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NewsOfcom's Sky verdict: what you need to know
Don’t fancy wading through Ofcom’s 656 page Pay TV statement? Here’s what you need to know at a glance
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NewsBBC plans first Queen doc since Queengate scandal
The BBC is lining up its first major documentary series about the Queen since the Queengate scandal rocked the TV industry two-and-a-half years ago.
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MEG brings back Best Of Friends for global rollout
A BBC tween gameshow could be revived through adaptations of the format around the world following a deal with Media Entertainment Group (MEG).
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NewsSomethin’ Else goes global with Ronnie Wood radio show
Somethin’ Else has secured Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood to front a radio series it is syndicating around the world, including a UK deal for the show to air on Absolute Radio.
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NewsDiscovery orders transport double bill from indie Isis
Discovery UK has ordered two documentaries from indie Isis dedicated to traditional methods of transport.
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NewsTV training ground The Bill is ‘huge loss’
ITV’s decision to axe The Bill will see the industry lose one of its most important training grounds for on-and off-screen talent, according to people close to the show.
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NewsNutopia bolsters top execs in bid to expand its factual slate
Nutopia, the company set up by former BBC2 controller Jane Root and Laura Franses, has made two senior appointments.
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NewsCimelli gets top UK job at Ascent Media
Former Technicolor managing director Maurizio Cimelli has been appointed as senior vice president of EMEA at Ascent Media, a move that effectively makes him the boss of the Group’s UK business.
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NewsMaverick signs Super Sweet deal with MTV
MTV is extending its global My Super Sweet 16 franchise up to 21 year-olds, and has handed a major production contract to UK indie Maverick Television.
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NewsHughes named as Sky’s first head of branded content
Sky has appointed its first head of branded content as the commercial broadcaster ramps up its presence in the emerging space.
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NewsWalsh helps boost output for women on Sky 1
Sky 1 is upping its female-skewing entertainment output with a documentary fronted by Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh, and a reality-makeover hybrid based on the growing British trend for US-style proms.
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NewsWebsite comes to the aid of TV’s freelancer parents
A jobs and social networking website called Media Parents is being set up to help TV freelancers who are struggling to balance the demands of working in television and childcare.
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NewsNat Geo series honours Britain’s railway heroes
National Geographic Channel is working with historian Dan Cruickshank on an ITN Productions series about Britain’s railway heroes.
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NewsViewer demand sees C4 revisit Gypsy Weddings
Channel 4 is to turn its Cutting Edge ratings smash My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding into a six-part series on the back of calls by viewers for more on the subject.
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NewsSky ordered to cut sports prices
Sky must offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to other broadcasters at a wholesale price set by Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator ruled today.
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Unit boosts VFX team to meet growth target
Unit has added new talent and equipment to its VFX department as part of an ambitious corporate growth plan devised to increase company turnover by 60% this year.
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NewsBBC S&PP set to wield jobs axe
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is likely to make 44 staff redundant as it completes the final part of an internal reshuffle.
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NewsSony doc details fire-detection breakthrough
R&D findings from an environmental project that has become the subject of a one-off branded documentary are to be released as a technical white paper that could benefit wildlife and natural history documentary makers.
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NewsAP to open central London hub
AP Global Media Services, the video news-gathering facilities arm of The Associated Press (AP), is to launch a new studio and production space in the heart of central London.
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NewsPinewood positive despite profits drop
Studios group Pinewood Shepperton saw its pre-tax profits fall by 24% in 2009 with TV revenues also down thanks to the advertising slump.