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NewsDiscovery plots second free channel
Discovery is to launch a second free-to-air channel in the UK, following its acrimonious carriage deal negotiations with Sky.
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Behind The ScenesAndrew Marr: My Brain and Me, BBC2
The presenter agreed to our doc on one condition: he wouldn’t cry for the camera
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NewsC4 reveals sports tenders winners
Whisper Films and FilmNova are to produce two of Channel 4’s major sporting events following a competitive pitch process.
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NewsManic Street Preachers doc heads to Sky
Manic Street Preachers’ album Everything Must Go is to be the subject of a feature-length documentary for Sky Arts.
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NewsPrue Leith set to join Bake Off
Former Great British Menu judge Prue Leith is to step into Mary Berry’s shoes on Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off, according to reports.
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RatingsBaftas sink to six year low
SUNDAY: The Baftas slipped to a six-year low while ITV’s Good Karma Hospital built on last week’s launch.
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NewsThe Chase lands Saturday slot
ITV is turbocharging daytime format The Chase – preparing a revamped family version to air in a Saturday tea-time slot.
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RatingsNo recovery for Let It Shine
SATURDAY: Let It Shine dipped to a series low as it entered its live stage as The Voice UK matched its best performance to date.
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NewsNazi drama SS-GB sold to Germany
German broadcaster RTL has picked up BBC1 drama SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain post-WWII.
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NewsBroadcast’s Pick of the Week
A live stand-up show from up-and-coming comedian Luisa Omielan and Trevor McDonald’s latest ITV crime doc are coming up this week.
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NewsC4 comedy shake-up revealed
Channel 4’s comedy commissioning team is set for a major shake-up, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsViacom reveals global turnaround plans
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has introduced a five point plan to turn around the global channels firm including rebranding US cable network Spike as the drama-focused Paramount Network.
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NewsBBC3 strand backs emerging talent
Five up-and-coming writers and two directors will showcase their work as part of a returning strand of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsPeter Morgan reveals Crown challenges
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has lifted the lid on the challenges of writing and producing the big-budget Netflix drama and admitted that casting changes for series three are being considered.
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RatingsRoots grabs 1m for BBC4
WEDNESDAY: Roots, the remake of Alex Haley’s classic novel about the slave trade, launched with BBC4’s biggest audience for an original drama in three years.
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NewsTwofour reunites ex-lovers for C5
Long-lost exes are to be reunited by Twofour for a Channel 5 social experiment.
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NewsPhil Clarke: C4 comedy co-pro gamble has paid off
Phil Clarke claimed that Channel 4’s US comedy co-production gamble has paid off and helped open the door for transatlantic talent.
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Behind The ScenesGap Year, E4
As we filmed in crowded Vietnamese markets and Thai temples, we had to be ready to switch locations at short notice if permission to film in China finally came through, says Joel Wilson
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CommentOn the hunt for the best of British
Gritty UK and glossy US shows can sit side by side on Comedy Central, says Louise Holmes
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NewsAnalysis: Sky favours own programmes in Top Picks
Sky is using the Top Picks section of its next-generation TV service to heavily promote its own programmes – virtually ignoring the likes of ITV and Channel 4 – according to a study.