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NewsBBC to adapt J.K Rowling's detective novels
The BBC is developing a TV series based on J.K Rowling’s detective novels The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm.
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Behind The ScenesThe Wrong Mans, BBC2
With stunts involving helicopters and a moving train, the first series of the The Wrong Mans was hard to top, says Jim Field Smith.
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NewsSean Bean to front doc on Waterloo for History
Actor Sean Bean is to present a two-hour documentary marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo for pay-TV broadcaster History.
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NewsDiversity improves in peak
Ob-doc series Liberty Of London and The Gadget Show helped to boost Channel 4 and Channel 5’s on-screen diversity last month, according to the latest phase of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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NewsITV hunts for next Doc Martin
ITV has reaffirmed its commitment to broadening its drama slate beyond crime and is on the hunt for contemporary pieces like Doc Martin and family adventure series.
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NewsScripps invests £4m in original UK shows
Food Network and Travel Channel owner Scripps Networks is to spend nearly £4m on original UK shows next year as it ramps up its local commissioning ambitions.
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NewsITV staff pay offer raises speculation over sale
ITV’s offer of a 2% pay rise for staff next year could be a sign of the broadcaster preparing for a sale, according to industry sources.
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NewsViacom bolsters buying team
Channel 5 is to increase the amount of big-ticket US comedy and drama it buys in conjunction with MTV, Comedy Central and Spike UK following a management reshuffle.
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NewsSex, crime and self-harm feature in raft of C4 docs
Self-harm, child sex offenders and Europe’s largest brothel will be explored in six Channel 4 docs from the commissioner behind The Paedophile Hunter.
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NewsBBC reveals comedy plans
A Ruth Jones comedy is among a raft of projects on BBC1’s radar as it bids to plug the hole left by Miranda and now Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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NewsComedy leads BBC3 revolution
Shane Allen has pledged that BBC3’s move online will boost the quality and quantity of its comedy output after being promised a budget of more than £10m under the plans.
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NewsFeatures & formats at risk from BBC3 online move
BBC3 formats such as Don’t Tell the Bride and Sun, Sea and Suspicious Parents could become potential casualties of BBC3’s proposed move online.
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NewsBlast! delivers Post Office doc to BBC2
The Tube producer Blast! Films is to turn its attention to the Post Office for its latest BBC2 ob-doc series.
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NewsSnowman & Snowdog takes off as paid-for game
Channel 4 is releasing a third version of The Snowman and Snowdog game which will require users to pay to download it for the first time.
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NewsBBCW plans Paramount theme park rides
Doctor Who and Top Gear are among the BBC brands that could be turned into theme park rides after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with a major British resort firm.
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RatingsC4 celebrates Gypsy Christmas
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Christmas performed well for Channel 4, adding 600,000 to the audience for last year’s festive special Carols and Caravans.
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NewsGuy Martin short films race onto Channel 4
Guy Martin’s Passion For Life has become the first show from Channel 4’s online Shorts platform to make the leap onto linear television.
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NewsBBC3 online plans revealed
A fifth of BBC3’s new £30m digital budget will be ploughed into short-form content as the corporation bids to put the channel at the heart of young audiences’ online worlds.
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NewsKudos lands Channel 4 comedy pilot
Broadchurch actress Olivia Coleman will feature in a Channel 4 comedy pilot from Kudos Film & Television to be penned and directed by Bafta-nominated Will Sharpe.
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NewsGold digs out Bob Monkhouse joke books
UKTV has ordered a documentary series about the life of Bob Monkhouse for Gold.