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NewsBBC braced for more job cuts
BBC staff are bracing themselves for the second swathe of major job cuts, with director general Mark Thompson expected to announce on Monday that at least another 1,200 jobs will go over the next three years.
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ITV sheds 95 staff across regions
Nearly 100 jobs have been cut by ITV following Ofcom's decision to allow the broadcaster to halve its non-news regional output.
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Ant & Dec to front classic ITV gameshows
Ant and Dec are being lined up to host a series of classic gameshows such as Bullseye, The Golden Shotand Blockbusters, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary plans.
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Jackson plans UK outfit
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson is looking to set up his own production outfit in the UK after his plans to buy up indies fell through.
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World of Wonder puts price on Jacko trial
World of Wonder is to investigate exactly how much money the Californian town of Santa Maria is making out of the Michael Jackson trial with a film for Sky One.
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O'Hara victim of GWR merger
John O'Hara, programme director of Capital Radio's regional network, has become the latest casualty of the groups£711m merger with Classic FM-owner GWR.
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Interviews start for BBC1 head
Interviews are underway for the new controller of BBC1, with an announcement on the successful candidate expected shortly after Easter.
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TV news protest over hunt ruling
News broadcasters have applied for a judicial review over a court ruling forcing them to hand over footage from last September's violent pro-hunt demonstrations to a police watchdog.
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Kuraishe takes factual role at C4
Channel 4 has appointed Ruby Kuraishe as editor of factual entertainment. Kuraishe moves from the C4 entertainment team, where as deputy commissioning editor she worked on Friday night projects and upcoming dating series Playing It Straight. In her new role she will work across C4 and ...
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NewsITV1 falls to lowest peaktime share this year
ITV1 slumped yesterday to its lowest peaktime share this year with just 18.8% as the first half of its new series First Love, Second Chanceaveraged just 2.2 million (12%) at 10pm.
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NewsGSB's Ovens made redundant
Granada Sky Broadcasting managing director Rob Ovens has been made redundant and will leave at the end of March.
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NewsEmma B quits Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 DJ Emma B is leaving the station after seven years and will be replaced by 1Xtra presenter Letitia SD.
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NewsWebsite offers 'free' Sky channels
BSkyB is investigating a website that is offering a selection of its subscription channels, including the Playboy Channel, for free.
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NewsThompson faces Lords over Fearon payment
BBC director general Mark Thompson has assured Parliament that a film about Tony Martin burglar Brendan Fearon will be vetted by executives at the highest level prior to transmission.
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NewsHeggessey takes her final bow
Outgoing BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey launched her last series of programmes yesterday and used the occasion to mount a staunch defence of her record at the channel.
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NewsRTS victory for Shameless' Abbott
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott added another three prizes to his growing haul at the Royal Television Society's awards last night.
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NewsLords set to summon Paxman for questioning
Jeremy Paxman and John Humphrys are expected to be summoned to Parliament amid complaints that BBC journalists do not treat politicians with enough respect.
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NewsSupervolcano appeals to 7.7m
BBC1's Supervolcanoproved to be a big hit with viewers again as the concluding episode gained a peak audience of 7.7 million (32%) at the end.
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NewsC4 launches Science Idol
Channel 4 has launched a Pop Idol-style talent search to find the new face of science TV.
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NewsUnions ballot in ITV pay dispute
ITV employees are being balloted for industrial action after broadcast union Bectu rejected a 3.3% increase pay offer from the company.