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NewsBBC cancels Weakest Link after Robinson departs
The BBC has canned long running quiz show The Weakest Link after host Anne Robinson decided to step down.
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NewsYoung Question Time recommissioned
Mentorn has been commissioned to produce a special edition of Young Voters’ Question Time, which will run on BBC3 two days ahead of the 5 May electoral reform referendum.
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NewsCBBC orders four in house dramas
CBBC has commissioned four drama series, including one brand new show, all of which will be made in house.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: BBC3 rings wedding bells
Wedding fever reaches Greenlight this week with a live episode of BBC3’s Don’t Tell The Bride, to air on the big day (April 29), topping this week’s new commissions.
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NewsBBC expenses claims 'rise by 60%'
Expenses claims by BBC executives rose by 59.6% to reach almost £200,000 during the final quarter of last year, it has been revealed.
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NewsBetty poaches BFGW producer
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings series producer Vicky Hamburger is joining Betty TV as an executive producer overseeing ob doc series, one-offs and popular documentary formats.
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NewsBritish film-maker killed in Libya attack
An award-winning British film-maker and photographer was one of two journalists killed in an apparent mortar attack while covering the Libyan conflict in the besieged city of Misrata.
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NewsZig Zag signs with Splash
Zig Zag Productions has signed a deal with entertainment news and picture agency Splash News to give it quick access to pitch celebrity news and human interest stories to broadcasters.
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NewsBBC poised for Ab Fab comeback
The BBC is poised to bring ‘90s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous back to our screens, it has confirmed.
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NewsFormer Sky exec O’Sullivan moves to Deutsche Telekom
Former Sky executive Gerry O’Sullivan has been tapped to lead the global IPTV operations for German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.
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NewsITV backs Daybreak's Chiles
ITV has denied that it is planning to drop presenter Adrian Chiles from flagship breakfast show Daybreak.
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NewsTesco buys Blinkbox to boost VOD
Tesco has bought an 80% stake in video-on-demand provider Blinkbox to offer its customers video-on-demand from content partners including All3Media, BBC Worldwide and Shed Media.
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NewsBT loses file sharing legal battle
New legislation designed to tackle illegal internet file sharing and to protect intellectual property rights online was given the backing of the High Court today (April 20).
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NewsTrust upholds just three Panorama complaints
The BBC Trust has upheld just three out of 51 complaints about an edition of Panorama examining the deadly storming of an aid flotilla by Israeli commandos.
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NewsOfcom clears raunchy X Factor performances - just
Ofcom is to revise the rules governing family entertainment shows after ruling that The X Factor final performances by Rihanna and Christina Aguilera were “at the very margin of acceptability”.
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NewsVirgin Media hooks 65,000 Tivo pre-registrations
Virgin Media has signed up 65,000 pre-registerations for its next generation TV platform Tivo as it grew its TV customer base by 10,100 in the first quarter of the year.The quad-play provider now has 3.8m TV subscribers with 1.5m watching in HD, an increase of 66,400 HD customers during the ...
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NewsHarris targets global growth
A platform designed to aid the move from baseband video technology to IP and file-based delivery took centre stage at Harris’ stand at NAB last week, where the US-based firm revealed international growth is its top priority.
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NewsFirst for Blackmagic as Thunderbolt strikes NAB
Blackmagic was among a handful of firms to demonstrate products featuring high-speed input/output technology Thunderbolt at last week’s NAB in Las Vegas.
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JVC claims HD video first
JVC has launched the prototype of what it claims is the world’s first 4K, large-scale integration chip for the high-speed processing of HD video.
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NewsArri unveils Alexa M
Arri last week unveiled the modular Alexa M camera, the latest addition to its Alexa range.