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NewsShine and Sky: Business as usual
BSkyB and Shine Group are telling the industry it is business as usual despite the furore around News Corp, with the broadcaster reiterating its £600m commitment to original content.
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NewsBullseye scores US pilot for I Secretly Hate You format
Bullseye Productions has created I Secretly Hate You, a factual entertainment format that is being piloted by US network A&E and is arousing interest from UK broadcasters.
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NewsMighty Boosh’s Noel Fielding to launch own indie
Comedian Noel Fielding and animator Nigel Coan, who worked on The Mighty Boosh, have set up a production company called Secret Peter.
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NewsTern in BBC daytime first with ‘buddy movie’ series
Tern TV has produced its first daytime series for the BBC, a ‘buddy movie’ format in which John Craven and Jules Hudson travel the country exploring Britain’s endangered heritage.
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NewsBBC London’s Skinner joins Doctor Who as exec producer
New BBC Wales drama head Faith Penhale has appointed Caroline Skinner to take over the running of Doctor Who.
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NewsZodiak bags rights to Aussie courtroom doc
A documentary series that features the first access to major criminal trials in Australia has been acquired by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsAnalysts warn Sky brand could suffer a backlash
BSkyB could suffer from its association with News Corp if consumer disgust does not die away, analysts have warned.
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NewsMPs call for rapid introduction of new Communications Act
The Communications Act may be brought forward in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, with MPs calling for new regulation to be introduced more rapidly.
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NewsC4 signs up Pappy’s for new run of Comedy Labs
Award-winning sketch group Pappy’s has been snapped up by Channel 4 for its latest run of new comedy talent initiative Comedy Labs.
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NewsC4 set to invest in Conker Digital Fiction Factory
Channel 4 is planning to invest in Conker’s Digital Fiction Factory (DFF) as part of its push into digital content and innovation.
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NewsBetty to help ‘Undateables’ find love in C4 series
Sufferers of Tourettes, Aspergers and narcolepsy will look for love through a match-making service in a Betty TV series for Channel 4.
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NewsS4C reveals details of £1m co-pro fund
S4C has established an annual £1m fund to support co-productions with the Welsh broadcaster.
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NewsITV1 to explore social history in Parallel Lives
ITV1 is eyeing a factual series that will explore the different lives of people born on the same day.
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NewsBBC must improve science output, says Trust
BBC News is to appoint a science editor and a new forum will be established following a BBC Trust review into the corporation’s science coverage.
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NewsBBC to simplify programme-making rules
The BBC is running a pilot scheme to reduce the levels of compliance for programme-makers, the Trust has revealed.
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More4 to air Sheep Dog Trials
More4 is to broadcast nine hours of coverage of the fourth World Sheep Dog Trials in September with commentary provided by Barry Davies.
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NewsNew recruits join Real Hustle
The Real Hustle, the scam artist series that was investigated by the BBC Trust earlier this year, is to return with two new recruits.
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NewsBroadcasters may face judicial inquiry
Broadcasters could find themselves drawn into the judicial inquiry looking at corruption between the police and media, David Cameron revealed today.
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NewsCameron cleared over BSkyB accusations
The Prime Minister did not breach conflict of interest rules by meeting Rebekah Brooks and James Murdoch during the BSkyB bid, the cabinet secretary has ruled.