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BBC urges staff to ‘give red tape the red card’ as part of simplicity campaign
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This article titled "BBC urges staff to 'give red tape the red card' as part of simplicity campaign" was written by John Plunkett, for The Guardian on Thursday 17th January 2013 18.03 UTC
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke promised in 2002 to "cut the crap", handing out yellow cards for staff to wave at meetings....
BBC1 Breakfast Time: 30 years of cereal TV
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This article titled "BBC1 Breakfast Time: 30 years of cereal TV" was written by John Plunkett, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 17th January 2013 14.27 UTC
It was exactly 30 years ago on 17 January that not a particularly expectant nation sat down to watch its first taste of breakfast television.
BBC1's Breakfast Time,...
STV wins local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh
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This article titled "STV wins local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh" was written by Lisa O'Carroll, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 11.04 UTC
Media regulator Ofcom has awarded local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh to the ITV licence holder, STV.
The new local TV services will be available on Freeview...
WPP clients to return to Channel 4 after £250m advertising dispute is settled
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This article titled "WPP clients to return to Channel 4 after £250m advertising dispute is settled" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 10th January 2013 13.34 UTC
Sir Martin Sorrell's advertising clients are set to return to Channel 4 with the two sides reaching a £250m TV advertising deal...
John McCririck seeks £3m damages from Channel 4 over alleged ageism
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This article titled "John McCririck seeks £3m damages from Channel 4 over alleged ageism" was written by Jason Deans and agencies, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th January 2013 12.09 UTC
Former Channel 4 horse racing pundit John McCririck is seeking £3m in damages for alleged age discrimination over the broadcaster's...
Death in Paradise returns with nearly 7 million viewers
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This article titled "Death in Paradise returns with nearly 7 million viewers" was written by John Plunkett, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th January 2013 11.12 UTC
BBC1's Ben Miller drama Death in Paradise returned to BBC1 with nearly 7 million viewers on Tuesday, a million up on its first series launch.
The fish out...
Rageh Omaar joins ITV News
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This article titled "Rageh Omaar joins ITV News" was written by John Plunkett, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 8th January 2013 14.44 UTC
Rageh Omaar, the former BBC war reporter who was dubbed the "Scud stud" during the Iraq war, is to become a special correspondent with ITV News.
Omaar joins ITV this week from Qatar-based...
Michael Buerk savages BBC’s coverage of Queen’s diamond jubilee
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This article titled "Michael Buerk savages BBC's coverage of Queen's diamond jubilee" was written by Caroline Davies, for guardian.co.uk on Sunday 30th December 2012 14.23 UTC
The broadcaster Michael Buerk has heavily criticised the BBC's coverage of the Queen's diamond jubilee, saying it was "cringingly inept"...
Game of Thrones most pirated TV show
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This article titled "Game of Thrones most pirated TV show" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 24th December 2012 13.35 UTC
Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV show of the year, with a single episode being illegally downloaded by more people than typically watch the hit programme in the US.
HBO's...
ITV makes move into US cable market
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This article titled "ITV makes move into US cable market" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 24th December 2012 11.17 UTC
ITV's share price hit a high not seen in more than five years in early trading on Monday, after the broadcaster confirmed a deal worth as much as $111m (£68m) to buy reality TV...