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NewsPollard inquiry: Peter Horrocks evidence
Director of global news Peter Horrocks’ key evidence to the Pollard inquiry highlights a “bunker mentality” at the BBC.
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NewsJeremy Paxman slams BBC over Savile
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has hit out at the BBC over its failure to air Newsnight’s investigation into Jimmy Savile.
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NewsPollard inquiry: George Entwistle evidence
Former BBC DG George Entwistle’s reveals how circumstances prevented him from quizzing director of News Helen Boaden about the Savile scandal.
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NewsNickelodeon and Sky join forces to order dance format
Nickelodeon and Sky have partnered for the first time to jointly commission an entertainment format from Princess Productions.
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NewsCBS Drama acquires Waterloo Road
CBS Drama has acquired long running drama Waterloo Road from Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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NewsSony to show F-series range of cameras
BVE 2013: BVE will provide the setting for the first UK public showing of Sony’s full F-series large sensor camera line-up.
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NewsPollard inquiry: Patten's damning verdict on BBC News
Lord Patten’s Pollard inquiry evidence includes stinging attacks on the culture of BBC News and Current Affairs, which are home to “practices which I don’t think would be tolerated in other newsrooms”.
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NewsReflex to use Hi-Motion II camera
BBC1 game show Reflex will be the first UK studio production to use NAC/Ikegami’s Hi-Motion II camera.
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NewsForbidden notches up 74% sales growth
FORscene developer Forbidden Technologies’ sales for the 12 months to December 2012 were up 74% on the previous year.
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NewsNorth and South divided
Corrie and Emmerdale rule the roost for ITV – but where are the BBC’s northern shows?
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RatingsC4 obsessives clean up
On Thursday at 8pm, I came across Britain’s Secret Shoppers, a new Channel 4 programme that had an audience of 1.7 million/8% share.
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RatingsTop tips for recording hits
I don’t write this column very often, so I hope you’ll indulge me in a list of five reasons why some programmes might increase their consolidated audience significantly more than others.
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RatingsA sting in BBC3’s tale
Brian Cox studying the world’s smallest wasps under a microscope comes to mind when I squint at the table of digital channels’ output.
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RatingsAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway delivers 7m for ITV
The revival of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway delivered more than 3m more viewers than the duo’s gameshow Red Or Black? achieved.
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NewsGot Talent and Idol brands boost FremantleMedia revenues
The …Got Talent and …Idol formats helped FremantleMedia record a revenue rise of 19.7% - although profits dipped to just above £121m.
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NewsBBCWW kicks off Showcase with drama sales
BBC Worldwide has kicked off its annual Showcase event in Liverpool with a raft of sales of big-budget dramas including Da Vinci’s Demons, Top of the Lake and Ripper Street.
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NewsHistory goes banger racing and treasure-hunting
History has commissioned two factual entertainment series following a banger racing team and band of treasure hunters.
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RatingsRipper Street concludes with 5m
BBC1 drama Ripper Street bowed out with an audience that was 1m down on ITV rival Mr Selfridge.
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NewsBT buys ESPN channels business
BT has acquired ESPN’s UK channels business as the Disney-owned broadcaster begins to exit the market.
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NewsSky Living snaps up Hannibal
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s Hannibal after striking a deal with Gaumont International Television.