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NewsITV1 and BBC1 order phone hacking docs
ITV1 and BBC1 have ordered fast turnaround specials on the phone hacking scandal for their current affairs strands Tonight and Panorama.
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NewsCameras roll on Tony Marchant’s CBBC drama
Production has begun on the first children’s drama from Tony Marchant, the writer behind The Mark of Cain and Garrow’s Law.
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NewsDigital Domain to launch UK VFX and 3D post facility
California-based VFX company Digital Domain has partnered with India’s Reliance MediaWorks to launch VFX and stereo 3D post production studios in London and Mumbai.
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NewsBroadcasters join forces for comedy event
A cross industry Comedy Conference in Salford is being launched for this autumn, with the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky joining forces to create the one-day event.
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NewsLevy named Sky news gathering boss
Sky News has promoted Jonathan Levy, the former head of its political unit, to head of news gathering.
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NewsC4 to offer news app for free
Channel 4 News has revealed its first mobile app will be made available free of charge.
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ITV1 claims top Freesat Award
ITV1, CBBC, E4 and Al Jazeera were among a range of broadcasters to pick up an award at last night’s Freesat Awards.
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Video: X Factor US trailer
The first look at the US adaptation of The X Factor shows judge Simon Cowell apparently turning a new leaf.
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NewsCorrie gets online spin-off
Coronation Street will shift location from Manchester to London for an online spin-off of the long-running soap.
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NewsBBC facing strikes this Friday
This Friday could see journalists at the BBC walk out over compulsory redundancies at the World Service.
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NewsHave your say: Broadcast launches technology survey
Broadcast is inviting readers to take part in a new technology survey aimed at pin pointing technology trends and purchasing behaviours across all sectors of the TV industry - with the chance to win £100 of iTunes vouchers.
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NewsDCMS select committee to call Rupert Murdoch
The DCMS select committee has called Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks to give evidence to it next Tuesday.
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NewsSky chiefs move to reassure staff
Sky’s chief executive Jeremy Darroch and head of Sky News John Ryley have both written to reassure their staff following the torrent of speculation about the future ownership of the businesses.
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NewsWorld Service loses 14m viewers
Government cuts have led the World Service to lose 14 million viewers over the past 12 months, the BBC has claimed.
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Pop Monkey swings into UK
Pop Monkey Productions, the LA-based indie set up by two FremantleMedia execs, is to open a UK office.
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NewsBBC reports "temporary" cost increases
The BBC has seen increases in headcount, overheads and staff pay over the year to end-March, as it reaches the “peak” of expensive medium-term projects, including the move to Salford, senior executives have said.
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NewsBBC3 orders teen drag queen doc from Firecracker
Firecracker Films, the indie behind Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, will provide an insight into a teenager’s journey of becoming a drag queen for BBC3.
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NewsDoctor Who transports to Facebook
Episodes of Doctor Who are to be made available to rent via Facebook including one that has never been released on DVD.
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NewsGlobecast appoints Rouxel
Globecast has appointed Philippe Rouxel to the role of chief marketing officer.
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NewsJones returns to S4C after case dropped
Dyfrig Jones has returned to his position as a member of the S4C Authority after the police dropped charges against him.