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RatingsTerry Pratchett's euthanasia doc draws 1.7m
MONDAY: The controversy surrounding Sir Terry Pratchett’s euthanasia documentary failed to convert into substantial viewing figures.
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NewsArqiva appoints McMillan to lead business development
Arqiva has appointed Wendy McMillan as group strategy and business development director.
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NewsCut senior staff at BBC Radio, report says
BBC Radio should strip out senior staff and share resources between Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2 and 6 Music more frequently, according to a major new report on the four stations.
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RatingsIsle of Wight boosts Sky Arts
SUNDAY: Coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival saw Sky Arts 1 boost its usual audience five-fold.
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NewsPratchett defends assisted suicide film
Sir Terry Pratchett has defended his documentary about assisted suicide, which showed the death of a millionaire hotelier who was suffering from motor neurone disease.
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NewsFood Network hires former ITV execs
Food Network UK has appointed two ex-ITV execs as it gears up for a push on content.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer to launch in Western Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching the Global iPlayer in Western Europe first, Jana Bennett is set to reveal.
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NewsComic Strip returns to C4 with Blair spoof
The Comic Strip is to return to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof that features Tony Blair on the run for murder and Jennifer Saunders as Margaret Thatcher.
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NewsSmithson quits DSP
John Smithson, one of TV’s factual giants, is leaving Darlow Smithson Productions, the indie he co-founded in 1988, to “return to his indie roots.”
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NewsMP criticises Abraham over Boyle joke
Channel 4’s chief executive has been attacked by an MP for making the “appalling decision” to broadcast Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey.
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RatingsC4 Sri Lanka doc draws 800,000
TUESDAY: A hard-hitting investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka drew more than 800,000 viewers to Channel 4.
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RatingsLuther returns with 5.6m
TUESDAY: BBC1 detective drama Luther returned with a strong performance, arresting more than 5.6m viewers.
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RatingsOur War continues with 1m
TUESDAY: BBC3 doc series Our War lost more than a quarter of last week’s audience but still managed to recruit nearly a million viewers.
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NewsPratchett euthanasia film sparks 898 complaints
Hundreds of people have complained to the BBC after it showed a man committing suicide at a clinic in Switzerland.
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NewsBBC Scotland names news boss
RTS award-winning journalist John Boothman has been promoted to the role of head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland.
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NewsFreesat Awards shortlist unveiled
ITV1 will go up against ITV2, BBC3 and E4 for the best entertainment channel prize at this year’s Freesat Awards.
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NewsBBC3 prescribes a second dose of Junior Doctors
BBC3’s highly acclaimed Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands has been recommissioned for a second series, after it racked up record ratings for the digital channel.
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NewsJonathan Ross reveals ITV chatshow details
Jonathan Ross has revealed that his new ITV1 chatshow will have a “different feel” to his long-running BBC1 series.
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NewsSky snatches Nurse Jackie from BBC
Sky Atlantic has secured the rights to US series Nurse Jackie from the BBC, just days after snatching Glee from E4.
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ITVS poaches Fremantle exec
ITV Studios America has hired a FremantleMedia exec as its new vice president of development.