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NewsWest Park to chronicle London's Shard of Glass
West Park Pictures has been commissioned by Channel 4 and Discovery Networks EMEA to produce a documentary about the construction of London Bridge Tower, also known as the Shard of Glass.
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NewsBBC's Schlesinger to help comics make leap to TV
BBC head of radio comedy Paul Schlesinger is to return to television as part of the corporation's efforts to narrow the jump from the comedy circuit to TV.
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NewsUKTV Gold chief Moreton to head Watch
UKTV Gold and UKTV Drama head Paul Moreton will head the group's catch-up channel Watch when it launches on 7 October.
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NewsThe Bill to link with German drama in Fremantle tie-up
Fremantle Media subsidiaries Talkback Thames and Germany's UFA Fernsehproduktion are producing combined episodes of The Bill and German police drama SOKO Leipzig - and are in talks about jointly creating a new crime drama.
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News90% say BBC bosses do not deserve their pay rises
Nearly 90% of respondents to Broadcast's online weekly peer poll said BBC bosses do not deserve their six-figure pay rises.
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NewsSmith: BBCW needs new UKTV partner
BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has given the strongest indication yet that the company wants to end its UKTV joint-venture with Virgin Media and find a new partner.
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NewsBleasdale pens BBC war drama
Alan Bleasdale is to return to writing for the BBC with an Anglo-German co-production about the sinking of a British ship by a German U-boat during the Second World War.
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NewsBBC to air three-week webcast for Big Cat Live
The BBC will launch its first round-the-clock live webcast in September to support its week-long live natural history event Big Cat Live.
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Eyeworks teams up with Bebo for music show
C4 music show Transmission with T-Mobile will make its debut on Bebo when the series returns next week.
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Resources staff win rights
BBC Resources Bectu members have voted to accept a new pay and pensions package which will bring their redundancy rights into line with the rest of the BBC following the sale period.
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NewsTrust: BBC generates£6.5bn
The BBC contributes around£6.5bn to the economy every year - more than double the money invested in it, the BBC Trust has claimed.
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NewsOfcom: ITV needs more PSB freedom
Ofcom chairman David Currie has kicked off the next phase of the PSB debate by giving a clear indication that ITV will have its PSB requirements reduced.
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NewsCurrie: Switchover surplus exists
Ofcom chairman Lord David Currie has insisted the£800m licence fee surplus from the cost of digital switchover does exist, and has rejected Sir Michael Lyon's assertion that it is a myth.
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NewsTV critics 17 July ‘08
“It was tough to watch at times, but honest, too.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsThirties add colour to BBC4
BBC4's new series The Thirties in Colour got off to a cracking start at 9pm last night with 653,000 (3.58%), the channel's most watched originated factual show ever.
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Finns make bulk order for Corrie
Factual specialist Electric Sky has secured a slew of deals in the UK and around the world for a range of documentary series and specials.
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Steadfast is a wizard in Oz
Steadfast International has expanded its third party distribution business, striking a new deal with Australian producer WFTN Entertainment.
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New faces at Off the Fence
Factual distributor Off the Fence has made two key appointments as the company gears up for Mipcom in October.
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NewsYo-Yo ratings diet for Celebrity Masterchef
BBC1's food show Celebrity Masterchef continued to bounce around in the ratings last night with the first semi-final pushing the show back over the 4 million mark.
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NewsThe Hits to relaunch as 4Music
Channel 4 and Bauer Media are to rebrand music channel The Hits as 4Music.