All News articles – Page 2546
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NewsTop Gear escapes censure after special needs jibe
Top Gear has escaped censure from Ofcom after star presenter Jeremy Clarkson suggested a new Ferrari model looked as though it had “special needs”.
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NewsITV closes in on Salford move
ITV is close to striking a deal that will see it consolidate its North West operations at Media City in Salford.
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NewsSky bumps Living up EPG ahead of rebrand
Living is to be renamed Sky Living and will be positioned next to Sky1 and forthcoming HBO channel Sky Atlantic on the satellite broadcaster’s EPG.
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NewsBBC magics up more Merlin
BBC1 has commissioned a fourth series of the family fantasy drama Merlin from Shine TV.
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NewsOne-off licence fee reduction mooted
BBC licence fee payers could get “a one-off reduction” in the £145.50 they pay every year if the plan for the corporation to fund the Welsh language service S4C falls through.
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NewsZeppotron names head of comedy
Endemol-owned indie Zeppotron has promoted formatted comedy editor Ruth Phillips to head of comedy.
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NewsStars look back for BBC2
One Foot In The Grave star Richard Wilson and Gavin & Stacey’s Alison Steadman are to offer candid reflections on their careers for BBC2’s Christmas season.
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NewsChannel 4 defends Harry docudrama
Channel 4 defended its broadcast last night of a “dramatised documentary” showing Prince Harry taken prisoner in Afghanistan as “sober and responsible”.
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NewsBBC3 hunts young documentary directors
BBC3 is giving emerging documentary directors the opportunity to secure a major commission that will form part of the channel’s next adult season.
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NewsGMG Radio readies troop specials
GMG radio stations Real and Smooth Radio are to air a Remembrance Sunday special as part of a series of programming dedicated to British troops.
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NewsChannel 5 quits Thinkbox
Channel 5 has left TV marketing body Thinkbox as it focuses its investment on programming and IPTV platform YouView.
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Vintage TV staffs up ahead of West End doc
Fledgling over-50s music TV channel Vintage TV has appointed Ian Davis as its commercial director as it passes 500,000 weekly viewers.
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NewsViewers to choose Sky Movies' Christmas schedule
Sky Movies will offer viewers the chance to create their own Christmas and Boxing Day schedules.
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NewsCompact secures £17m investment
Compact Media Group has announced a £17m investment from private equity house Lyceum Capital and appointed 2entertain founder Richard Green as executive chairman.
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NewsWelsh indies question S4C's independence
Indies have questioned the independence of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C following plans to merge it with the BBC.
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NewsPEC Video MD dies in bike accident
PEC Video managing director Derek Morgan, 53, has died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident on the M1 motorway.
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First look: Skins US
MTV has released the first trailer for the US version of teen drama Skins.
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NewsBBC to screen women's boxing
Women’s competitive boxing will be shown live on the BBC for the first time next month, the corporation has announced.
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NewsBSkyB closes on 10m target
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB moved closer to its target of 10 million customers today as it added 96,000 subscribers in the first three months of its financial year.
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NewsMurdoch calls for coalition to 'stay the course'
Rupert Murdoch has backed the Government’s tough line on the public finances, urging the coalition to “stay the political course”.