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NewsC4 to fill creative gap on board
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has moved to counter criticism that the broadcaster's board lacks programming experience by pledging to appoint an additional non-executive director with a creative background by the end of the year.
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NewsBig Ron racism film kicks off his comeback
Ron Atkinson, the flamboyant ex football pundit who trashed his career after making an offensive remark towards a black player, is to work out if he really is a racist with a peaktime film for BBC1.
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NewsOfcom to toughen up TV content labelling
Ofcom has tabled proposed new rules that will force broadcasters to better signpost programmes with adult themes before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsBBC to review peaktime
The BBC governors have launched a review of BBC1's peaktime schedule amid concerns about falling quality, as new chairman Michael Grade stamped his authority on the corporation with his first annual report.
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NewsFive and Paramount pair up for comedy
Five has teamed up with Paramount Comedy to launch a co-production initiative aimed at creating comedy hits like The Office.
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Terms laid down for Teachers TV
Education Digital, the consortium appointed by the government to run the new Teachers TV channel, will be hit with profit-related fines if it fails to meet rigorous standards.
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Fox Kids chief exec in shock exit
The board of Fox Kids Europe surprised executives this week by removing chief executive Bruce Steinberg after 18 months at the helm.
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Loos joins Edinburgh line-up
Rebecca Loos, the former assistant to David Beckham, who sparked a media frenzy earlier this year by claiming she bedded the married Real Madrid star, is to appear at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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I'm a Celebrity producer to run entertainment unit
Natalka Znak, the executive producer of I'm a Celebrity? , has been given her own programme-making unit and charged with developing new formats for the UK and the US.
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New Wallace role as Sky reviews music
BSKYB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster reviews its music services.
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Gaelic channel call
A lobby group representing the Scottish screen industry has called for the creation of a Gaelic-language TV channel. As part of its submission to Ofcom's public service broadcasting review, the Screen Industries Summit Group, which features representatives from BBC Scotland, Channel 4, SMG, Pact and indie IWC Media, argued that ...
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Lynam rejoins BBC
Veteran sports broadcaster Des Lynam is to rejoin the BBC next month to present a new Saturday sports show, Des Meets , on Radio 5 Live. Lynam, who has been the face of ITV Sport for the past five years, will interview leading lights in ...
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Ofcom scolds chef
Ofcom has upheld a complaint about a recent episode of BBC2's Trouble at the Top in which former two Michelin star chef Tom Aitken exclaimed
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Radio to switch over in ?10 years'
Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.
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Elstein urges Ofcom not to forget radio
David Elstein, the new head of the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA), has warned Ofcom not to marginalise its work on the radio industry.
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Stone in GWR move
Dick Stone, programme controller at GWR station 96 Trent FM, has been appointed deputy programme director of GWR local radio programming division Creation. Stone, who has been at Trent for eight years, takes up the role on 23 August, reporting to Creation programme director Duncan Campbell.
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CDN opens in north
The Cultural Diversity Network - the organisation that aims to improve ethnic representation in TV on and off screen - has opened a branch in the north of England. CDN-North comprises representatives from nine organisations based in the north of England - BBC GMR, ITV Granada, Liverpool Film Studios, Media ...
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NewsBBC strikes Wii deal with Nintendo
The BBC and games manufacturer Nintendo have joined forces to allow the corporation to stream its iPlayer service on the Wii console.
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Hadlow start date
New BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow will take up the role on 26 July, the BBC has confirmed. However, because of holiday commitments she will not be at her desk full-time until the beginning of September, meaning she will also not be attending the Edinburgh Television Festival. Hadlow, previously Channel 4 ...
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Talkback comedy
Channel 4 is testing a topical comedy show from Talkback Thames. The show, entitled The News Never Sleeps , is a non-broadcast pilot, which is being overseen by C4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy. C4 is hoping that, if the trial is successful, the show ...