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BBC puts£3m into Midlands local news service
The BBC is to spend£3m piloting an 'ultra local' news scheme in the West Midlands.
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BB triumphs in C4's record week
The final of Big Brother 6, cricket and the start of the US drama Lostall helped to -propel Channel 4 to its equal best ever weekly share performance of 13.7%.
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Evington out after TWG Ulster merger
The Wireless Group (TWG) group programme director John Evington has left the company following its acquisition by Ulster TV.
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Heart gets bigger
Former GCap station 106 Century FM will take the Heart brand name from 26 August, following its purchase by Chrysalis. GCap was forced to sell the station to allow the GWR and Capital merger to go ahead, under Ofcom rules. Chrysalis paid£29.5m for the station and has commit-ted a further£500,000 ...
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Bectu Acas move
Broadcasting union Bectu is considering going to industrial arbitrator Acas after the collapse of negotiations with Talkback Thames over employees on The Bill.The union wants to form a 'bargaining unit' for the show to represent all employees and negotiate standard contracts for them. But the talks ...
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Gibbon promotion
Channel 4 Newshas promoted Gary Gibbon to be its new political editor. Currently political correspondent, he takes over from Elinor Goodman who is retiring. Gibbon has worked for the ITN-produced Channel 4 Newssince 1995 and has reported on numerous high-profile stories including the Hutton inquiry. He ...
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OFT OK for SDN deal
ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading following a two-month investigation. ITV massively boosted its DTT presence by acquiring SDN in May from United Business Media and S4C Digital Media, giving the terrestrial broadcaster control over 10 channels on multiplex A, ...
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BBC rapped over vice
A BBC daytime series that covered prostitution, pornography and drug abuse has been rapped by media watchdog Ofcom. The regulator said scenes showing brothel workers, intravenous drug-taking, and sex toys - shown as part of the Britain'sStreets of Vicein February - were 'unremitting' and unsuitable for broadcast ...
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ITV news holds back de Menezes pics
ITV Newswas forced to hold back exclusive pictures of the death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes because of their graphic nature. ITV Newseditor in chief David Mannion said Tuesday night's exclusive report, which was picked up by all the national papers the following day, was the ...
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ITV confirms plans for kids channel
ITV has confirmed it is to launch a commercial free-to-air kids channel across all platforms including Freeview. The as-yet-unnamed channel, first revealed by Broadcastlast month, will show ITV's existing slate of kids programmes, but will also commission and acquire new shows before its launch, set to ...
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BBC2's Keating orders extra Extras
Extras, the new comedy from The Officecreators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has been given a second run by BBC2 controller Roly Keating. US broadcaster HBO has also taken up its US co-production option on the second series through a deal struck by BBC Worldwide. Gervais, ...
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Nye scripts ITV1 dental comedy
Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye has penned a 90-minute comedy for ITV1 starring veteran comic actor Nigel Havers. Open Widetells the tale of a mild-mannered prison officer who falls for a dentist's assistant and invents dental emergencies to get close to her. It was ordered by ...
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Bonus for Bazalgette tops£4m
Endemol UK head Peter Bazalgette was paid£4.3m last year as the company reported a£5.7m loss. Bazalgette was one of several senior staff handed a total of£12.2m in bonuses. Bazalgette earned£4.3m from a long-term incentive scheme set up in 1998, as well as a basic salary of£217,000.
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NewsLost sheds 1.7m
Channel 4's Lostshed 1.7 million viewers from its opening episode last week but still managed an impressive 4.4 million (23.1%) at 10pm.
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NewsFree Sky+ boxes are 'uneconomical'
BSkyB has been warned that giving away free Sky+ boxes is 'uneconomical' by a leading investment bank.
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NewsLygo warns over C4's performance
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has warned that the company's record-breaking performance could be brought to an abrupt end.
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NewsPEER POLL: Cricket
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should live test cricket remain on terrestrial television next year?
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NewsOptimistic renames Nation 217 as Quiz Nation
Interactive group Optimistic Entertainment is set to roll out its gaming and quiz channel Nation 217 internationally under the name Quiz Nation.
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NewsPickles leads new commissions for ITV
ITV is making a new 90-minute drama inspired by the story of Pickles, the dog who recovered the World Cup after it was stolen in 1966.
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NewsEco show gives BBC2 a boost
BBC2's new eco-friendly makeover show No Waste Like Homewon over the viewers with a healthy peak audience of 3.3 million (16%) at 8.55pm.