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NewsITV1 and BBC3 named channels of the year
EDINBURGH: ITV1 has been named terrestrial channel of the year at the Edinburgh International TV Festival for the first time.
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NewsFormer Thames Television exec dies
Ian Martin, the former editor of ITV’s This Week and factual executive at Thames Television, has died aged 75.
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NewsWaterloo Road move ‘can build Scottish hub’
Shed founder Eileen Gallagher is convinced Waterloo Road’s move from Rochdale to Glasgow can help create a genuinely sustainable drama hub in Scotland.
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NewsITV unveils heavyweight Saturday night schedule
ITV1 has unveiled an heavyweight Saturday night line-up, with Simon Cowell’s Red or Black? and Jonathan Ross’ new chat show scheduled to launch on the same night.
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NewsWaterloo Road moving to Glasgow
Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road is being moved to Glasgow in a £25m deal designed to help establish a sustainable drama base in Scotland.
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CommentSimon who?
After a glitzy premiere for the eighth series of The X Factor, Jake Kanter is convinced the show’s future is strong after Simon Cowell.
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NewsX Factor final heads to Wembley
ITV has confirmed that The X Factor final will be held at Wembley Arena for the first time.
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NewsRenegade asks ITV house-hunters to Drive To Buy
ITV1 is to pit house-hunters against each other on a touring bus as part of a raft of new daytime commissions.
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NewsUS to remake BBC3 Bride show
BBC3 reality series Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade for OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in the US.
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NewsLeopard exec returns to Talkback
Talkback Thames has bolstered its factual features department by luring back an exec who spent less than a year at Leopard Films.
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NewsTwenty Twenty hires head of production
Twenty Twenty, the indie behind Garrow’s Law, has appointed a dedicated head of production for the first time.
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NewsSky Living slims down popstar lookalikes
Sky Living has ordered a factual entertainment series in which a range of overweight pop-star lookalikes attempt to slim down to the size of their idols Beyonce, Britney and Katy Perry.
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Discovery moves into 3D
Discovery has ordered its first 3D shows in the UK and signed distribution deals with Sky and Virgin Media.
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NewsMcCloud to build affordable housing for C4 series
Kevin McCloud will aim to build affordable and sustainable homes using his own money for a new Channel 4 series that will tie in with the broadcaster’s housing and homeless season.
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NewsFremantleMedia to resurrect Through The Keyhole
Sir David Frost’s cult gameshow Through The Keyhole could be revived as a Cribs-style format after the worldwide rights were bought by FremantleMedia.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsTalkback hires BBC’s Rolph to build scripted comedy slate
BBC sitcom producer Jon Rolph has been appointed Talkback Thames’ first head of scripted comedy.
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NewsGot Talent blogger cautioned by police
The man who sparked a swirl of fix allegations around Britain’s Got Talent has been cautioned by police.
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FeaturesSecrets of the Pop Song
Full post on the 3 x 60-minute doc series in which songwriter and producer Guy Chambers collaborates with artists to write and stage new songs.
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NewsITV4 tucks into Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club again
ITV4 has ordered a second helping of Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club, despite the first series falling below slot average.