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NewsSyco chief executive steps down
The chief executive of Simon Cowell’s company, Syco, has stepped down after less than a year in the job.
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NewsZodiak to distribute Wikileaks film
A documentary about the Wikileaks scandal is to be distributed by Zodiak Rights, following a deal with makers Premières Lignes.
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NewsBrian Hanrahan dies aged 61
BBC News foreign correspondent Brian Hanrahan, who made his name reporting on the Falklands War, has died of cancer.
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NewsDecision due on BSkyB buyout bid
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is expected to be told this week that regulators in Brussels have no objections to its £7.8 billion bid to buy BSkyB.
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NewsViewers prefer TV classics at Christmas
TV viewers would prefer to see repeats of classics than new seasonal shows as they sink into the sofa for Christmas, a new survey claims.
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NewsMisfits to return for third series
Clerkenwell Films has been recommissioned to make a third series of Misfits.
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NewsPeep Show gets two more series
Channel 4 has greenlit series eight and nine of Peep Show - its longest running originated comedy.
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NewsITV orders choir doc
ITV1 viewers are to get exclusive access into contemporary music organisation Rock Choir as part of a new documentary series.
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NewsTCI round-up: Fresh drama on C4
Channel 4 is to shoot a new post-watershed drama next year while BBC3 will commemorate ten years of war in Afghanistan.
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NewsMultiplatform production study underway
A two-year research project into multiplatform production in the indie sector is being kicked off by a team from the London Metropolitan and Sussex Universities.
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NewsMagneticNorth revamps Proms website for BBC
The BBC is to roll out a revamped website to support its 2011 Proms coverage, featuring access to the full range of performances during the three-month season.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsBBC trustee for Scotland named
A new member of the BBC Trust, representing Scotland, has been appointed by the DCMS.
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NewsHorizon producer joins Storyville
Former Horizon series producer Kate Townsend has been appointed as the new executive producer for BBC4’s flagship documentary strand Storyville.
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NewsYesterday orders Trautmann doc
UKTV channel Yesterday has ordered an hour-long documentary about Bert Trautmann, the Nazi soldier who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup with a broken neck.
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NewsX Factor site pulls in 12 million users
This year’s series of The X Factor attracted 12 million unique users to a dedicated site on itv.com, an increase of 16% year on year.
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NewsWall To Wall hires for drama push
Wall To Wall has appointed a head of drama development to capitalise on the success of long-running series New Tricks.
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NewsRenegade hires BBC factual developer
Renegade Pictures, the indie behind Don’t Tell the Bride, is looking to expand its features and factual entertainment output with two new appointments.
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NewsBBC Sport picks indie partners
BBC Sport has appointed indies Century TV, Input Media and Sunset+Vine to produce its Moto GP, World Bowls and Cricket World Cup coverage respectively.
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NewsFun Lovin' Criminals frontman to replace Lamarr
Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman Huey Morgan is joining Radio 2, taking the place of Mark Lamarr who quit the station, accusing it of becoming “much less interested in non-mainstream music”.