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NewsIn-house plans emerge in Desmond’s designs for C5
The future of Channel 5 under Richard Desmond is taking shape and looks set to include a push into in-house production.
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NewsPlane Crash future to be decided as crunch talks loom
Crunch talks are to take place about the future of Plane Crash - the ambitious plan by Channel 4, National Geographic and Dragonfly to crash a 300-seater plane into the Mexican desert.
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NewsHollyoaks rethinks story development
Channel 4’s long-running teen drama Hollyoaks has overhauled its creative process under new producer Gareth Philips.
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NewsCash/Little series ups comedy ante at Sky
Sky 1’s drive to establish its comedy credentials is to be bolstered by a sitcom written by The Royle Family’s Ralf Little and made by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey’s Jellylegs Productions.
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NewsC4 eyes sketch show from Gravity Road
Channel 4 has handed development funds to Gravity Road, the fledgling production studio created by BBH and PHD ad execs Mark Boyd and Mark Eaves.
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NewsEdinburgh committee to probe bullying in TV
The Edinburgh TV Festival committee is aiming to tackle the controversial subject of bullying and is launching a survey looking at happiness at work.
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NewsC4 on the hunt for more single films
Channel 4 is on the lookout for more single documentaries beyond its existing strands, Katie Boyd and Mark Raphael told delegates at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year.
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NewsShine’s Humphreys off to Glasgow to join BBC
BBC Vision Productions has appointed the executive behind BBC2’s History Cold Case to the new role of head of specialist factual, based in Scotland.
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NewsBBC1 takes Hammond to the centre of the earth
BBC1 has ordered two Richard Hammond-fronted science films that will take viewers to the centre of the earth and the ocean floor.
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NewsRockabox moves into TV with Home series
Multiplatform indie Rockabox Media has won its first commission, from UKTV’s Home, as it kicks off a drive into TV content.
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NewsBBC Bristol relocation at odds with media hub proposal
Bristol’s newly designated ‘enterprise zone’ could drive a wedge between the council’s plans to create a media hub and the BBC’s relocation plans in the city, sources have indicated.
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NewsJob cuts loom as BBC News prepares for £89m cut
Details have emerged of the BBC’s plans for News within its Delivering Quality First initiative, including widespread cuts to jobs and specialist subject coverage.
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NewsC4’s Lee seeks memorable ‘faces’ to match BBC talent
Channel 4 head of specialist factual Ralph Lee has outlined his three priorities for commissions, with the number one requirement being “talent, talent, talent”
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NewsITV1 orders Lumley and McDonald travelogues
Joanna Lumley is to explore Greece and Sir Trevor McDonald will travel the length of the Mississippi in new ITV1 travelogues.
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NewsMaverick looks into Bizarre Crime for BBC3 spin-off
Maverick has begun production on a spin-off of its Bizarre ER series for BBC3, called Bizarre Crime.
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NewsC4 exec takes aim at transgender portrayal pledge
Channel 4 disability editorial manager Alison Walsh has criticised the broadcaster’s decision to sign up to a memo of understanding (MoU) created by transgender organisation Trans Media Watch.
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NewsForeign Office calls for Sri Lanka investigation
Channel 4 doc Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields has prompted the Foreign Office to call for the Sri Lankan government to respond the allegations shown in the programme.
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NewsKatie Price attempts to confront Frankie Boyle in new doc
Katie Price has called on Frankie Boyle to meet with her for a Sky Living documentary following his controversial joke about her disabled son.
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NewsE4 buys US sitcom Happy Endings
E4 has secured the UK broadcast rights to Happy Endings, the new US sitcom starring 24’s Elisha Cuthbert.
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NewsUKTV secures US Dragons’ Den
The US, Irish and Canadian versions of Dragons’ Den are to get their first British broadcast on UKTV channel Dave.