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ITV suspends RDF programme commissions

20/07/2007

ITV has suspended the commissioning of any further programmes with the production company RDF.

The news follows an investigation into an RDF documentary featuring the Queen which was accompanied by a trailer that the BBC was forced to apologise for.

The clip featured a scene with the Queen walking out of a photo shoot, but in fact it had been arranged in a way which misrepresented the Queen's actual actions as she had been walking into the photo shoot rather than storming out of it.

A spokeswoman for ITV said: "We can confirm that ITV will not be commissioning any new shows from RDF pending the outcome of the BBC inquiry."

She added that existing RDF shows will be "closely monitored".

The BBC announced last week that it too would not be launching any new commissions from RDF.

A statement from the production company said: "The directors do not consider that a pause in commissioning by ITV will have a material impact on the group's results in the current year."

Shares in the company have dipped following both announcements, with early trading showing a 17.14 per cent drop.


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