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NewsGood Food pilots Ronnie Corbett cookery show
Good Food has ordered a high profile pilot featuring Ronnie Corbett and Rob Brydon that will tap into the comedians’ passion for food.
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NewsITV puts faith in Vera as successor to Frost
ITV has earmarked an in-house detective drama as a successor to A Touch of Frost and is taking the format to a full eight-hour series before the pilot has even aired.
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NewsBBC may run Archers early to push DAB
The Archers may be the oldest soap in the world - but it could also be the BBC’s secret weapon in converting radio listening to digital.
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NewsProducers accuse BBC of failing interactive media
Multiplatform producers have joined forces to call for the BBC to scrap plans to cut its £177m web spend by 25%
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NewsMTV UK signs up to promote Shed web soap
MTV UK has become the first broadcaster to partner with Shed Media’s forthcoming 20-part web soap opera Being Victor.
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NewsLocal info site drives recruitment at STV
STV is planning a significant digital recruitment drive as it prepares to launch a website providing local information for more than 200 communities in Scotland.
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NewsITV shoots Coronation Street titles in 3D
ITV has completed a stereoscopic 3D test shoot on the set of its flagship soap, Coronation Street.
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NewsSharp Project powers up data centre
Work has started on a major new Tier2/Tier3 data centre inside Manchester digital content hub The Sharp Project.
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Video Europe opens south-west hire facility
Equipment hire company Video Europe has opened a facility in Cardiff to service Wales and the south-west of England.
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NewsSky election complaints top 2,600
Sky News coverage during the election has attracted 2,600 complaints to regulator Ofcom from viewers concerned about its presenters using “aggressive” tactics
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NewsVirgin: Canvas is competition killer
Virgin Media has hit out at the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to give the go-ahead to Project Canvas.
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NewsProject Canvas cleared by OFT
Project Canvas has been cleared by competition regulator the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsBBC1 gets £60m sports budget boost
The BBC has inflated the BBC1 budget by £60m this year to account for coverage of major sporting events like the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsDavid Baddiel to front online footie sitcom
David Baddiel is to front a football-themed online mockumentary series for Dave as it bids to tap into the popularity of the forthcoming World Cup.
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NewsCorrie moved to 9pm to win BGT viewers
Coronation Street is to be stripped at 9pm for the first time in a bid to garner maximum ratings from Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsGhost Whisperer and Numb3rs latest US casualties
The axe has fallen on US series Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Melrose Place, opening more gaps in the schedules of UK broadcasters.
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NewsCarragher call-up prompts TalkSport rethink
TalkSport has been forced to rethink its drivetime World Cup show after footballer Jamie Carragher was called up to the England squad.
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NewsIPTV provider attempts to block Canvas
IPTV service 3View has launched a last-ditch attempt to block rival service Project Canvas ahead of today’s decision about the future of the joint venture from the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsUKTV hunts agency to re-brand Watch
UKTV is preparing to rebrand its Watch channel and is hunting for a creative agency to handle the brief.