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NewsTony Jordan pens Barbara Windsor biopic
Former EastEnders writer Tony Jordon is to create a 90-minute biopic about actress Dame Barbara Windsor’s life to air on BBC1 later this year.
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NewsMedia Summit announces final panel sessions
The final sessions have been confirmed for the Media Summit next month, which will include James Purnell’s first major response to the BBC white paper, Creative Skillset’s Seetha Kumar addressing the industry’s skills shortfall, and a virtual reality demonstration from Samsung.
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NewsX Factor to hold Facebook Live auditions
The X Factor will become the latest TV brand to embrace Facebook Live after offering contestants the chance to audition via the social media platform.
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NewsAll3Media takes stake in Caravan
All3Media has taken an undisclosed stake in fledgling factual indie Caravan Media.
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RatingsBGT live rounds underway
SUNDAY: The live rounds of Britain’s Got Talent got underway on ITV with 200,000 fewer viewers than last year’s equivalent episode.
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NewsPointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine
Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.
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NewsDownie leaves Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television’s chief creative officer Mark Downie is to leave the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsC5 orders Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter docs
The untimely deaths of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and American singer Karen Carpenter will be explored in two feature-length Channel 5 drama documentaries.
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NewsLime exec to head C5 production
Lime Pictures’ head of non-scripted production Joe Mclusky is to become the boss of Channel 5’s in-house production arm.
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NewsCowell will take pay cut to secure X Factor's ITV future
Simon Cowell is prepared to take a pay cut to secure the future of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor on ITV, and both shows have been backed by the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo.
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NewsWilloughby to front mid-week ITV dating show
Kevin Lygo has hit the ground running in his bid to establish more mid-week entertainment formats on ITV after commissioning a Holly Willoughby-fronted dating show.
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NewsLisa Clark resurfaces at Eurotrash
Short-lived Top Gear executive producer Lisa Clark is to take charge of the Channel 4 reboot of Eurotrash.
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CommentSocial media and TV is a marriage made in heaven
Social players’ push into video shouldn’t be grounds for divorce, says Kerry Taylor.
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NewsNaked hires chief operating officer
Former Fox TV Studios managing director Susie Dark is to become chief operating officer of Simon Andreae’s Naked Entertainment.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw in talks with Endemol Shine Group
Kim Shillinglaw is in talks with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) about a potential new role that could encompass leading One Born Every Minute-indie Dragonfly.
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RatingsHonours even between Mum and The Windsors
FRIDAY: BBC2’s new comedy Mum was neck and neck with third instalment of The Windsors, as The Secret triumphs at 9pm.
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NewsSky & eOne execs join Media Summit line-up
The latest speakers to join the Media Summit include Sky’s drama chief Anne Mensah and eOne chief executive John Morayniss.
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NewsThe story behind Eurotrash’s return
Rabbit show-jumping, naked Germans and singing dogs could be returning to Channel 4 after the broadcaster resurrected late-night magazine show Eurotrash as part of its Brexit referendum coverage.
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NewsBoomerang, Indus & Twofour Wales merge
Twofour Group has merged Boomerang, Indus and Twofour Wales to create a single business led by managing director Matt Pritchard.