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BBC names radio comedy boss
The BBC has named Bafta-winning comedy producer Jane Berthoud as its new head of radio comedy.
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DCMS to examine BBC/ITV news-sharing plans
The BBC's plans to share news footage with ITV will come under scrutiny in a new select committee enquiry.
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Sky Arts acquires archive film interviews
A series of interviews and documentaries with some of film's biggest names including Stanley Kubrick, Peter Sellers and Marlon Brando have been acquired by Sky Arts.
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Bertelsmann reassures Five staff
Bertelsmann has moved to reassure Five staff after revealing earlier this week that the UK broadcaster could not survive unless it joined forces with another company.
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Branagh bags first UK TV award
Kenneth Branagh will today pick up his first UK TV award when he receives a Broadcasting Press Guild prize for his BBC1 crime drama Wallander.
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F1 goes interactive
Formula 1 fans watching the BBC's coverage online will be able to choose which cameras to follow during races and to explore virtual 3D versions of every circuit in the championship.
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The Mentalist wows 3.6m for Five
Five outperformed ITV1 at 9pm last night as US acquisition The Mentalist began with a startling 3.6m viewers (16.3% share).
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Shine launches German division
Shine Group has created Shine Germany as part of a drive to expand the super-indie across the world in the next 12 months.
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CBBC extends stay in Dani's House
RDF Media Group has sold CBBC drama Dani's House to several key European territories, and secured a recommission for two more series.
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Docherty to chair DTG
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed David Docherty as chairman, replacing Professor David Youlton who has stepped down after more than 10 years.
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Skins ends with 872,000
The final part of E4's teen drama Skins ended its third run with a total audience of 872,000 viewers (5.7%) at 10pm.
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Storyville exec gets new role
The BBC has promoted Storyville editorial executive Greg Sanderson to executive producer, handing him new commissioning and compliance responsibilities for the documentary strand.
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DRG acquires BBC dramas
MipTV: Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has swooped to snap up the distribution rights to three BBC dramas, including the second series of Criminal Justice and Five Days.
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Mark Burnett to produce Dragons' Den US
Reality show executive Mark Burnett is to oversee the US' latest spin on the Dragons' Den formula.
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Oz Clarke and James May go global
MipTV: RDF Rights is serving BBC2 travel series Oz and James Drink to Britain to the international market for the first time and has already secured sales in six territories.
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High Point adds classic Brit films to line-up
MipTV: Distributor High Point Television has picked up a library of classic British films, including Beat Girl, which it will distribute to broadcasters around the world.
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Paul Abbott signs with FME
MipTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck first-look deals with a host of international producers, including Shameless writer Paul Abbott's indie Abbott Vision.
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BBC4 lines up Royal Opera House shows
BBC4 is to broadcast a three-part series on Italian opera classics and Verdi's acclaimed opera Don Carlo as part of a new agreement with the Royal Opera House.
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Saturday dramas take a hit
The return of Robin Hood on BBC1 and Primeval on ITV1 took a dip in the ratings on Saturday night.