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MPs urge Ofcom chair to take pay cut
Ofcom's incoming chair Dr Colette Bowe has turned down a challenge from MPs to set recession-hit Britain an example by accepting a cut in her£200,000 annual salary for a three-day-a-week role.
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Cohen edges BBC3 younger
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is trying to skew the channel's “sweet spot” younger - but insisted he will not alienate its core viewers.
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C4 orders more Gok's Fashion Fix
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of factual entertainment shows Gok's Fashion Fix from Endemol subsidiary Cheetah Television.
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Discovery EMEA appoints Sky exec
BSkyB executive David Rey is to leave the satellite broadcaster after twelve years to become Discovery Networks EMEA's chief operating officer.
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VMTV lands first marketing boss
Virgin Media TV, the content arm of Virgin Media, has appointed Jeff Dodds to the newly-created role of brand and marketing director.
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R4 to air Vicious doc
BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.
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Butcher talent show leads BBC3's spring slate
BBC3 plans to do for butchers what The X Factor does for singers, in a new series of awards shows about Britain's young tradespeople.
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BBC launches fresh expenses crackdown
The BBC is monitoring how long staff keep taxis waiting as part of a fresh crackdown on expenses.
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Fiver to showcase sexy ads
Digital channel Fiver is to showcase some of the world's most risqué adverts in The Sexy Ad Show.
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Cheetham leaves Endemol
Cheetah Television managing director Nikki Cheetham has stood down from the Endemol-owned Deal or No Deal producer.
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Ski Sunday's David Vine dies
Presenter David Vine, for many years the face of Ski Sunday and the BBC's snooker coverage, has died of a heart attack aged 73.
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Ofcom: Atkinson's bible spoof was not offensive
ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom despite 540 people complaining after Rowan Atkinson spoofed a bible story during a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday.
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BBC in Ski Sunday U-turn
The BBC has ditched its revamp of Ski Sunday and is splitting off the show's new travelogue elements in a separate series called High Altitude.
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Ofcom: Casualty too shocking
BBC1 medical drama Casualty has again incurred the wrath of Ofcom, which has upheld five complaints about what it describes as “a sustained and concentrated run of distressing and shocking scenes” in a recent episode.
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Amnesty calls for award entries
Amnesty International is calling for entries for its annual media awards, which recognise journalism that has helped create greater awareness and understanding of human rights issues.
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Oona King joins C4
Oona King, the former MP for Bethnal Green & Bow, has joined Channel 4 as its head of diversity.
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Thompson: Govt should consider C4 and Five merger
BBC director general Mark Thompson has urged the government to consider a merger between Channel 4 and Five as part of his calls for a swift and simple solution to public service broadcasting funding.
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Have your say: 2009
Broadcastnow's current online question asks: Will 2009 prove to be as tough a year for TV as pundits are predicting?
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Sky shares fall on Goldman downgrade
BSkyB was among the heaviest FTSE 100 fallers this morning as its shares dropped 4.4% following a Goldman Sachs downgrade.
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Trisha Goddard show axed
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has axed the Trisha Goddard show after four years to save money.