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NewsSky 3D greenlights Attenborough docs
Sky 3D has ordered two new David Attenborough-fronted documentaries from Atlantic Productions.
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NewsThe Fall secures second series
BBC2 has ordered a second series of Gillian Anderson thriller The Fall after it became the channel’s biggest drama series launch in eight years.
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NewsJames Stephenson made BBC World News boss
BBC News at Six and News at Ten editor James Stephenson has been made BBC World News head of news.
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NewsBBC4 picks up Belgian thriller
BBC4 has picked up Belgian drama series, Salamander, continuing its acquisition of foreign dramas including Sweden’s The Killing.
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NewsJim Gray linked to BBC TV current affairs role
Contenders for the newly created BBC current affairs role are emerging, with former Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray being strongly linked to the job.
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NewsBig Brother returns with secret format
Big Brother is to return to Channel 5 in June with a series of format tweaks focussing the show around themes of suspicion and secrets.
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NewsFreesat Awards shortlist revealed
Fresh Meat, Plebs and Twenty Twelve are vying to pick up the new sitcom award in this year’s Freesat Awards, after the platform provider revealed its shortlist.
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NewsThe Voice set to return to BBC1
BBC1 is close to commissioning a third series of The Voice UK after judging its existing two-year, £22m deal for the talent contest a success.
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NewsBBC suspends tech boss Linwood
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood has been suspended over the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative.
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NewsBBC axes £100m DMI project
The BBC is to shut down its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project after director general Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.
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NewsRizzle Kicks & Nick Grimshaw compete for C4 show
Rizzle Kicks and Nick Grimshaw are to go head-to-head to win a Friday night music series on Channel 4, after the broadcaster ordered two TX pilots from Wall To Wall and Princess Productions.
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NewsDCD secures Emeli Sandé sales
Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.
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NewsITV orders Tommy Cooper biopic
Left Bank is to make a one-off drama about the love life of comedy legend Tommy Cooper for ITV.
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NewsA failure for women and TV
With just one female correspondent out of 11, the BBC could learn from ITV, says Lis Howell.
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NewsCBS Chello Zone makes move into commissioning
Multichannel broadcaster CBS Chello Zone UK is moving into commissioning for the first time – ordering a Donal MacIntyre crime documentary from local television operator Made Television.
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NewsBox TV to stream extra channels via Freeview
Music television provider Box TV is launching a connected-TV ‘music portal’ on Freeview that will stream three extra channels via its 4Music EPG slot.
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NewsLinsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.
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NewsBBC news chief vows to hike female talent
James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.
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NewsC4 brings Hollywood glitz to UK
Unsuspecting homeowners will be whisked off to Los Angeles while their homes are given a makeover in a 6 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsUnions reject second BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have rejected a second 2013-14 pay offer from the BBC as industrial tensions continue to simmer.