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NewsBruce Parry off to Arctic for next BBC2 adventure
Amazon presenter Bruce Parry is to turn his attention to the Arctic Circle in a series for BBC2 - one of two major new productions from Wales.
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NewsStart-up indie serves up BBC3 absurdist comedy
Former ITV factual producers Chris Carey and James Dean have launched their own comedy indie and secured a TX pilot on BBC3.
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NewsLygo tells C4 staff: I’m staying put
Channel 4 director of television and content Kevin Lygo has told commissioners that he’s going nowhere - and criticised them for not watching enough of the broadcaster’s shows.
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NewsNick Jr picks up £4m stop-frame series from start-up Komixx
Nick Jr has ordered a stop-frame animation thought to be worth £4m about a little boy whose toys come to life.
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NewsBBC hits Reef TV with £500k Sun, Sea... fine
The BBC fined Reef TV around £500,000 in the wake of last year’s fakery scandal and has axed the Sun Sea and Bargain Spotting brand, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsFive acquires Little Kingdom
Five’s Milkshake! strand has acquired UK terrestrial rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, the newest series to come from Peppa Pig producer Astley Baker Davies.
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NewsBBC cash flow problem piles pressure on indies
BBC cash flow issues are heaping fresh financial pressure on indies.
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NewsBeazley: Strictly is on ‘top form’
Outgoing BBC entertainment chief Jon Beazley has backed the BBC’s entertainment record - claiming Strictly Come Dancing was “on top form” last year.
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NewsRTÉ enlists help of ITV to co-fund Single-Handed
RTÉ drama Single-Handed is to be resurrected for a second series after ITV agreed to come on board as a co-producer.
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FeaturesExecs urge Crozier to focus on ITV growth
Top-level ITV execs are cautiously optimistic about the surprise choice of Adam Crozier as the company’s new chief executive, expressing hope that the “transformational leader” will increase in-house hits and revive the broadcaster’s digital ambitions.
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NewsJon Beazley quits BBC entertainment
Jon Beazley, the BBC entertainment production boss behind Strictly Come Dancing, is leaving the corporation to take a “sizable career break”.
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NewsTories would scrap BBC Trust
A Tory victory at this year’s general election would usher in a new era at the BBC, starting with the dissolution of the corporation’s governing body the BBC Trust, according to reports.
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NewsEurosport HD comes to Virgin
Virgin Media has earmarked Eurosport as the next channel to offer an HD channel on its TV service.
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NewsSTV defends indie status bid
STV has defended its bid for indie status, with a leading exec at the broadcaster stating that the reclassification will not steal work from smaller Scottish indies.
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Lost Reduced from five seasons to 10 minutes
To mark the launch of the sixth and final season of Lost on Sky 1, The Reduced Shakespeare Company have compressed five seasons of the US drama into a 10-minute performance.
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NewsCall for free-to-air Scottish football
Eight out of ten people believe that Scotland football games should be shown on free-to-air television channels, a survey has revealed.
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NewsBBC rapped over 'disgusting' food show
The BBC has been accused of being “totally irresponsible” for screening a programme in which fish was described as a “really disgusting food”.
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NewsBBC urged to follow HBO drama lead
The BBC should follow the example set by US pay-per-view channel HBO by taking bigger risks with its drama and comedy output, the British Film Institute has said.
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NewsBBC faces ageism claim from presenter
The BBC is being sued for age discrimination after one of its female presenters was dropped from a rural affairs programme.
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NewsSwitch orders second season of The Cut
BBC Switch has ordered a second series of The Cut and is holding a series of open auditions to find two new cast members.