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Morrison handed BBC Academy role
BBC controller of network production Anne Morrison is to take up a new role as head of a cross-discipline training body for the corporation.
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Welsh indie Calon to list on AIM
Calon TV, the Welsh indie behind Five’s Hana’s Helpline, is poised to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
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BBC wants standalone web content
The BBC has pledged to put extra firepower behind standalone web projects as part of a “shot in the arm” for online content producers.
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BBC Sport execs shun Salford
Three more senior BBC Sport figures have said they will not go to Salford, on the eve of today's decision deadline for senior managers.
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BBC1 orders ‘PSB take' on The Amazing Race format
BBC1 has ordered an adventure format from the executive producer of Last Man Standing that will ‘abandon' losing contestants in far-flung locations around the world.
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Bedell seeks shiny-floor show
New ITV director of comedy and entertainment Elaine Bedell is looking for a 60-minute entertainment show to air at 9pm on Fridays on ITV1.
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Sky Arts goes backstage with Godot stars
Sky Arts will go backstage at Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in what it claims is the first behind-the-scenes documentary series set in a major West End playhouse.
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Former Discovery chief takes CTVC post
Indie CTVC has hired former Discovery executive Peter Weil as its chief executive officer.
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BBC doc exposes skin-lightening products
The One Show and Watchdog's Anita Rani is to turn the spotlight on skin-lightening treatments in a one-off documentary for BBC1.
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House of Saddam writer inks Greenlit deal
House of Saddam creat-or Alex Holmes has signed a first-look drama deal with Foyle's Greenlit Rights.
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Ratings
Baftas' popular appeal
How many of this year's winners were also a popular success with the viewing public?
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ITV makes second cut to Tonight's budget
ITV1's flagship factual strand Tonight has been ordered to chop 15% from its production budget, the second major cut in the past six months.
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Indies and ITV at loggerheads
Major UK indies met last week to discuss their relationships with ITV, which appear to have hit an all-time low.
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Monty Don back with C4 show
Monty Don is to meet people trying to live The Good Life for real in his first TV project since a minor stroke forced him to quit Gardeners' World.
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Current viewers will select TV content via its websites
Current, UGC's multiplatform service, plans to ‘reinvent' the magazine TV show by basing three series on online social news feeds.
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Multimedia briefs 1 May 2009
Multimedia news in briefs from Broadcast magazine dated 1 May 2009 including 4iP, BBC, Joost and MySpace.
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Ioko plans news monitor service
Ioko, one of the companies behind the BBC's iPlayer, has devised an automatic news monitoring tool to speed up the release of accurate, multi-sourced stories.
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Goldcrest takes Pavement stake
DVD and motion graphics production facility The Pavement has secured major new investment from post and production company Goldcrest Group.
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Facilities briefs 1 May 2009
Facilities sector news in briefs from Broadcast dated 1 May 2009 including Soho Editors, Light, The DMC and Halo Post.
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BSkyB profits up as customers flock to HD
BSkyB reported increased profit in the third quarter and added 80,000 net new customers due to increased interest in its high-definition service.