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NewsWatch scores spooky NBCU shows
UKTV-owned network Watch has acquired a package of spooky reality series from NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsDee and Bullock to leave TalkSport
Two of TalkSport’s most influential execs are leaving to launch a digital start-up.
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NewsUS network Showtime orders Ridley Scott drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a political drama about the Catholic Church from Sir Ridley Scott.
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NewsBBC daytime boss Liam Keelan joins Sky 1
Sky has hired BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan as director of Sky 1.
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NewsBlackmagic cuts price of Compact Videohub
Blackmagic Design has knocked £600 off the price of its Compact Videohub.
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NewsHelen Boaden demands better collaboration at BBC News
BBC director of news Helen Boaden has written to staff to emphasise the need for “sharing better” following her return to work today.
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NewsNew MD takes reins at Polecam
Former Olympus president Graeme Chapman has taken over as managing director at Polecam.
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NewsMobile iPlayer usage up to 30m requests
BBC iPlayer usage from mobile devices grew by 7% in November – to a record 30m requests.
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NewsBBC & Sky to air Queen's Xmas message in 3D
The BBC and Sky are to air The Queen’s annual Christmas message in 3D for the first time.
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NewsSony hires Disney's Lubensky for channel push
Sony Pictures Television has hired former Disney exec Nathalie Lubensky to head up marketing across its portfolio of international channels including Sony Entertainment Television in the UK.
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NewsMercury Media sells Mormon film to BBC3
BBC3 will air a re-cut version of Duck Beach to Eternity after it picked up the single film from Mercury Media.
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NewsSunset + Vine scores BT Sport production contract
BT Sport has appointed Sunset + Vine as its lead production partner, responsible for producing its live Barclays Premier League football and Aviva Premiership rugby union games.
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NewsSky Living signs up Minogue for Next Top Model
Former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is joining Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model after striking a deal with Sky Living.
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NewsPollard frustrated by Mitchell's failing memory
Stephen Mitchell’s failing memory about key meetings with Peter Rippon was a continuing source of frustration for Nick Pollard, when he was trying to understand why Newsnight failed to broadcast an investigation into Jimmy Savile.
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NewsLiz MacKean: BBC should trust its journalists
The decision not to run Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation breached the trust of the women who chose to share their stories, reporter Liz MacKean has said.
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NewsPollard questions role of DG as editor in chief
Nick Pollard has questioned whether the BBC’s director-general should continue to have the status of ‘editor in chief’, in his damning review of BBC news management.
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NewsSavile scandal exposed lack of trust within BBC News
The Pollard Review has revealed that “personal animosity” and a lack of trust with BBC News played a key role in the Savile scandal tumbling out of control.
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NewsPollard fall out: Mitchell resigns, Van Klaveren leaves R5L
BBC News deputy director Stephen Mitchell has resigned following the Pollard Review, and Radio 5 Live controller Adrian Van Klaveren is to move to a senior non-news role within the corporation.
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NewsPollard Review reveals “chaos and confusion” at BBC
The BBC Trust has admitted that better leadership could have prevented the “chaos and confusion” over the Jimmy Savile scandal after it accepted the findings of the damning Pollard Review.
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NewsCountdown wobbles after slot move
Channel 4’s long-running daytime gameshow Countdown has lost nearly 200,000 viewers over the last month following its shift to an earlier slot.