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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.
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NewsTV critics 18 July ‘08
“Casualty with cocktails.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBurnham: Trust chair could be vetted
Lord Currie's replacement as chairman of Ofcom will face vetting by MPs - and media secretary Andy Burnham has told MPs the next chairman of the BBC Trust could face the same.