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Sky to air football awards
Sky One has picked up the UK rights to a new awards ceremony that is being billed as football's answer to the Oscar...
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Welsh indies benefit from C4 support
Channel 4 and the Welsh Development Agency (WDA) are ploughing£225,000 into Cardiff indies Green Bay and Boomerang...
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Death toll inquiry
BBC head of global news Richard Sambrook is to head an inquiry into the rising death toll among journalists after n...
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Return of Dixon
Classic police drama Dixon of Dock Greenis to be revived for a new series on BBC Radio 4. Following a 30-year absence, a series of six plays, based on original scripts from the long-running television show, will air in mid-June.
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Abbott wins award
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott has gained another award for his thriller State of Play. The programme was picked up by BBC America and won best television feature in the Edgar Allan Poe Awards in the US this week. It is the latest in a series of victories ...
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BBC's web mistake
THE BBC has been forced to change its Radio1 web page after a complaint about a song named Gyppo kids ate my hamster. The track was recorded as part of a Radio1 session by Cardiff band The Martini Henry Rifles, but attracted complaints from a Romani support group. The British ...
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IWC wins US deal with swap show
IWC Media has scored its first US commission with a lifeswap format for The WB, which aims to teach rich kids the v...
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Murdoch admits disappointment over Sky One
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has admitted that, despite a change in strategy for flagship channel Sky One, r...
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C4 lures BBC executive for More4 service
Channel 4 has poached a BBC executive to join the commissioning team for its upcoming free-to-air digital service More4.
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BBC Scotland staff hit out at controller
BBC Scotland controller Ken McQuarrie is facing calls to resign after over 10% of BBC workers in the region signed a vote of no confidence against him.
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Lone Dalek exterminates ITV1
The bank holiday sunshine burnt some nasty holes in BBC1 and ITV1's audience shares last weekend.
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Kudos execs rise
The executive producer behind Spooksand Hustlehas been promoted to head of drama for indie Kudos Film & Television, which makes the two series. Simon Crawford-Collins started out as producer on Spooks in 2001, rising to become co-exec producer on both shows. He ...
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Ofcom may label
TV shows, music downloads and web videos could be labelled according to their suitability under a scheme being considered by media watchdog Ofcom. The system would see a classification system brought in to help keep young and vulnerable people away explicit or obscene content.
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GF's last hurrah
BBC1's Ground Forceteam are to get a final outing creating an African-themed garden for a one-off programme. The Endemol UK-made series was dropped in March after eight years, in the wake of comments by media secretary Tessa Jowell that the corporation should not 'play copycat' on ...
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Queer Eye man move
Discovery Networks International has brought in Queer Eye for the Straight Guyproducer Robert Curran to develop shows for Discovery Lifestyle Networks outside the US. In the newly created position of vice-president, development for Discovery Lifestyle Networks Curran will be based in Discovery's headquarters in Maryland. Curran ...
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3BM development
Factual indie 3BM has promoted Annalisa D'Innella to the newly created role of head of development. She will oversee all aspects of the company's development work and will work closely with the company's managing directors on its pitching strategy to both domestic and international broadcasters. She joined 3BM in 2000 ...
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Of Dyke and Daleks
If Greg Dyke bids for ITV, he will need to have a radical new idea up his sleeve about how to take the broadcaster ...
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NBC set to air hit me baby in JUne
US network NBC has rushed through production on its version of Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timeto get the format on air early next month. NBC has ordered three episodes of the show and plans to debut it on 2 June ...
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BBC HR department to shed 495 jobs
The BBC's human resources department has confirmed the final numbers for its job losses, as part of a corporation-wide review. The 990-strong department will lose half its staff, subject to talks with unions, with half the jobs lost being outsourced to an outside agency. The cuts form part of Mark ...
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C4 appoints Bulford to finance post
Channel 4 has appointed Royal Opera House executive Anne Bulford to replace outgoing deputy chief executive David Scott. Bulford, currently director of finance and business affairs at the Royal Opera House, will be joining the C4 board at the start of July in the newly created role of group finance ...