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NewsNews websites struggle to meet demand
Yesterday's terrorist attacks on London left news websites struggling to keep up with demand from people seeking news on the bombings.
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NewsBBC picks-up How I Met Your Mother
Another new US show is on its way to the UK after the BBC picked up rights to the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
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NewsPEER POLL: Cross-promotion regulation
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Ofcom right to relax the rules on radio and TV cross-promotion?
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NewsTo the Ends of the Earth appeals to 4.3m
BBC2's period drama To the Ends of the Earthcruised to a comfortable victory in the ratings with 4.3 million (19.8%) at 9pm.
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Teachers' TV online
Teachers' TV is making its entire archive of programmes available online to give teachers full on-demand access to its material. The digital channel will upload the day's content in advance at 6am each morning. The channel - which is funded by the Department for Education and Skills and broadcasts advice, ...
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The Mill/Blue do Lost promos
The Mill and Blue have completed post-production on the promo for Channel 4's new American import Lost. The promo for the drama series, which is based on how passengers cope after an air crash, included a one-day shoot in Hawaii. The Mill 3D animator Rob Petrie ...
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Living TV orders two paranormal shows
Living TV is beefing up its paranormal output with two primetime orders.
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GCap threatens to sue regulator
Radio giant GCap Media has threatened to sue Ofcom if the regulator decides to license further national digital multiplexes.
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First timewatch order for Testimony
Testimony Films has been given its first commission for the BBC's Timewatchstrand. Children of the Doomed Voyagetells the story of the evacuee ship SS Benares, which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1940. The 50-minute documentary uses archive footage and interviews ...
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Menzies finds full-time ents role at Five
Alex Menzies, the freelance commissioning executive behind Five reality show The Farm, has been handed a full-time role at the broadcaster.
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UK Post elections
UK Post members have elected St Anne's Post managing director Keith Williams and Granada post-production boss Lance Tattersall to join last year's returning board. All but two members of last year's board were successfully re-elected with managing directors Nicky Sargent, The Farm Group and William Sargent, Framestore CFC choosing to ...
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East takes kids post
Former EastEnderswriter Jon East has been appointed head of BBC children's drama, as part of a drive to put the genre at the heart of kids programming. East, who has directed adult dramas including Brookside, New Tricksand ...
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Five helps viewers get dream job
Five is looking to help people to secure their dream job with a new series created by indies Maverick Television and Shine.
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Everden steps down from ITV executive role
ITV network's longest-serving programme executive, editor of entertainment Tony Everden, has stepped down after deciding to retire.
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RDFR in first-look deal with Firecracker
RDF Rights has signed a two-year first-look deal with indie Firecracker Films. RDFR has picked up all international rights to Firecracker's output, which includes Five documentary World's Strongest Boyand Channel 4's Real Attack of the 50ft Woman. This deal follows earlier first-look ...
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Ofcom to review cross-promotion rules
Ofcom has agreed to review the rules prohibiting cross-promotion of commercial radio licences to help the sector compete better with the BBC.
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ITV to consider love island return
ITV has commissioned research into the performance of controversial reality series Celebrity Love Island, before deciding whether to recommission the Granada show. The broadcaster will use the research, which will examine the viewers' opinions on the show, to decide if the celebrity romance series will come ...
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Contender divides into two companies
Contender Entertainment Group, the kids character group chaired by former BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin, has re-formed into two new companies. Contender Home Entertainment will focus services such as DVD distribution while Rubber Duck Entertainment will look after all production and rights for Contender's properties such as ...
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Mentorn wins trio of commissions
Mentorn has won a trio of commissions for Channel 4 and Discovery Health, including a programme which follows attempts to create a diet plan for the world's fattest man.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Jon Plowman
The BBC's head of comedy entertainment is looking for half-hour comedies which chime with the real world and have real characters