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RatingsX Factor finale second lowest-rated ever
The X Factor finale performed to its second lowest audience on record on Sunday as Sam Bailey was crowned champion.
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NewsSky steps up to fully fund Fortitude
Sky Atlantic is to fully fund big-budget drama project Fortitude after US network Starz pulled out of the project.
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NewsNat Geo preps docs from UK hub
National Geographic Channels International has ordered four factual shows, including a doc about an elite mining team, from its London production hub.
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NewsBBC1 brings back Break The Safe
BBC1 is bringing back Fremantle Media’s National Lottery quiz show for a second run.
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NewsDiscovery buys Troy across Europe
Discovery has acquired Channel 4 magic series Troy for a raft of its international channels after closing a deal with Endemol.
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NewsFremantle chief predicts boom for in-app voting
The X Factor digital chief Peter Cassidy has predicted that apps will play an increasingly important role in paid-for voting for TV shows after a bumper series.
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Features2013: Making space for growth
In the studios sector, 2013 was all about space – the demand for it, the lack of it and how to build more of it.
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NewsLovefilm in talks to revive Ripper Street
The BBC is in talks with Lovefilm to bring back Ripper Street following the cancellation of the crime drama.
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NewsNorth One lands MotoGP production deal
North One Television has agreed a five-year deal, worth up to £30m, to produce BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage.
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NewsPrincess undergoes senior restructure
Princess Productions is on the hunt for a senior executive after a top-level restructure that has resulted in new roles for execs Henrietta Conrad and Duncan Gray.
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NewsLife for Shopgirls revealed by BBC2
BBC2 is to chart what life has been like for women working behind the shop counter in a social history series from Betty.
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NewsEndemol beefs up Israeli business
Endemol is ramping up its business in Israel after acquiring a stake in broadcaster Reshet.
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NewsMichele Kurland heads to Remarkable
Former Sky 1 head of factual entertainment and The Apprentice exec producer Michele Kurland is to join Remarkable Television as its creative director.
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NewsMedwyn Jones moves to Wiggin
Bafta trustee Medwyn Jones is leaving Harbottle & Lewis after more than 20 years to join media law firm Wiggin’s film and TV group.
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RatingsX Factor semi-final outshines 2012
The X Factor semi-final outperformed last year’s outing, but was still easily beaten by a series high for Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday.
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NewsToast to return to C4
Channel 4 comedy Toast of London is returning for a second series next year despite recording low ratings for its first run.
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NewsProducers honoured at WFTV Awards
Producers Pippa Harris and Danielle Lux are among those to have been honoured at the 2013 Women in Film and Television Awards.
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NewsBBC books its seat with BA
The BBC will build on its growing portfolio of observational documentaries after BBC2 secured hard-won access to British Airways.
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NewsC5 turns to love and death for new shows
Channel 5 has unveiled a wideranging raft of commissions including two series about death and a romance strand.
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NewsCompany Pictures options rights to plane crash thriller
Company Pictures has optioned TV rights to Sarah Lotz’s novel The Three, with the intention of turning the novel and its sequel into an international mini-series.