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NewsEntwistle named interim BBC Vision boss
BBC Knowledge controller George Entwistle is to be interim director of Vision next year when Jana Bennett leaves for her new role at BBC Worldwide.
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NewsC4 commissions Five Go To... pilot for RDF
Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot series from RDF Television in which five celebrities compete in organising the best holiday for the group.
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NewsTCI round-up: Good News
BBC1 is to relocate a reluctant detective to the Caribbean while Russell Howard received some good news from BBC3.
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NewsLocal TV plans may threaten regional production
Public service broadcasters may have to cut their out-of-London production quotas if they are to help in delivering the government’s local TV agenda, according to Ofcom.
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NewsChiles to host ITV1 chatshow
Adrian Chiles is to host a weekly topical chatshow for ITV1 next year that will see the Daybreak anchor round-up the biggest news stories of the week.
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NewsBBC could raise £1bn from Worldwide sale
BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm, could be partially privatised to raise up to £2 billion and allow the BBC to spearhead growth in exports from Britain’s creative industries, according to reports.
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NewsUTV: BBC should review all stations
Radio 5 Live should be included in the BBC’s review of costs of its radio output, according to Talksport owners UTV Media.
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NewsSupply chain problems limit growth, according to IABM
The broadcast manufacturing sector is returning to health, but supply chain problems are an inhibitor to growth, according to a recent survey by the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM).
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NewsOfcom to investigate Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into Frankie Boyle’s show after Katie Price complained about a joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsFrontline club deploys Object Matrix storage
Archiving data storage firm Object Matrix has supplied London’s Frontline Club with its disk-based archive system, MatrixStore.
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NewsUnions ballot over ITV pay rise
Bectu, the NUJ and Unite are balloting members who work at ITV, over the company’s pay increase for next year.
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RatingsX Factor scores Saturday record
SATURDAY: The X Factor final weekend kicked off with a massive peak audience of more than 15m – helping the show to its best Saturday night ratings of the series.
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RatingsX Factor final peaks with 19.4m
SUNDAY: A massive peak audience of more than 19.4m viewers watched Matt Cardle crowned this year’s X Factor champion.
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NewsJordan condemns Frankie Boyle repeat
Katie Price has condemned Channel 4 for repeating Frankie Boyle’s show containing a controversial joke he made about her disabled son.
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RatingsCorriegeddon week concludes with 12.3m
FRIDAY: Coronation Street rounded off its 50th anniversary week of carnage on ITV1 with a strongly-performing double bill.
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NewsFood Network acquires new shows
Food Network and sister channel Fine Living Network have acquired six new programmes covering world cuisine and cultural hot spots.
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NewsPay-TV should tap into social media
Pay-TV providers must embrace social recommendation and discovery services to encourage viewers to upgrade existing subscription packages and buy more video-on demand content, according to connected TV experts Futurescape.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.
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NewsTrust in BBC drops by a third, study shows
The British public’s trust in the BBC has dropped by nearly a third since the early 1980s, according to a survey of British Social Attitudes published today.
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NewsBBC to create red button IPTV homepage
The BBC is developing a connected homepage for internet-connected Freeview HD set-top boxes to allow viewers to navigate red button content more easily.