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Leopard hires Hewer
Leopard Films has hired Jacqueline Hewer as head of daytime and is hunting a head of development and documentaries.
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NewsJohn Bishop gets second series on BBC1
Comedian John Bishop will return to BBC1 for a second series of his comedy and entertainment show.
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NewsEvans reveals post-Sachs Radio 2 delay
Jonathan Ross put back the career of DJ pal Chris Evans by a year when he made his prank phone call with Russell Brand.
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NewsMTV orders Geordie Shore summer specials
MTV is to capitalise on the record-breaking success of reality series Geordie Shore with a 2 x 60-minute summer special, following the cast on holiday in Magaluf.
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NewsMuted growth for ad market
Global net TV advertising revenues will increase by 3.8% to $149 billion (£91 billion) in 2011, a leading media consultancy has said.
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NewsKeo bolsters digital team with new hire
Keo Films, the indie behind Hugh’s Fish Fight, has appointed the digital producer behind Channel 4’s Big Brother and Seven Days.
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NewsBBC1's Candy Cabs canned
The BBC has put the brakes on BBC1 comedy-drama Candy Cabs after it failed to take off with viewers.
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NewsSweden to remake The Office
BBC comedy The Office is to be remade in Sweden, nearly 10 years after Ricky Gervais first appeared as hapless boss David Brent.
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NewsDownton smashes ratings Down Under
ITV drama Downton Abbey has scored the biggest new drama launch in Australia since 2008.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: BBC2 and BBC4 line up new seasons
This week Greenlight is all about the arts with a raft new programmes unveiled by both BBC2 and BBC4 .
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RatingsCorrie cliffhanger grabs 9.4m
FRIDAY: Coronation Street ended a week of tense episodes with a cliffhanger that was seen by more than 40% of the viewing population.
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NewsIABM launches training academy
The IABM today launched a training academy in a bid to tackle “a chronic shortage of skilled technical resources” in the broadcasting sector.
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RatingsGot Talent final peaks with 14m
SATURDAY: The finale of Britain’s Got Talent was the lowest-rated since 2007, despite peaking with almost the same number of viewers as last year.
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RatingsBGT spin-off scores ITV2 high
ITV2 drew its biggest audience of 2011 to date with its Britain’s Got Talent spin-off show.
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NewsRajar updates radio audience measurement
Rajar, the organisation behind recording the size of radio listeners, is introducing new digital technology to increase the efficiency of its audience measurement tools.
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RatingsCase Histories opens with 5.4m
SUNDAY: Case Histories, BBC1’s new crime drama starring Jason Isaacs, debuted with more than 5.4m viewers - but was beaten by the second episode of ITV’s Scott & Bailey.
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NewsUBC profits fall 17%
UBC Media saw profit fall by 17% from £1.38m in 2010 to £1.14m across the year, according to its full year results to 31 March 2011.
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NewsHuw Jones named S4C chairman
The government has confirmed Huw Jones in the post of chairman for S4C.
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NewsBBC orders 7/7 film
Bafta-winning director Morgan Matthews is to make a documentary about the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, in which 52 people were killed.
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NewsCITV show rapped for "promoting" video games
ITV has been censured for “promoting” computer console games during children’s show Cool Stuff Collective.