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NewsBBC Worldwide hires Latin American head
BBC Worldwide has hired Jessica Rodriguez to head up its Latin American and Hispanic channels.
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NewsFive revisits The Somme 90 years on
Five is to screen never-before-broadcast footage of The Somme to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first day of battle.
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NewsBBC calls time on Top of the Pops
The BBC has brought the final curtain down on Top of the Pops, the world's longest-running weekly music show, after 42 years on the air.
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NewsWatchdog's Sandy Smith takes Panorama job
The BBC has chosen Watchdogeditor Sandy Smith to head up its flagship current affairs programme Panorama.
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NewsITV makes first LA Screenings buys
ITV's new director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola, has made her first purchases from the LA Screenings, picking up a US drama for each of its three digital channels but no new series for ITV1.
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NewsWorld Cup Watch: Spanish victory nets BBC1 6.4m
Spain's group tie against Tunisia, which saw the European side eventually win 3-1, gained a strong 6.4 million (28.9%) for BBC1.
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NewsOfcom slaps Kiss FM with£175,000 fine
Ofcom has hit Emap's Kiss FM Radio for£175,000 - the largest ever radio penalty imposed on a UK commercial radio station - following a string of complaints about its former breakfast show presenter Bam Bam.
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NewsCoogan's comedy Saxondale brings 2m to BBC2
Steve Coogan's latest comic creation Saxondalegot off to a respectable start last night, bringing in 2 million (10%) to BBC2 at 10pm.
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NewsJowell to face licence fee grilling
Media secretary Tessa Jowell will be warned by parliament tomorrow that the BBC demand to raise the licence fee to at least£180 a year is too much.
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NewsMagic regional revamp threatens jobs
Emap is repositioning its eight national Magic AM stations and introducing networked programming in a move expected to put regional jobs at risk.
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NewsProducer/directors in most demand
New research by Broadcast Freelancer shows that producer/directors are the most sought after people in the TV freelance industry.
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NewsC4 partners with Universal Music for radio bid
Channel 4 has announced that Universal Music UK is the first consortium partner to join its bid for the national commercial digital radio multiplex.
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NewsBBC in bid to improve Israeli-Palestinian coverage
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is to be given an expanded role as the BBC moves to improve its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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NewsITV to shut up kids shop
ITV has confirmed that it is axing its in-house children's production arm, putting 19 jobs at risk and raising fears that this is the first step in a total withdrawal from kids programming.
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NewsGranada Wild up for two natural history gongs
Granada Wild, part of the soon to close Granada Bristol, has been nominated for two natural history film-making awards.
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NewsMercury to launch broadband doc service
UK distributor Mercury Media is in the market for factual programming as it gears up for a September launch of a new broadband documentaries service.
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NewsITV looks to air news bulletins online
ITV is looking to broadcast its national news bulletins on the web, following in the footsteps of the BBC which airs all its major news programmes online.
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NewsBBC America chief quits
The chief executive of BBC America, Bill Hilary, has quit after just two years in charge of the BBC-owned US cable network.
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NewsThey think it's all over - it definitely is now
The BBC has brought down the axe on comedy panel show They Think It's All Overafter 11 years.
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NewsTaffy targets UK kids market with London office
LA and Paris-based distribution company Taffy Entertainment is looking to pick up more children's properties from the UK following the opening of a London office headed by licensing veteran Louise O'Toole.