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NewsEndemol makes promise on digital progress
Endemol UK has vowed to push digital ideas through more quickly after dropping its head of digital role in favour of a central board, in what it says is “the most serious digital move we have ever made”.
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NewsSky: Ofcom’s U-turn on DTT proposal is no Picnic
BSkyB has given a lukewarm reception to Ofcom approving its three-year-old proposal to sell premium channels on DTT.
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NewsBBC breaks ground with Doctor Who game
Forget Matt Smith - Doctor Who viewers will get the chance to regenerate as the new Timelord themselves, in a landmark game that is the BBC’s biggest-ever web commission.
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NewsFree-to-air Ashes plan hit for six
Moves to put the Ashes on the Crown Jewels TV sports list have been derailed thanks to lobbying from the English Cricket Board and the timing of the general election.
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NewsBBC mulls Strictly makeover
The BBC is eyeing a new home for Strictly Come Dancing as part of plans to supercharge the BBC1 format - and has yet to secure Bruce Forsyth as host for this year’s series.
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NewsZodiak unveils new formats
Zodiak Entertainment Distribution is preparing to take cookery, game show and dating formats to MipTV for the first time.
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NewsDRG has Panic Attack
Digital Rights Group has a picked up BBC game show format in which contestants must hold their nerve to stay in the hot seat.
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NewsITV objects to BBCW ice dance show
ITV is fighting BBC Worldwide’s plans to produce an ice dancing show in the US, citing similarities with its own format Dancing on Ice.
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NewsYouTube sensation Lauren Luke to front TV show
YouTube phenomenon Lauren Luke has teamed with two indies to produce her first TV venture.
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NewsLewis and Poirot head to Eastern Europe
ITV detective dramas Lewis and Poirot have been picked up for broadcast in Eastern Europe.
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NewsBoost for fight against format theft
UN body WIPO and format protection organisation Frapa have joined forces in a bid to battle plagiarism on TV.
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NewsTitchmarsh sparks 131 complaints
An edition of ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh Show featuring a critical discussion of violent video games has attracted 131 complaints - but will not be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsPanorama criticisms demoralising staff
Panorama staff are demoralised following a steady onslaught of criticisms of its journalism – with reporters claiming the BBC Trust rulings are “flawed” and threaten investigative output.
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NewsKids to grill Cameron on CBBC
David Cameron is to face questions from children about issues that affect kids, as part of a CBBC general election special.
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NewsSky reveals election plans
Sky News is preparing a cross-platform coverage push for the 2010 general election centred around its HD coverage of the Leaders’ Debate.
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NewsSky and Virgin HD in 3m homes
Sky and Virgin added almost 600,000 subscribers to their HD services in the final quarter of 2009 taking the total number to close to 3m, according to the latest figures from Ofcom.
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NewsBBCW names format exec
BBC Worldwide has promoted a key territory executive into a leading format role in time for MipTV.
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NewsGalloway plans web radio station
Outspoken MP George Galloway has vowed to take his radio show online following TalkSport’s decision to axe it.
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NewsSalford Uni puts studio install out to tender
Salford University has published a tender document for the fit-out of its new facilities at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays.
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NewsEndemol poaches Disney exec
Endemol has appointed a former Disney and FremantleMedia exec to help push its scripted formats around the world.