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Wallander scoops four prizes at Bafta Craft Awards
Kenneth Branagh’s BBC detective drama Wallander picked up four prizes at last night’s Bafta Craft Awards that also honoured Doctor Who with two gongs.
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RatingsLost finale finds 763,000; Pulling fails to seduce
The fifth series of Sky 1’s US drama series Lost came to a close with the final instalment attracting 763,000 (4.5%) as BBC3’s Pulling has a much more subdued exit.
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BBC reveals £440m indie spend
The BBC invested £440m in the indie sector across TV, radio and new media in 2008/09, according to provisional figures released today.
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Indies plough £190m into programming
Indies ploughed £190m of their own cash into bridging the programming funding gap last year, according to new figures from Pact.
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Britain's Got Talent beats Eurovision final
BBC1’s live coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest was once again a big hit with 7.8m viewers (34.9% share) but was still outperformed by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.
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ITV Wales veteran latest cuts casualty
ITV Wales national director Elis Owen will leave the broadcaster after 30 years of service, following a restructure of the Wales and English regions commissioning team.
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Spice Girl to stand in for Theakston on Heart
‘Baby Spice’ Emma Bunton is to co-host Heart Breakfast with Harriet Scott while Jamie Theakston takes a holiday.
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ABC forgets Samantha Who
US network ABC has cancelled its Christina Applegate-fronted sitcom Samantha Who, which aired in the UK on E4.
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Sky 1 Cilla dating format goes global
Target Entertainment has sold dating format Loveland, which is fronted by Cilla Black in the UK, to Nine Network in Australia and a host of producers around the world.
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CBS finds Undercover Boss
US network CBS is believed to have picked up Stephen Lambert’s reality format Undercover Boss for its schedule next season.
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Crook joins Summer Films
Susan Crook, the producer of the first series of BBC2’s The Restaurant, has joined Summer Films as factual executive producer.
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Tern hires Donal MacIntyre producer for Belfast office
Tern Television has continued the expansion of its Northern Ireland office, Tern Belfast, with the addition of producer David Malone.
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All3 chief proposes online content fund
All3Media chief executive Steve Morrison is calling for the government to provide financial support for small producers to get more value out of their content online.
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MPs poised to back licence fee rise
MPs are poised to back the BBC this week by rejecting a Tory bid to freeze the BBC licence fee at last year’s level.
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IPA adds to Project Canvas concerns
The UK’s leading trade body for advertising and marketing agencies has added its voice to the concerns about Project Canvas – claiming that the BBC it is not being sufficiently open about its plans for the IPTV joint venture.
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Parkinson: Melvyn Bragg should join BBC
Michael Parkinson has urged outgoing host of The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg, to join the BBC when the iconic arts programme ends next summer.
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BBC1 is Moving On with 1.6m
BBC1’s stripped daytime drama series Moving On got off to a flying start yesterday, with a sizeable 1.6m viewers (24%) at 2.15pm.
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Virgin Media finance director to step down
Virgin Media chief financial officer Jerry Elliott has resigned from the company due to family health reasons.
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Halo opts for Bray
Former DGP general manager Rowan Bray has joined Halo Post Production as business development manager.
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Brookside co-creator backs tapeless
Colin McKeown, the producer and executive producer behind BBC daytime drama Moving On, has praised the camera technology that was used to shoot the show.