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Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe wants to revive the failed merger of French nets TF1 and M6. Speaking to the FT, Thomas Rabe said that softening European regulation meant he will exploring how to revive the merger, which would have brought his RTL-owned M6 together with Bouygues-owned commercial broadcaster group TF1. The previous attempt to bring […]

BBC soap EastEnders will receive a special award from BAFTA TV this year. EastEnders, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, will be celebrated for a commitment to nurturing new talent at the Craft Awards in London, as the show is handed one of the body’s highest honors. Huge names including Tom Hooper, Sarah Phelps and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee’s agency MVE has hired a Talent Director from InterTalent. Meisha Kelly joins the WME Group-backed shop with a host of digital clients including Billy The Goat, Kids Of The Colony, Mac Griffiths, Priscilla Anyabu and Rio Fredrika, who join its broadcast division. Kelly has spent the past four years […]

Gary Lineker, who is soon to hang up his Match of the Day boots after 25 years, has said he felt the BBC wanted him to leave the weekly highlights show. Lineker, who has had a chequered relationship with the national broadcaster over the past couple of years, told BBC presenter Amol Rajan “perhaps they […]