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NewsAhmed unravels Ottoman Empire for BBC2 series
BBC head of religion Aaqil Ahmed is to fulfil a long-held ambition to explore the Ottoman Empire in a documentary series for BBC2.
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NewsSky 1 pilots Dragons’ Den-style property show
Sky 1 has ordered a Dragons’ Den-style property show that will pit estate agents against each other to win the chance to sell someone’s house.
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NewsGrand Scheme in deal with Ukraine’s 1plus1
TV development consultancy Grand Scheme has been tasked with becoming the “eyes and ears for development in London” for Ukrainian broadcaster 1plus1.
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NewsSky ‘fit and proper’ to hold TV licence
Ofcom has ruled that Sky is a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting licence but criticised former chairman James Murdoch’s conduct in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsHoldgate steps down from SIS role
David Holdgate is stepping down from his role as chief executive of SIS.
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NewsEntwistle still hunting BBC cuts
BBC director general George Entwistle has revealed that the corporation is running a pilot scheme in which a small roving team of staff are visit various departments in a bid to find radical savings.
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NewsLocal TV licences awarded in Norwich, Bristol and Cardiff
Regional publishing group Archant has won the local TV licence in Norwich, while consortium Made Television has picked up licences in Bristol and Cardiff.
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Zodiak secures Macqueen's Aung San Suu Kyi film
Zodiak Rights has acquired forthcoming BBC2 documentary Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice for sale around the world.
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NewsSky's Butt exits for Watershed
Sky’s commissioning editor of factual entertainment Sadia Butt has left the broadcaster after 18 months to become an executive producer at Watershed TV.
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NewsBBC2 puts faith in more religious programming
BBC2 is looking for more religious programmes that move beyond “dogma and politics” and look at the everyday life of believers.
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NewsSky strengthens film offering in Warner Bros deal
Sky has secured a major new deal with Warner Bros that will bring blockbusters such as The Dark Knight Rises and Sherlock Holmes to the platform.
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NewsBBC4 commissions Indian surrogates doc
The Indian surrogacy industry will be the subject of a new documentary for BBC4.
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NewsBT Sports could be among Xbox content targets
Xbox could be among the distribution platforms for BT’s forthcoming sports channel further to the creation of a role dedicated to managing content from ISPs and telcos.
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NewsPBS to air US election coverage
PBS America is to air over 100 hours of coverage of the US presidential election contest between Obama and Romney as the channel takes its first live feed from the US.
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NewsMTV to launch fashion website
Viacom International Media Networks is launching an international fashion and style platform across Europe in October.
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News24 Hours in A&E exec named BBC commissioner
24 Hours in A&E executive producer Tom McDonald has joined the BBC as a factual commissioning executive.
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NewsEntwistle reveals focus on quality - and Thomson's departure
New BBC director general George Entwistle has pledged to focus on improving the corporation’s creative quality and revealed that Caroline Thomson will leave as part of his first major restructure.
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NewsJake Humphrey quits BBC to front BT football coverage
BBC Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is to become the anchor of BT’s Premier League football coverage.
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NewsITV set for licence renewal
ITV could have its licence renewed for another decade without any major changes to terms of the licence.
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NewsSTV teams with Kinetic for C4 comedy
STV Productions and Kinetic Content are developing a primetime comedy format for Channel 4 with backing from 4Rights.