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BBC investigates Saudi shootings
The BBC has begun its own investigation into the gun attack in Saudi Arabia that left a freelance cameraman dead and seriously injured its security correspondent Frank Gardner.
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Millions at stake in Celador battle
Celador has lost a court battle that could cost it millions. Naomi Rovnick examines the case.
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Smith named as Ascent UK's md
Former Granada managing director Brenda Smith has been appointed as group managing director of Ascent Media UK, the facilities arm of Ascent Media.
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Animation studio hooks up with Fox Kids
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has signed an exclusive first look deal with animation studio Marathon and will co-produce at least three 52-episode series. The shows will air on FKE's pan-European network of pay channels. FKE will also hold the pay-TV rights for the shows across Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Tributes for cameraman killed in action
Tributes poured in this week for cameraman Simon Cumbers, who was gunned down in Saudi Arabia this week while working for the BBC.
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Channel 4 has ordered a third series of Tiger Aspect's
A Place in France, as well as the spin-off series A Place in Spain, Greece and Italy, which have been running in both peak and daytime. In addition, Tiger's documentary series, Seaside Parish, will return to BBC2 for a second series. The programme follows the Reverend Christine Musser and her ...
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Channel 4 doc meets the Shrek sequel
Forthcoming Dreamworks movie Shrek 2: Meet the Parents is to be the subject of a 40-minute documentary for Channel 4. Ordered from indie At It Productions by C4 head of scheduling and T4 Jules Oldroyd, the programme will be executive produced by Jamie Farrow and Paul Day. Tabatha Hanson-Obtulowicz will ...
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Morris leaves C4 to focus on writing career
Channel 4 commissioning editor, comedy Iain Morris is to leave the broadcaster to devote more of his time to writing, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 chooses 12 indies for funding scheme
Twelve regional indies are to be given cash to hire new staff as part of a Channel 4-funded scheme, writes Glen Mutel.
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Technicolor invests£1m in HD projects
Thomson-owned facility Technicolor is spending close to£1m on building a second high-def Spirit telecine suite to cope with a high demand for HD drama and features, writes Rick Dacey.
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NewsMurdoch moves to take on Freeview
BSkyb chief executive James Murdoch this week unveiled plans for a 200-channel free-to-air digital satellite package in a dramatic departure from Sky's pay-TV business model.
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NewsITV drops kids channel plan
ITV has scrapped launching a digital kids channel and now plans to open up its schedule to Nickelodeon or Disney in return for a CITV branded slot on their channels.
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NewsFive gets Zara exclusive
Royal rebel Zara Phillips has given her first televised interview to Five, revealing all to newsreader Kirsty Young.
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NewsTrisha indie may lead to exit from ITV
TV's chat show stalwart Trisha Goddard could leave the network after deciding to launch her own indie.
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NewsInquiry to clear BBC news
an internal BBC review is to declare that its editorial news systems are in need of no major overhaul, despite criticism from Lord Hutton that they were 'defective'.
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New DG to appear before MPs
Incoming BBC director general Mark Thompson will make his first parliamentary defence of the corporation just three weeks after taking up the post when he presents the corporation's annual report to the media select committee.
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ITV axes Planet Wild and The Lab
ITV has axed two of its factual production arms - closing former Carlton operation Planet Wild and London-based regional producer The Lab, writes Paul Revoir.
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Humphreys latest departure at Five
Liam Humphreys has quit as Five's commissioning editor for factual entertainment, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 set to publish terms
channel 4 is expected, within the next two weeks, to become the first broadcaster to unveil its new terms of trade, as its lengthy negotiations with producer's alliance Pact near to a close, writes Glen Mutel.
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Granada links up with Network 10
Granada has teamed up with Australian producer Screentime to make an ambitious£6.5m co-production drama about a teenage woman from England who was arrested and sent on the first convict ship to Australia in the late 1780s.