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NewsEndemol in development deal with Ross’s Hotsauce
Chat show host and entertainer Jonathan Ross has signed an exclusive development deal with Endemol that will see him generate, pitch and produce entertainment ideas for the UK and international markets through his company, Hotsauce TV.
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NewsMentorn's For Neda wins at FPAs
Mentorn documentary For Neda won two prizes, including the Winner of Winners, at the Foreign Press Association awards last night.
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NewsIT Crowd's Ash Atalla honoured
Ash Atalla, the exec behind sitcom’s The IT Crowd and The Office, has received a special honour at the annual AMI Awards.
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NewsJohn Myers named Radio Academy head
Former chief executive officer of GMG Radio John Myers is to become the new head of the Radio Academy in April, filling the position left by Trevor Dann’s resignation.
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NewsSeeSaw launches subs and ads initiatives
Video-on-demand (VoD) service SeeSaw is introducing a subscription model and allowing viewers to choose the ads they view as it fine-tunes its commercial options.
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NewsITV loses Australia's Next Top Model deal
Granada Media Australia is understood to have lost its contract to produce Australia’s Next Top Model following a major gaffe in this year’s final, when the wrong winner was announced live on air.
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Lockerbie film picked up in Asia
An investigative film about the 1988 Lockerbie disaster has been acquired for broadcast in Japan, as part of a raft of new deals by Cineflix International Distribution (CID).
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NewsSky prepared to end C5 news deal
Sky has told Channel 5 it is prepared to terminate its contract to produce news for the terrestrial channel two years early.
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NewsBBC unveils UK's first carbon calculator for TV
The BBC is today launching a carbon calculator for the television industry, as part of a campaign to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions throughout the sector.
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NewsDappy to deliver T4 Christmas message
Channel 4 has scotched rumours that N-Dubz rapper Dappy will broadcast the alternative Christmas message in the traditional slot - but confirmed that he will deliver a speech on Christmas morning.
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NewsBBC launches pilot to share local radio content
The BBC is piloting a scheme in which local news content across regional radio stations is shared during weekday afternoons to free up resources for the more widely heard morning shows.
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NewsMP joins army in criticising Accused
An MP has tabled a Commons motion attacking the BBC for broadcasting a TV drama which he claimed denigrated the bravery and professionalism of servicemen and women at a time when thousands are deployed in Afghanistan.
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NewsBBC 'not biased in coverage of Rangers'
BBC Scotland was not biased in its coverage of Rangers Football Club or its fans, the body responsible for the broadcaster’s editorial standards has said.
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NewsAnti-terror doc 'misleading'
A BBC documentary gave a “significantly misleading impression” of an anti-terrorist operation, according to the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee.
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DigiTAG issues new DTT recommendations
The steering board of DigiTAG (Digital Terrestrial TV Action Group) yesterday issued a set of recommendations designed to protect the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) platform from interference.
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NewsBBC World Service cuts delayed
Staff at the World Service will have to wait a further two months to hear whether their jobs are safe, as the BBC has pushed back any decision on cuts until after Christmas.
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NewsMTV orders HIV doc
Firecracker Films, the indie behind My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is to make a documentary about HIV for MTV.
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NewsJeremy Kyle’s US show to air next September
The US version of The Jeremy Kyle Show has been scheduled to launch in September 2011.
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NewsBBC3 to air live Frankenstein show
The BBC is to host a music and drama event in Leeds, dubbed Frankenstein’s Wedding, which will be broadcast live on BBC3.
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NewsShine Group hires News Int exec to push global brands
Shine Group has hired News International’s Lori Heiss to push brand extensions for key shows such as MasterChef.