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NewsMoyles takes pay cut to "help out" BBC
BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles has signed a one-year contract extension and taken a pay cut to “help the BBC out a little bit”.
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Radio 2 DJ criticises TV influx
Radio 2 favourite Ken Bruce has blasted broadcasting bosses for giving radio shows to TV stars who are not good enough to do the job.
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NewsTerry Wogan hands R2 breakfast slot to Chris Evans
Veteran DJ Sir Terry Wogan this morning confirmed he is to quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after 27 years, with Chris Evans taking over the slot.
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsBBCW names ITV Studios exec as development boss
BBC Worldwide has hired an ITV Studios exec who worked on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway as its new head of development.
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NewsHeat editor to lead Bauer TV push
Bauer Media, owner of magazine brands such as Heat, Empire and FHM, has appointed Julian Linley to lead a push into TV.
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NewsAlexa Chung's US show to air in UK
Alexa Chung’s new show for MTV in the US is to be broadcast in the UK from next week.
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NewsIndividual viewing habits to be recorded
New set-top box technology means it will be possible to record television viewing habits of individuals, rather than entire households.
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NewsFood focus for new BBC schedule
Farm-fresh flavours on BBC2’s record-breaking Ready Steady Cook will be tested by cast members from the Archers in a new series of what is now the corporation’s longest-running cookery show.
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NewsBrown deflects calls for TV debate
Calls for an American-style election debate between the leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have been deflected by the Prime Minster, who said it was “not the time” to discuss the idea.
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NewsBBC1 casts Wire star in Luther
Actor Idris Elba, who played Stringer Bell in acclaimed US crime drama The Wire, is to star in BBC1 thriller Luther.
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NewsNat Geo goes on Border Patrol with US purchase
National Geographic Channel UK has bought a primetime US network series from Cineflix International that offers unprecedented access to the men and women who patrol America’s borders.
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NewsVitec upbeat despite profits fall
Vitec Group companies will head to IBC next week with their fingers crossed for a great show after the British plc posted a 41% fall in profits for the first half of its financial year.
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NewsInition expands after boom in 3D demand
3D specialist Inition has moved to new premises and begun a recruitment drive as demand for its stereoscopic production and technology services grows.
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NewsIBC 2009 round-up part 1
Highlights from this year’s IBC exhibition in Amsterdam featuring DVS, Solid State Logic, Video Rescue, Object Matrix, Root6 Technology and Omneon.
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NewsBBC reviews web commissions
The BBC has launched a major review of its approved supplier and online commissioning systems following complaints from angry suppliers that the current processes are “shrouded in secrecy”.
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NewsPrime Suspect to be remade in US
Award-winning ITV crime drama Prime Suspect is to be remade for US network NBC.
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NewsBBC radio boss pledges to move away from commercial rivals
BBC director of audio and music Tim Davie has set out his ambition to steer the corporation’s radio output away from commercial rivals.
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NewsBBCW partners with Ten Alps
BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year distribution partnership deal with Bob Geldof-owned factual indie group Ten Alps.
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NewsUKTV orders three courses for Good Food menu
The star pupil from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen has landed his own series on Good Food, about “taking ordinary occasions by the balls” and creating memorable parties.