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Huggers: Licence fee avoiders should pay for iPlayer
BBC technology chief Erik Huggers has called on the corporation to close the legal loophole that permits people who do not pay the licence fee to watch BBC content online for free.
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C4 buys in US teen drama Privileged for slot on E4
Channel 4 has picked up the UK premiere rights to US drama Privileged, which airs in the US on the CW network.
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Ahmed's final orders for C4
The director of The Qur’an will interview Britain’s religious leaders about contemporary issues in one of the swansong commissions of outgoing Channel 4 editor for religion Aaqil Ahmed.
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'Radical' Ball's past ITV criticisms
Former BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball, hotly tipped to become the next chief executive of ITV, has previously slammed the broadcaster for failing to embrace new technology, capitalise on its programmes or develop ITV Studios into a world-leading producer.
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Shine sets MasterChef superbrand strategy
Shine Television is planning to turn MasterChef into a global superbrand after inking a deal to produce more than 150 new hours of the show for the BBC.
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Sky 1 bids to lure Harry Hill's TV Burp from ITV1
Sky 1 has mounted an audacious bid to swipe Harry Hill’s TV Burp from ITV1 as part of a strategy to buy must-see shows established by rival broadcasters.
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Freeview HD plans in doubt
Free-to-air HD could become the latest victim of the crisis in TV funding as ITV and Channel 4 reconsider plans to launch HD channels on Freeview.
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Fox passes on Ab Fab
The US remake of hit BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous has fallen at the first hurdle.
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RatingsApprentice cleans up against Soap Awards
BBC1’s ratings juggernaut The Apprentice once again took on all-comers at 9pm with 7.9m viewers (32.6% share), overshadowing ITV1’s The British Soap Awards which took 5m (21.5%).
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ITV to cut an extra £40m
ITV will make an extra £40m in cost savings over the next two years after profits fell by 14% in the first quarter of this year.
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ITV names chief exec headhunter
ITV AGM: ITV has tasked Russell Reynolds Associates with finding its new chief executive.
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ITV programming budget slashed by £20m
ITV AGM: ITV is to cut its programming budget by a further £20m - part of measures to save £40m at the commercial broadcaster.
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ITV company secretary resigns
ITV AGM: ITV company secretary James Tibbitts has resigned after five years in the post.
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Multimedia briefs 15 May 2009
Multimedia news in briefs from Broadcast magazine dated 15 May 2009 featuring Rock Profiles, Fireworks International, Momedia and ITN Source.
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Just a Minute gets animated in BBC comedy site refresh
Flights of fancy from BBC Radio 4’s panel game Just a Minute are to be given an animated spin on the BBC’s new-look comedy website – part of a major move towards web-only comedy commissions.
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Huge grading suite to replace Molinare studio
Molinare has closed the TV studio at its Foubert’s Place HQ and will replace it with one of the largest colour grading theatres in central London.
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C4's Younghusband takes final BBC Knowledge job
Jan Younghusband is leaving Channel 4 after a decade to take the commissioning editor for music and events role at the BBC.
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Grade: Canvas won't fail like Kangaroo
ITV AGM: ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has staunchly defended the commercial broadcaster’s investment into its VOD joint venture with BT and the BBC - Project Canvas.
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UTV revenue drops 9%
UTV Media, owner of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise, said revenue fell 9% in the four months through April as advertisers cut budgets.