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NewsBBC rapped over 'disgusting' food show
The BBC has been accused of being “totally irresponsible” for screening a programme in which fish was described as a “really disgusting food”.
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NewsBBC urged to follow HBO drama lead
The BBC should follow the example set by US pay-per-view channel HBO by taking bigger risks with its drama and comedy output, the British Film Institute has said.
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Chello picks up psychic triple for CBS Reality
Recently-launched entertainment channel CBS Reality has picked up three paranormal series featuring British mediums including Derek Acorah and Colin Fry.
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NewsBBC faces ageism claim from presenter
The BBC is being sued for age discrimination after one of its female presenters was dropped from a rural affairs programme.
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NewsTen Alps on hunt for SEO company
Ten Alps chief executive Alex Connock is looking to acquire a search optimisation company and is eyeing ‘low-key’ UK indies, after finalising the takeover of Singapore-based media company RBI Asia.
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NewsSwitch orders second season of The Cut
BBC Switch has ordered a second series of The Cut and is holding a series of open auditions to find two new cast members.
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NewsITN to launch German showbiz channel
ITN has inked a deal with YouTube to produce a new German showbiz channel.
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NewsPact: STV indie status will harm Scotland
Pact has warned against granting STV’s production arm indie status, claiming that the reclassification will harm the Scottish indie sector with little benefit for the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsKidsCo to commission UK content
KidsCo has produced a series of UNICEF interstitials and will start commissioning original content from UK indies within months.
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NewsCharlie Brooker scores global YouTube hit
A segment from BBC4 show Newswipe with Charlie Brooker has become YouTube’s highest-rated clip of all time.
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NewsEx-Sky commissioner tops Highwire
A former Sky 1 commissioner who revived classic 90s show Gladiators is to run a new indie in Australia – with access to All3Media’s catalogue of formats.
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NewsGavin & Stacey helps iPlayer soar on Virgin
BBC iPlayer now accounts for one in four views of on-demand content on Virgin Media, which reached a record 76 million total in December.
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NewsC4 lines up live game show and real-life soap
C4 is eyeing up a live game show in which contestants compete to hold on to £1m in cash and a real-time ob-doc series filmed in Notting Hill as potential returning shows to fill the gap left by Big Brother.
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NewsTories pledge "superfast" broadband by 2017
The Tories have outlined plans to deliver “superfast” broadband to the majority of Britain’s homes by 2017.
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NewsPublic meeting on news broadcasting
The future of local news broadcasting in Wales will be up for debate at a public meeting in Cardiff.
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NewsSky broadcasts first 3D live sports match
Football fans watched Arsenal and Manchester United kick off the world’s first live 3D sports broadcast yesterday (31 January).
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NewsITV "agree £15m Crozier deal"
Adam Crozier will be paid £15 million as the chief executive of ITV if he can turn around the fortunes of the broadcaster, it has been reported.
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Lost Reduced (preview)
A week before the launch of the sixth and final season of Lost - airing on Sky 1 at 9pm on 5 February - viewers can refresh their memories with Lost Reduced, a specially created 10 minute play from the Reduced Shakespeare Company (90 second preview).
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NewsPact calls for free market on BBC shows
Pact has called for the end of BBC Worldwide’s first look deal for BBC shows, claiming it is stifling competition among TV distributors.
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NewsFincham to stay at ITV
ITV’s director of programmes, channels and online Peter Fincham is understood to be staying put at the commercial broadcaster, following the appointment of new chief executive Adam Crozier.