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RatingsThe Apprentice and I'm A Celebrity hit by clash
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice and I’m a Celebrity both shed a million viewers as they clashed for the first time at 9pm, and Channel 5’s Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away finished its ten-part run by beating Channel 4.
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FeaturesStorage Hunters UK, Dave
Catherine Catton discusses adapting a high-energy US format without shortchanging fans of the original
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NewsStyleHaul plans for growth
StyleHaul is to accelerate its growth plans, including the development of 10 online pilots with Fremantle Media, after RTL Group invested nearly £80m in the multichannel network (MCN).
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NewsObjective co-founder to step down
Andrew O’Connor is to leave Objective Productions, the indie that he co-founded with Michael Vine, after nearly 20 years in charge.
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NewsBBC back for more Peaky Blinders
Birmingham-based gangster drama Peaky Blinders is to return to BBC2 for a third series.
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NewsITV orders Studio Lambert holiday format
Studio Lambert has won its first order from ITV’s flagship channel in five years with a four-part holiday format.
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NewsCharlie Brooker indie to produce Weekly Wipe
House of Tomorrow, the indie set up by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, is to produce the third series of Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe for BBC2.
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The Broadcast InterviewClaire Poyser & Kate Little, Lime Pictures
The managing directors talk about the power of social media and winning the Best British Soap Award
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NewsStephen Lambert: let shows develop organically
Gogglebox producer Stephen Lambert believes the show’s success is a result of it being allowed to evolve on air, rather than requiring “endless treatments” during development.
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NewsLion co-founder Mills to leave after 18 years at helm
Lion Television co-founder and managing director Jeremy Mills is stepping down from the All3Media-owned indie after 18 years.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with Lion's Supertruckers
Discovery Networks UK has ordered a documentary series from Lion Television following a Bristol-based team of extreme hauliers.
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NewsFormer Boundless exec Gemma Davies joins US indie
Former Boundless and Twofour exec Gemma Davies has joined the development team of US indie Jane Street Entertainment.
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NewsC4 unveils commissions at Upfronts
Shine TV, Brown Eyed Boy and Transparent TV have picked up orders as Channel 4 revealed its latest slate of shows.
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NewsC4 orders Educating... inspired drama for 8pm
Channel 4 has ordered its first mid-week drama to air at 8pm in over a decade - a scripted series inspired by its Educating… school strand.
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RatingsGrantchester bows out with 5m
MONDAY: ITV’s detective drama Grantchester bowed out with a series average of 5m and a slot-winning performance.
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NewsStephen Lambert questions top-down commissioning
Stephen Lambert has questioned the effectiveness of top-down commissioning structures and claimed that TV would benefit from a more “delegated” process.
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NewsC4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking
Channel 4 has hailed its Growth Fund as an example of creative risk-taking and revealed that it plans to relinquish its production sector investments after five years.
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NewsNeal Street seeks £40m sale
Call the Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions has put itself up for sale for more than £40m.
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RatingsThe Missing holds steady
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing returned with a performance only narrowly below last week’s opener as Professor Brian Cox’s Human Universe bowed out with 1.5m.
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NewsSky Arts unveils £3m Amplify initiative
Sky Arts has unveiled a raft of debut commissions from channel boss Phil Edgar Jones, along with a £3m initiative to match indies with arts organisations.