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Lord Fowler: BBC deal with gov't raises integrity issues
A Conservative peer has spoken out against the financial deal brokered between the BBC and the government last month, claiming it raises questions about the independence and integrity of the corporation.
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NewsSNP calls for security over Alba
An MP for the Scottish National Party has called for “immediate assurances” that BBC’s Scottish language offering Alba will not be adversely affected by spending cuts put forward by the government.
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NewsDr Who show to open at Olympia
Doctor Who fans will get the chance to step inside the Tardis and defeat the Daleks in a new show dedicated to the long-running programme.
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NewsBBC Halloween coverage criticised
Religious groups have criticised the BBC for giving extensive coverage to pagan celebrations of Halloween, accusing the corporation of “down-playing” Christianity.
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NewsC4 launches Film4 VoD service
Channel 4 is extending its video-on-demand service with the launch of Film4oD - a service dedicated to movies.
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NewsBBC hunts for head of TV and iPlayer product
The BBC is hunting for a head of TV and iPlayer product to work closely with the broadcaster’s editorial teams to develop new digital products.
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NewsBBC reallocates Nelson's multiplatform remit
The controller of BBC Vision’s multiplatform and portfolio Simon Nelson will not be repleaced when he leaves this month, with his duties being split between three existing members of staff.
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NewsS4C brings Weather Central to UK
Welsh language channel S4C has signed a deal to become the first UK broadcaster to provide a weather service based on the technology of global forecasting group Weather Central.
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NewsEurosport appoints UK MD
Eurosport has promoted David Kerr to managing director of its UK division following a five year career at the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 to boost comedy slate by £5m
Channel 4 is to spend £5m more on comedy in 2011, including new projects from Noel Fielding and Chris Addison.
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NewsE4 acquires US answer to Inbetweeners
E4 has acquired a new comedy series from the US that centres around college life in the 1980s, which the channel is angling as a successor to The Inbetweeners.
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NewsBBC pensions: NUJ to strike, Bectu accepts proposals
BBC staff who are NUJ members will go on strike next month - but their counterparts at Bectu have accepted the corporation’s latest pension proposal.
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NewsDAB listening fails to grow
RAJARS: DAB radio has failed to make any significant gains over the last quarter with its weekly reach growing by just 0.3% and the total hours of listening it accounts for remaining flat at 162m.
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NewsMoyles & Evans lose listeners
RAJARS: Both Chris Moyles and Chris Evans, hosts of the breakfast shows for BBC Radio 1 and 2, shed listeners over the past three months.
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NewsHullabaloo Studios to close
Manchester post-production facility Hullabaloo Studios is to be wound up resulting in the loss of eight jobs.
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NewsReliance Mediaworks expands to tap conversion market
Reliance Mediaworks, the owner of Soho’s iLab, is expanding its visual effects capability in London with a view to post converting 2D features and TV projects into stereo 3D.
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NewsHotCam rolls out X Factor multi-camera rig
Equipment hire company HotCam is making the multi-camera custom studio rig that it devised for The X Factor available to other television producers.
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News3D TV faces ‘cultural limitations’
A professor of graphics and imaging from Cambridge University has warned that despite the current push, 3D TV could still have too many cultural and technical limitations to go mainstream in the UK.
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NewsBin Weevils kids’ site in major content push
Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon are to distribute 200 hours of ondemand content as a social video service on kids’ virtual 3D world Bin Weevils.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop back with online success
Channel 4’s The Million Pound Drop has kicked off with 127,000 people playing along online, beating the record for a single episode of 102,000 set during the first series.