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NewsWhizz Kid chief to host Sky Arts musician series
Whizz Kid Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Gerrie is to step out from behind the camera to present a Sky Arts series celebrating the careers of influential musicians.
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NewsHall to unveil ‘radical’ plans
Tony Hall is preparing to set out what has been dubbed a “radical” vision for how he will shape the BBC over the next decade in a wide-ranging speech in October.
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NewsVictory goes to school for BBC3
BBC3 is building on the success of acclaimed documentary series Junior Doctors with a look at the lives of six trainee teachers during their first year at three challenging London schools.
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NewsFrench drama comes calling
Channel 4’s move to air French zombie thriller The Returned (Les Revenants) in a primetime slot has paved the way for broadcasters to look across the Channel for further acquisitions.
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NewsMPs slam BBC over DMI but praise relocation
The BBC was praised for its move to Salford, but drew sharp criticism over the failure of its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) at a meeting with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week.
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NewsC4 strengthens fact ent and features teams
Channel 4 has boosted its factual entertainment and features teams with the hire of Channel 5 exec Ian Dunkley and former C5 exec Alex Menzies.
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NewsBBC3 doc initiative goes multiplatform
BBC3 new documentary director initiative Fresh is being extended online and will now acccept short form documentaries.
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NewsZDF acquires Kees Abrahams' App
German broadcaster ZDF has become the first international broadcaster to board Kees Abrahams’ latest project, App.
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NewsDisney shuts ESPN 3D
The future of 3D has received another blow after Disney announced plans to shut its ESPN 3D sports network in the US.
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NewsBBC4 comedy Up the Women moves to BBC2
Jessica Hynes’ BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsJulia Bradbury to front ITV daytime quiz
Eggheads producer 12 Yard is to make a daytime quiz for ITV fronted by Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury.
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NewsC4 lines up Essex car dealers
Channel 4 is returning to Essex to delve into the world car dealers in a three part series being broadcast later this year.
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NewsDaniela Neumann to leave Viasat
Daniela Neumann, Viasat vice president of content and development, is to leave the pan-regional European broadcaster later this year.
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NewsBBC World Service budget cut by £2.2m
The BBC World Service’s budget has unexpectedly been cut by more than £2m by the government.
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NewsITV introduces Apple subs fee
ITV has begun charging consumers a monthly subscription fee to stream ITV3 and ITV4 after updating its ITV Player iOS app.
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NewsJonathan Wall completes Radio 5 Live team
BBC Radio 5 live has hired Bauer Media executive Richard Maddock to lead commissioning as new controller Jonathan Wall completes his senior management team.
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NewsThe Fall producer defends series climax
The Fall’s controversial open-ended climax was designed to “change the nature” of how TV tells crime stories, according to its producer.
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NewsBBC America renews Dominic Monaghan wildlife series
US cable network BBC America has ordered a second season of Channel 5 wildlife acquisition Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
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NewsGabby Logan to host BBC1 Olympics series
Gabby Logan is to front a BBC1 magazine show examining the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics as part of the corporation’s plans to increase sports participation across the country.
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NewsGino D'Acampo gets primetime ITV series
This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo is moving into primetime with a series that will see him travelling across Southern Italy.