.
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NewsITV lays Morning News to rest
ITV early morning news bulletin, Morning News, is being dropped following an annual budget review.
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NewsCanis merges with entertainment business EMG
Canis Group has agreed a merger with media organisation Entertainment & Media Group to help media clients navigate the content development and distribution process.
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NewsScottish MSPs' furious with BBC over cuts inquiry
Scottish MSP’s are reportedly furious with the BBC for refusing to send executives to appear in person before its own broadcasting inquiry.
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RatingsHeston extends lead over Dara
Heston Blummenthal’s Fantastical Food continued to beat Dara O Briain’s Science Club, which lost members and fell below 1m for the first time on Tuesday.
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NewsNow TV rolls out on Roku
Sky has rolled out its IPTV service Now TV via Roku’s internet connected set-top boxes.
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NewsBBC Trust dismisses Leveson complaint
The BBC Trust has dismissed a complaint that BBC News inaccurately reported Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s views and evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in February.
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NewsMilitary Channel calls up Ultimate Warfare from Arrow
Discovery’s Military Channel has ordered a series tracking the greatest battles fought from World War II to today’s Middle East skirmishes from Arrow Media.
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NewsC4 claims phone hacking coup with Piers Morgan footage
Channel 4 claims to have obtained exclusive footage dating back to 2003 of the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, discussing phone hacking with singer Charlotte Church.
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NewsBBC Science praised for tackling gender imbalance
The increased use of female scientists as contributors by the BBC has been commended by the BBC Trust.
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NewsC4 demos two-screen ad service with Chelsea app
Channel 4 has begun demonstrating an innovative two-screen advertising service that uses audio watermarking to serve synchronised content across any app.
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NewsEntwistle’s vision lives on
George Entwistle’s plan to shake up BBC management structures and encourage self-criticism will live on despite his swift exit from the corporation, Lord Patten has vowed.
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NewsC4 goes to school in Yorkshire for Essex follow-up
Channel 4 is to install cameras in a school in Yorkshire in next year’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Educating Essex.