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New York Times Co. Names Mark Thompson New CEO
New York Times Company chose the outgoing director of the BBC to steer the ship
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‘Doctor Who’ Origin Movie Commissioned for 50th Anniversary
"An Adventure in Space and Time" will "tell the story of the genesis of 'Doctor Who'"
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‘Upstairs Downstairs’ Revamp Pulled by BBC After 2 Seasons
Fans start online petition to save “Upstairs, Downstairs” revamp after BBC gives it the hook
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Ricky Gervais, Please Stop the Tasteless Anne Frank Jokes (Video)
When did the Holocaust diarist become a subject for mirth?
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News Corp. Lashes Out at BBC for ‘Gross Misrepresentation’ of NDS Subsidiary
The BBC report alleged that TV encryption subsidiary NDS leaked tips that allowed viewers to access rival pay-TV channels for free
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BBC Director-General Mark Thompson Stepping Down
Thompson will step down in fall, after Summer Olympics
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BBC, Comcast Ink Deal That Puts ‘World News’ in Millions of Homes
The BBC now hits almost 15 million homes
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Fox Takes Up ‘Rentaghost’ for Ben Stiller
The comedy, based on a BBC series, had been in development at Warner Bros
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‘Doctor Who’ Gets Bonus Mini-Episode Written by Children
The one-off shortie will air on BBC Three this fall
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Starz Signs Big Original Programming Deal With BBC
The deal could provide Starz with $300 million for programming and generate more than 100 hours of original TV, the Wall Street Journal reports
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Al-Jazeera English Launches in New York
Since midnight on Monday, Al-Jazeera English has been available to Time Warner subscribers in New York City and will soon be available to Verizon FiOS subscribers in the Big Apple as well
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British Government Wants to Put James Murdoch Back on Hot Seat
British Prime Minister and Parliamentarians call for Murdoch to answer more questions over “mistaken” information
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Hulu Launches British Kitchen Comedy ‘Whites’
The sitcom is the third U.K. import to make its American debut exclusively on the video portal this summer
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Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan Rip Into Former News of the World Journalist
Past victims confront former News of the World journalist Paul McMullen on the BBC Friday