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Discovery and Sky drop C5 bid
Discovery Communications and BSkyB’s £350m bid for Channel 5 appears to have been insufficient to land the broadcaster from Northern & Shell.
Chinese TV delegation heads to UK
A delegation of Chinese TV industry executives is heading to London in September to forge ties with UK indies and broadcasters as part of the Screen China event.
Major TV dramas face disruption in pay dispute
Bectu has threatened to derail production on dramas including Call the Midwife and Doctor Who if a long-running pay dispute is not resolved.
Waitrose & C4 partner for cookery AFP
Channel 4 has teamed up with Waitrose to create an ad-funded programming (AFP) Saturday morning live cookery show fronted by Steve Jones and Lisa Snowdon.
C4 orders Shed of the Year show
Channel 4 is to go behind the scenes at Britain’s “prestigious” Shed of the Year competition for a three-part series.
Shetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.
VIDEO: I Wanna Marry Harry, Fox
Click to view the trailer for Zig Zag Production’s reality-romance format I Wanna Marry Harry for Fox.
Tivo boosts Netflix UK subscribers
The number of Netflix subscribers has grown to 14% of the UK’s online population - bolstered by the launch of the service on Virgin Media’s Tivo platform, according to a survey from Decipher Media.
Kim Shillinglaw set to woo indies
Incoming BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw is set to launch an indie charm offensive as she bids to get to grips with unfamiliar genres and make her mark on the channel’s schedule.
ITN posts pre-tax profits of £6.6m
ITN weathered a 3% decline in revenues to post a pre-tax profit of £6.6m last year, according to the news specialist’s annual report.
UK shows primed for the US
Next month, the likes of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW will decide which of the US studios’ 100 pilots, including 15 foreign adaptations, will be taken to series.
UKTV makes indie pledge in commissioning rethink
UKTV is pledging to provide a full response to indies’ pitches within two weeks of submission as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of commissioning.
Youngers plans diversity boost
Big Talk Productions hopes to play a part in boosting industry diversity after completing an “old-fashioned apprenticeship scheme” on the second series of Youngers.
Sundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
MipTV boosts Educating’s appeal
Channel 4 and Twofour’s Educating… franchise is set to be remade in several new territories after Shine International held a producers’ workshop at last week’s MipTV.
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Sky trials Twitter recording tool
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Carnival develops Frank Spotnitz crime series
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S4C preps multiplatform kids’ series
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Universal Music eyes TV push
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BBC3 and iPlayer roles likely to merge
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ITV to fill Champions League void with in-house formats
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UK indies secure seven US series
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Random Acts 'supercharged' by C4
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US network Pivot boards Fortitude
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Discovery to air live Everest jump
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Netflix US swoops for Hinterland
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BBC appoints HR director
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Discovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
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Denise O'Donoghue to leave ITVS
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Nerd scores US pilot with FYI
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BBC3’s Zai Bennett to lead Sky Atlantic
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ITV extends YouTube deal
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Zodiak Kids boss Nigel Pickard exits
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The Village set for US remake
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C5 goes back to school with Shiver
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Nutopia finds Jesus with CNN
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Zeebox rebranded as Beamly
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Michael McIntyre Chat Show to return
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BBC launches local radio training scheme
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Jeremy Kyle Show rapped for treatment of 17-year-old
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Dragonfly boss Simon Dickson departs
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Kim Shillinglaw lands BBC2 role
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CBBC revs up Mario Kart-style racer
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BBC promises more female portraits
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Ingenious boss launches £150m fund
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Kim Shillinglaw: what you need to know
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Mark Freeland issues in-house rallying call
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Ben Frow set for Ferrari if C5 hits targets
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Syco chief executive steps down
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BBC Trust eyes WoCC changes
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Xbox partners C4 on Humans
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy: no progress on diversity
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UK firms set to gain from quiet Cannes
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Dave prepares for World Cup 2014
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DailyMotion in scripted first with sci-fi drama
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The hunt for global partners
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Rivals hit out at BBC1+1 plan
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BBC charter a key issue for new culture secretary
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BBC appoints TV diversity champion
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Sajid Javid appointed culture secretary
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Watershed hires first creative director
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Culture secretary Maria Miller resigns
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Vice chief: big business backing vital
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C4 takes Shipping Wars to series
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Peacock hires UK development chief
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BBC signs ZDF to co-pro One Planet
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Pure Grass makes it with GFM
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Paul Whitehouse R4 sitcom set for BBC2
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ITV and C4 attack BBC1+1 plans
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Clerkenwell preps Sutton Hoo drama
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Fremantle signs Deal or No Deal creator
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My Family heads to Russia
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Cineflix closes Canadian content deal
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Line of Duty handed two more series
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Fremantle & Vice serve up Munchies
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This Morning editor steps down
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BBC plans BAME Expert initiative
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BT hires TV boss from Sky Italia
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Channel 4 ties with Xbox for Swedish sci-fi drama
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C4 secures record number of Bafta nominations
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