Television
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Barb appoints new Chief Operating Officer
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Barb, the body which measures UK audiences for broadcasters and streamers, has announced Caroline Baxter as its new Chief Operating Officer.
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Jaws – ITV announces new celeb reality challenge series to mark film’s 50th anniversary
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To coincide with the film’s anniversary, ITV has commissioned Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters from natural history producers Plimsoll Productions.
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Waitrose to sponsor The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4
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The tie-up also covers the show’s festive specials plus spin-offs including An Extra Slice, The Great Celebrity and Bake Off: The Professionals.
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BBC Studios secures major new factual sale with Sweden’s SVT
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BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial arm, has sold more than 280 hours of factual programming to Swedish national public television broadcaster SVT.
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BBC bosses to be quizzed on moving spending outside London
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The broadcaster’s Across the UK initiative aims to better reflect the lives and communities across the whole of the UK by moving decisions on budgets and expenditure outside London.
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BBC commissions new ABBA documentary to mark 50th anniversary Eurovision win
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The BBC has partnered with fellow European broadcasters ARD/WDR, France Télévisions, SVT and DR to fund and commission a new feature documentary marking the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic victory at Eurovision.