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NewsC5 orders Amanda Knox doc
Channel 5 has commissioned Barcroft Productions to investigate the trial of Amanda Knox.
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NewsBBC payoffs row: the protagonists
The escalating row over BBC payoffs will come to a head this afternoon as current and former BBC grandees face the MPs of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Click for Broadcast’s guide to the key protagonists.
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NewsTony Jordan creates UKTV's first drama
UKTV has ordered its first original drama series – a 10-part “passion project” from Tony Jordan about a father who makes a pact with the Devil to save the life of his daughter.
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NewsBBC Trust ‘faces axe’ in payoffs row
The government is weighing up abolishing the BBC Trust as part a major overhaul of the corporation’s governance, according to a report.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire sends C4 tweets north
Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire was the most tweeted about show on TV on Thursday, attracting more than three times the number of tweets as BBC1 drama Waterloo Road.
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NewsC4 beefs up Sunset + Vine deal
Channel 4 has extended its production contract with Sunset + Vine to cover its newly acquired American Football rights package.
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NewsChannel 4 orders celeb skiing show
Splash producer Twofour is to produce a stripped Channel 4 show in which celebs will compete in winter sports.
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NewsThis Morning leads ITV online revamp
ITV has kicked off an overhaul of its website – starting with the relaunch of its This Morning section.
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NewsBBC payoffs: all you need to know
Click to read all the stories surrounding the BBC payoff scandal to have emerged this week.
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NewsThompson accuses Patten of misleading MPs
Former director general Mark Thompson has accused BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten of “fundamentally misleading” MPs over corporation payoffs at a Commons select committee hearing.
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NewsNick UK buys Extreme Babysitting
Nickelodeon UK has acquired Canadian live action kids series Extreme Babysitting.
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CommentTony Hall must tackle culture of BBC payoffs
Jake Kanter explains why the director general’s new payout rules are just a starting point.
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NewsBBCW hikes UK content fund
BBC Worldwide is to up its spend on UK content to £200m over the next 12 months, the bulk of which will be spent with UK indies.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Islamist doc
BBC3 has commissioned a landmark follow-up documentary to My Brother The Islamist after the film’s subject Richard Dart was jailed in April for plotting terrorist attacks in the UK.
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NewsRights: the debate goes on
Consider the title of next week’s RTS Cambridge Convention in full: ‘Whose Side Are You On? Quality Content – Who Pays? Who Decides? Who Profits?’
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NewsBBC payoffs: a grim picture
Tony Hall strained to get on the front foot in the row over senior management payoffs this week after the corporation published a deluge of further damning figures.
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NewsFilms to series trend hots up
US network executives are mining the feature film world for ideas to take to the small screen
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FeaturesOB opens up for change
The OB sector is anticipating a shake-down as decisions on several contracts are in the offing
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The Broadcast InterviewKate Bartlett & Kate Lewis, ITV Studios
ITVS execs have mined history to create internationally attractive period dramas
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CommentWe’re all suckers for the same old
Why not rip off formats when viewers often yearn for the familiar, asks Steven D Wright