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Ian Katz: C4 is buying big and buying British
MacTaggart at 50: the speeches that made a mark
Netflix heads back to Dept. Q
Paramount signs multi-year deal with Stranger Things creators
C4 orders Steven Moffat 10 Downing Street drama
Lifted and Nobody’s Hero land ITV gameshow

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