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Digital Britain report set to be unveiled
Universal broadband access and the future of Channel 4 will be top of the agenda in the first phase of the government's Digital Britain when it is released at lunchtime tomorrow.
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BBC extends MOTD deal
Match of the Day's future has been safeguarded until the end of the 2013 football season after the BBC extended its Premier League highlights deal.
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Paul Jackson to run Eyeworks UK
Former ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson is to be parachuted in as chief executive officer of indie Eyeworks UK.
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Morley appointed in SPTI restructure
Sony Pictures Television International has combined its international production activities and appointed former Endemol International exec Mike Morley.
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BBC unveils major arts and music plans
The BBC is to spearhead a significant arts and music initiative that will include forging web partnerships with the British Museum, the Arts Council and the Public Catalogue Foundation.
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New BBC arts and music commissions
The BBC today announced a poetry season to air across BBC2, BBC4, CBeebies, Radio 3, Radio 4 and online this spring.
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Campbell joins 'speaker idol'
BBC2 has enlisted former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell to share his skills in “the subtleties of persuasion” with teenagers in a search for Britain's best young speaker.
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NUJ slams BBC/ITV regional plans
The National Union of Journalists has condemned ITV and BBC's sharing plans for regional news bureaus, and has written to the Office of Fair Trading urging it to intervene.
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BBC back to 'bonnets' with Emma
BBC Drama is to return to its Jane Austen heartland with a new period adaptation of the classic novel, Emma.
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Fresh calls to resurrect Top of the Pops
The promoter of music acts including U2 and Billy Bragg is lobbying the BBC to revive Top of the Pops in Neighbours' old time slot.
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Axe hangs over Heartbeat and The Royal
ITV has denied it plans to axe long-running drama Heartbeat, and spin-off series The Royal, but will not take a view on recommissioning either series until 2011.
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BSkyB to create 1,000 jobs
BSkyB beat forecasts with 171,000 net new customers in the second quarter of 2008 and said it would create around 1,000 jobs as a result.
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No BBC bonuses until 2010; senior level pay freeze
None of the BBC's 24,000 staff will receive a bonus until at least 2010 and 400 of it most senior managers will have their pay frozen over the same period.
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Thompson's email
Email from BBC director general Mark Thompson to senior management (27 Jan, 2009).
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The Queen to be the subject of C4 drama series
Channel 4 is to risk the ire of the monarchy with a five-part drama-documentary covering the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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C4 acquires Generation Kill and True Blood
Channel 4 has acquired the terrestrial rights to Golden Globe-winning vampire drama True Blood and Generation Kill, the Iraq war mini-series from the writer of The Wire.
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Sequence sets sights on Soho
Sequence Post will open two new satellite offices in March in a bid to bring its Mac technology-based post-production services closer to its clients.
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Gearhouse adds EVS servers
Gearhouse Broadcast has bought ten new EVS XT[2] servers which will be used to aid coverage of a number of sports including tennis, football and rugby.
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New kit and staff for Beautiful TV
Beautiful TV is expanding its boutique motion graphics operation with a re-furb, some new technology and two new members of staff.
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Unit adds new vfx staff
Unit has added two new members of staff to its visual effects department.