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NewsUKTV renews C4 sales deal
UKTV has extended its sales partnership deal with Channel 4 in a deal thought to be worth around £1bn.
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NewsBroadcasters bump New Year shows
Channel 4 and Channel 5 have bumped two primetime shows following poor ratings performances.
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NewsWife Swap rebooted for Brexit special
Wife Swap is to return to Channel 4 for a Brexit-themed special.
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NewsBBC plans mental health season
Blink Films has landed a one-off BBC1 documentary exploring the physiological effects of stress as part of a season of mental health programming to play across the BBC this spring.
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NewsKate Phillips: 2017 is year of entertainment
NATPE: BBC entertainment controller Kate Phillips has hailed 2017 as “the year of entertainment” following the launch of Take That-themed format Let It Shine and ITV’s The Voice UK.
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NewsA+E to ramp up in-house production
NATPE: A+E Networks president and chief executive Nancy Dubuc kicked off the three-day event by addressing the “arms race” for high-end programming and the “complexity of pressure” on channel brands such as Lifetime and Crime + Investigation.
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NewsClementi reveals BBC chair plans
Incoming BBC chair Sir David Clementi has put independence, impartiality and accuracy at the top of the agenda for the corporation as he prepares to lead its new unitary board.
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News5Star ramps up originals
Dancing babies, kids who kill and men and women who refuse to go to the doctor are all set to appear on 5Star after the Channel 5 sister station ramped up its original commissioning strategy.
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NewsScottish indie Firecrest wins C4 backing
Channel 4 has dipped into its £20m Growth Fund to invest in Glasgow-based Firecrest Films, its first deal in news and current affairs.
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NewsC4's Jilly Pearce to head Objective USA
Channel 4 commissioner Jilly Pearce is leaving the broadcaster to head up Objective’s US division.
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NewsComedy Central pilots prank show
Comedy Central is piloting a prank show fronted by Facebook star Ben Phillips.
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NewsBBC & Ofcom clash over costs
The BBC and Ofcom have clashed over an estimated £9m bill to cover the regulation of the corporation.
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NewsTVF scores Discovery deals
Discovery has picked up a slate of programming from London-based distributor TVF International for its global channels, including ITV4 fishing format The Big Fish Off.
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NewsJohn le Carré returns to BBC1
BBC1 is hoping to repeat the success of The Night Manager after ordering an adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
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NewsiPlayer hits festive high
iPlayer viewing rose to its highest-ever level over Christmas – generating almost 70m views over the seven-day period.
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NewsBBC3 gets a brand refresh
BBC3 has rolled out a brand refresh - designed to help it reconnect with its online audience.
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NewsBBC wages war on fake news
BBC News is to pour more resource into its fact-checking service to combat the rise of fake news.
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NewsInsight greenlights UHD racing shows
Ultra HD channel Insight has ordered two extreme racing commissions from LSP.
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NewsSky cancels Michael Jackson comedy
Sky has pulled a half-hour comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after protests from the popstar’s daughter.
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NewsNetflix swoops for ITV's Investigator
ITV’s The Jinx-style series The Investigator: A British Crime Story has been picked up by Netflix.