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NewsConfusion over Black Mirror rights
Confusion has emerged over the rights to Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror following reports that Channel 4’s dark comedy will move to Netflix.
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NewsIn brief: Dancing with the Stars; C4 scheduling; Deadline Gallipoli; Nevision
BBC Worldwide is to launch a Dancing with the Stars companion app and Channel 4 has expanded the remit of its head of scheduling. Read on for more of today’s news.
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NewsNetflix snatches Black Mirror from C4
Netflix has swooped to nab Charlie Brooker’s dark comedy Black Mirror away from Channel 4.
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RatingsDoc Martin returns with 6m
MONDAY: Doc Martin returned to ITV after a two-year absence with close to 6m viewers as The Catch sunk to 1m.
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NewsITV to pilot parent intervention format
ITV has ordered a pilot from Boundless which will follow grown-up children as they help their parents deal with life-threatening health, debt and anxiety issues.
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NewsITV launches playalong Rugby World Cup app
ITV has launched an interactive playalong app as a companion to its 2015 Rugby World Cup coverage.
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NewsComic Strip returns with hacking special
The Comic Strip is to return to Gold with a 75-minute hacking scandal special lampooning News International.
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NewsUKTV snaps up Disney dramas
UKTV has acquired a raft of high-profile Disney dramas including a Criminal Minds spin-off.
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NewsBBC: household levy could boost income
The BBC has indicated that replacing the licence fee with a German-style household levy could generate additional income – and hinted at changes to free licence fees for over-75s.
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RatingsLady Chatterley's Lover stirs 5m
SUNDAY: Lady Chatterley’s Lover gripped almost 5m viewers, well above the audience for BBC1’s previous 90-minute drama The C-Word.
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NewsBBC eyes industry-wide VoD service to rival Netflix
The BBC has floated the idea of launching a Project Kangaroo-style online platform featuring the best of British content from a variety of sources.
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NewsiPlayer to allow users to ‘binge watch’ BBC drama
Flagship BBC dramas will be made available to “binge watch” on a Netflix-style model via iPlayer as the broadcaster bids to keep pace with evolving audience demands.
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NewsWatch secures first AFP deal
Marco Pierre White and Blur bassist Alex James are to front Watch’s first advertiser-funded show.
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VideoVIDEO: an open, more distinctive BBC
Click to watch the video setting out how the BBC plans to adapt and change to meet future audience demands.
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NewsTony Hall: future vision for the BBC
The director general’s speech about the future of the BBC - delivered at the Science Museum earlier today.
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RatingsRecord high for Strictly Launch Show
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing: Launch Show roared back with its best audience since the annual curtain-raiser’s inception in 2010.
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News7 Wonder secures debut BBC2 order
Fledgling indie 7 Wonder has landed its first BBC2 commission – a six-part consumer format fronted by Cherry Healey.
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NewsTony Hall to unveil iPlayer plans as part of more 'open' BBC
Tony Hall will today unveil a dedicated children’s iPlayer and plans to expand the VoD service to carry content from rivals as part of a vision for an “open BBC”.
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RatingsCradle to Grave brings success for BBC2
THURSDAY: BBC2’s new brace of comedies began solidly as its Danny Baker biopic became the highest-rated comedy origination of the year.
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NewsLondon Live strikes boxing deal
London Live has the acquired the rights to 20 hours of live boxing to beef up its Friday and Saturday night schedules.