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BBC2's Hadlow chasing impact, not ratings
Factual Commissioning Forum: BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has said she is more interested in commissioning shows with impact than crowd pleasers.
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Okonedo to star in BBC4's Mrs Mandela drama
Winnie Mandela is the latest real-life figure to get the BBC4 biopic treatment in a one-off drama from Diverse Production.
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Mistresses appeal fading
BBC1's drama Mistresses continued to lose its appeal with the viewers as 4.1m (16.8% share) watched at 9pm last night, the show's lowest ever audience.
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Product placement to stay banned on UK TV
Product placement will continue to be banned for UK-made TV shows, the government has decided.
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ITV pulls out of MediaCity
ITV Granada and the set of Coronation Street will stay put in its Quay Street Studios after negotiations to move to the new MediaCity development at Salford Quays broke down.
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OTF strikes Earth Touch deal
Distributor, Off the Fence (OTF) has signed a distribution deal with fast-growing South African-based natural history producer Earth Touch.
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Discovery's Korn calls for more celebrity-led series
Factual Commissioning Forum: Discovery Channel is seeking to invest in celebrity-led series - but only when the celebrity has a connection with the subject matter.
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Grade to fight product placement decision
ITV's executive chairman Michael Grade has vowed to fight the decision to retain the ban on product placement in UK-originated programmes.
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ITV calls for factual at 9pm
Factual Commissioning Forum: ITV controller of documentaries and current affairs Jeff Anderson said the broadcaster was searching for up-market factual content for 9pm - traditionally filled by drama.
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C4's Duncan supports product placement ban
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has backed media secretary Andy Burnham's ban on product placement in UK produced programmes, saying any relaxation of rules would deliver “marginal commercial benefit”.
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Pact: Product ban will deprive industry of£72m
Pact chief executive John McVay has criticised media secretary Andy Burnham's decision to continue the ban on product placement in the UK, saying it will deprive the television industry of a£72m cash injection.
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BBC1 and Discovery take bird's eye migratory view
Wildlife specialist John Downer Productions is producing a landmark documentary series for BBC1 and Discovery Channel that will show migration through the eyes of birds.
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Leopard Films sells ITV1 Quentin Crisp drama to US
Leopard Films has sold its ITV1 drama An Englishman in New York to the US gay and lesbian network Logo.
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ITV names Niall Sloane controller of sport
Former BBC head of football and Formula One Niall Sloane has been named as the new controller of sport at rival ITV.
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Brydon to host BBC1 quiz
Rob Brydon is to take over as host of BBC1 panel game Would I Lie To You? when it returns for a third series.
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BBC2 lands first fruit of James May's Plum deal
James May will build a Plasticine garden at the Chelsea Flower Show - part of the first commission from an exclusive deal the presenter has signed with Plum Pictures.
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STV and UTV to air more local content
ITV franchise holders STV and UTV have voiced concerns that the commercial broadcaster has lost its regional focus and have revealed plans to play more of their own programmes in peaktime.
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Hat Trick brings science and comedy to BBC4
Hat Trick is making a science-meets-comedy panel show for BBC4.
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Zeppotron to bring literature to Learning Zone
Katy Brand and June Sarpong have signed up to introduce viewers to classic literature in Zeppotron's first foray into educational programming for BBC Learning Zone.
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Whittingdale: Product ban is 'very foolish'
Shadow media secretary John Whittingdale has blasted media secretary Andy Burnham over the continued ban on product placement, branding the decision 'very foolish'.