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BBC3 plans Being Human online prequels
BBC3 is to launch a series of online prequels to Being Human, telling the back-stories of the series' central characters - a vampire, ghost and werewolf.
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Bloomberg appoints commercial boss
Bloomberg TV has hired Al Jazeera's former commercial director to co-ordinate its commercial activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Ex-ITC exec David Withers dies
Long-serving ITC distribution director David Withers, who helped usher Gerry Anderson's puppet shows onto TV screens, has died at the age of 80.
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Gromit wins iPlayer battle
Wallace and Gromit beat the Timelord and Jeremy Clarkson to the iPlayer top spot over Christmas, during the catch-up service's best ever viewing period.
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ITV takes 25% stake in Carbon Media
ITV Studios has paid£1.1m for a 25% stake in Carbon Media - the indie behind Channel 4's Jump Britain.
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Jermey appointed ITV Sport boss
ITV director of news and current affairs Michael Jermey has been handed control of the broadcaster's sports output, replacing the outgoing director Mark Sharman.
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Indies ‘starving' due to R4 commissioning changes
Independent radio producers have claimed the BBC is “starving” them out after Radio 4 unveiled plans for a major overhaul of its commissioning process.
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R4 tightens leash on Political Animal
BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of Avalon's Political Animal after the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit upheld a complaint about the satirical comedy.
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Gaunt attacks Talksport over freedom of expression
Ex-TalkSport DJ Jon Gaunt has accused the broadcaster of “blocking freedom of expression” and “preventing listeners from having a voice” following his sacking from the station last year.
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Gaunt hits out at Talk Sport
Ex-Talk Sport DJ Jon Gaunt has accused the broadcaster of “blocking freedom of expression” and “preventing listeners from having a voice” following his sacking from the station last year.
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Yahoo and Samsung sign internet TV deal
UK viewers will be able to surf the internet, watch YouTube and browse eBay on their TVs within months, following a landmark deal between Samsung and internet search firm Yahoo!.
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C4's Kuraishe departs
Channel 4 factual entertainment commissioning editor Ruby Kuraishe has left the broadcaster as part of its recent round of redundancies.
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BT Vision to escape group cuts
BT Vision chief executive Dan Marks has vowed the telecoms giant will not scale back investment in the IPTV service despite its plans to axe 10,000 jobs and slash costs.
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HBO lines up US version of Shameless
ER showrunner John Wells has teamed up with HBO to adapt Channel 4 drama Shameless for US audiences.
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BBC resolves discrimination dispute
A journalist who suffers from multiple sclerosis has left the BBC after more than 20 years after claiming she suffered discrimination.
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Ross' BBC1 return date confirmed
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross will return to BBC1 on 23 January, bringing an end to his three-month suspension over Sachsgate.
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NUJ organises anti-redundancy event
The NUJ is organising a one day event in a bid to help broadcast journalists “take a stand” against redundancies, budget cuts and pay freezes across the industry.
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Andrew Thompson leaves C4
Channel 4 head of sport Andrew Thompson has left the broadcaster to set up a sports consultancy and production business.
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C4 defends Ahmadinejad Christmas message
Channel 4 has defended the broadcast of its alternative Christmas message from Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad despite receiving more than 380 viewer complaints.