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NewsBig Brother heads to Indonesia
It may be off air in the UK - for now - but reality format Big Brother is to live on with a new series in Indonesia.
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NewsEndemol sells 101 Ways format to ABC
Endemol has sold the format of its BBC series 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow to US network ABC, following a pilot commission last year.
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NewsLocal TV bidder promises 2,000 jobs
Local TV network Channel 6 has claimed it will create 2,000 jobs if it wins its bid to deliver the planned local opt-out TV station.
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NewsCrufts coverage questioned again
TV’s coverage of Crufts has come under scrutiny again after the RSPCA wrote a critical letter to the Kennel Club that is also understood to have been sent to Channel 4.
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NewsKeys and Gray grow Talksport listeners
Richard Keys and Andy Gray have helped boost Talksport’s online listening figures by 5% in the four weeks since they have joined the station.
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NewsBBC staff slam local radio proposals
BBC staff have peppered the Ariel letters page with criticism of proposals to cut BBC local radio output, describing them as “a travesty” and stressing the service’s “incalculable value”.
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NewsITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.
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NewsMoyles breaks world record
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has broken the record for the longest ever radio show by staying on air for 52 hours, raising more than £2.4m for Comic Relief.
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NewsBBC 'paying out unearned allowances'
The BBC is wasting millions of pounds a year paying allowances to staff who do not qualify for them, it has been reported.
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NewsKeo takes Landshare to US
Keo digital has secured another international licensing deal for its Landshare website in the US.
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NewsEU funds Mercury doc streaming platform
Distributor Mercury Media is to use a €250,000 (£216,366) European Union grant to fund the full launch of an online documentary VoD platform.
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NewsSky to launch VoD Champions League service
Sky is launching a dedicated VoD website ahead of the quarterfinal stages of the Champions League that allows visitors to pause and replay the action in slow-motion.
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NewsWorld Service journalist blames bosses for cuts
The BBC has come under fire for its lack of dedication to public service, with a senior journalist claiming this hampered the corporation when negotiating its new licence fee settlement.
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsWimbledon Film and TV Studios re-opens for business
Wimbledon Film and TV Studios, previously home to ITV1’s The Bill, opened for business this week after £500,000 was spent refurbishing the 220,000 sq ft site.
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NewsLittleford to leave UKTV
UKTV channel controller Matthew Littleford is leaving the broadcaster after four years.
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NewsC4 leaps to defence of Ten O’Clock Live as ratings plummet
Ten O’Clock Live commissioner Darren Smith has defended the Channel 4 show’s live ratings and hailed its young-skewing audience.
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NewsZig Zag USA wins Syfy order for life-change series
Zig Zag USA is understood to have won its first commission since appointing executive vice-president Matt Gould to drive forward its US division.
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NewsTurner sticks neck out with Gumball re-order
Turner Broadcasting has ordered a second series of live-action animation hybrid The Amazing World Of Gumball before the first series has aired.
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NewsIndie survey records first fall in revenues
The value of the UK independent production sector tumbled by almost 10% to £1.74bn in 2010 - the first time it has fallen since Broadcast’s Indie Survey began in 2003.