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NewsFreeview plans 'best of the week'
Freeview has revealed plans to take its offering to the next stage by adding a new “best of the week” edited catch-up service.
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NewsHeroes closes with 3.3m
BBC2’s high profile US drama series Heroes ended its first run strongly with a sizeable 3.3m (15.3%) at 9.40pm.
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NewsShed lands double BBC order
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from the BBC for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are?
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NewsBBC storms Comedy Awards
BBC3 comedy Gavin and Stacey stormed the British Comedy Awards last night collecting three accolades in a bumper night for the corporation.
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NewsCapital axes Bam Bam
Capital 95.8’s new managing director Paul Jackson has axed DJs Bam Bam and Dave Berry from the station’s 2008 schedule as part of a wider reshuffle.
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NewsQuestions over BBC risk management
The BBC is facing renewed pressure to expose itself to full Parliamentary scrutiny after managerial failings were blamed for the Blue Peter phone-in fiasco.
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NewsTV Critics 5 December 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the final episode of Heroes on BBC2 - broadcast on 5 December 2007
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Crompton joins Steadfast
Steadfast Television has appointed former Sky One commissioning editor, factual Paul Crompton to oversee its factual development and pitching activities.
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NewsVirgin 1 to air new lottery
Virgin 1 and Challenge will become the broadcast partners for the launch of a major UK lottery next year.
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NewsIndies fear result of Root’s departure
UK indies fear the departure of Jane Root from Discovery Channel US will mean a dramatic reduction in commissioning opportunities across the Atlantic.
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NewsRDF victory in Clements non-compete court case
RDF has claimed a “landmark” victory for super-indies after the High Court ruled against a bid by former employee Alan Clements to join rival SMG.
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News12 Yard’s Young predicts more broadcaster deals
12 Yard founder David Young expects broadcasters buying producers to fuel the next round of indie consolidation, after selling his business to ITV for£35m.
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NewsFive orders holiday horrors super-series
Five is overhauling its Banged Up Abroad franchise, turning it into a big-budget 13 x 60-minute series that is senior programme controller Chris Shaw’s largest ever commission for the channel.
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NewsOpie: Hunt’s exit will not halt commissions
Five director of strategy Lisa Opie is already looking for Jay Hunt’s replacement and has vowed to act quickly in filling the director of programmes role.
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NewsBBC rejects union talks after ballot
The BBC has responded to the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite’s decision to ballot for strike action by refusing to meet them at a national level.
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NewsIndustry hails ‘popular’ Hunt as BBC1 controller
BBC staff and indie producers hailed Jay Hunt’s popular tastes and decisive commissioning style after the Five director of programmes was named BBC1 controller.
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NewsTV scandals see morale in industry plummet
This year’s spate of TV industry scandals has sent morale in the sector plunging, according to Broadcast’s Lifestyle Survey of more than 500 readers.
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NewsITV lands controversial US drama series Dexter
ITV has snapped up the terrestrial rights for controversial US drama series Dexter after a successful first run on cable channel FX.
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Sky One and RDF to remake US karaoke hit
Sky One has teamed up with RDF Television to make a UK version of hit US karaoke-style gameshow Don’t Forget the Lyrics.
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NewsMixed fortunes at BBC1 as Hunt takes top job
The BBC1 ship looks to be in generally good shape at the moment but new captain Jay Hunt will have to stay alert to avoid turbulent tides next year.