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  • Fuck That's Delicious
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    Viceland eyes acquisitions

    2016-11-17T07:08:00Z

    Vice is to start acquiring third-party content in the UK for the first time as it looks to bolster the programming line-up of fledgling linear channel Viceland.

  • Lucan
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    ITVS' Tall Story lands second order

    2016-11-17T07:06:00Z

    Tall Story Pictures, the ITV Studios label run by Francis Hopkinson, has scored its second commission since a rebrand “put some air” between it and the rest of ITV’s drama units.

  • Charlotte Moore
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    Moore on hunt for next big entertainment idea

    2016-11-17T07:05:00Z

    BBC director of content Charlotte Moore is stepping up her search for the next generation of entertainment formats after the broadcaster lost The Voice and The Great British Bake Off.

  • Adam Crozier
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    Analysts warn ITV faces tough times ahead

    2016-11-17T07:04:00Z

    The sharp drop in TV advertising at the tail end of 2017, which resulted in ITV projecting an annual 3% drop in ad revenue, is likely to continue into 2017, analysts have warned.

  • Bucket
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    BBC4 to show more emotion

    2016-11-17T07:03:00Z

    BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has revealed a corporation-wide drive to move away from the ‘Reithian mode’ of storytelling in favour of greater emotional engagement.

  • James Corden
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    ITV reveals entertainment plan

    2016-11-17T07:03:00Z

    ITV is hunting for entertainment formats with the potential to go viral as it seeks to change the tone of the channel with a raft of new weekday and Saturday teatime shows.

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    Zai Bennett named Sky supremo

    2016-11-17T07:01:00Z

    Sky has overhauled its content team, with Zai Bennett effectively taking over Stuart Murphy’s old role days after Phil Edgar-Jones replaced Celia Taylor as non-scripted boss.

  • Question Time
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    5 Live producer to edit Question Time

    2016-11-16T13:02:00Z

    Mentorn Scotland has appointed Liam Hanley as Question Time editor following Nicolai Gentchev’s promotion.

  • Bull
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    Fox acquires CBS legal drama

    2016-11-16T13:01:00Z

    Fox has acquired CBS legal drama Bull which follows the work of a consulting firm dedicated to criminal trials.

  • School Of Rock
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    CBBC orders School of Rock doc

    2016-11-16T10:19:00Z

    Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.

  • KSI
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    Kids spend more time online than watching TV

    2016-11-16T10:08:00Z

    Youngsters now spend more time online than in front of a TV set, according to an Ofcom study.

  • David Abraham
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    Abraham: clarity top of my Xmas list

    2016-11-16T10:00:00Z

    A decision about the future of Channel 4 is top of David Abraham’s “Christmas wish list”, as he claimed clarity was long overdue.

  • Fleabag
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    Fleabag creator scores US drama

    2016-11-16T09:13:00Z

    Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and fronting a spy drama for US network BBC America.

  • Peep Show
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    Mitchell and Webb return to C4

    2016-11-15T17:30:00Z

    Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.

  • Rich Kids
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    All 4 commissioning strands unveiled

    2016-11-15T17:30:00Z

    New Romantics, Rich Kids, Ballsy and Freaks & Uniques are among the thematic strands which will form the basis of All 4’s commissioning and acquisitions strategy.

  • England Women
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    C4 scores Women’s Euro 2017 rights

    2016-11-15T17:30:00Z

    Channel 4 will air the clash between England and Scotland in primetime on its main channel next year after securing rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro tournament.

  • Superhumans
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    C4 preps interactive ads for connected TVs

    2016-11-15T17:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is to roll-out an interactive advert format on connected TVs and giveaway £1m of airtime to increase diversity in advertising.

  • Top Gear
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    Whisper hires Top Gear director

    2016-11-15T13:21:00Z

    Channel 4-backed indie Whisper Films is expanding beyond sports after appointing former Top Gear director Jim Wiseman to launch a factual entertainment division.

  • CDN commissioners
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    CDN commissioners scheme backed by broadcasters

    2016-11-15T12:47:00Z

    The BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Channel 5 have joined forces for the second time to support a scheme designed to boost the diversity of their commissioning teams.

  • Claudia Lewis
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    Claudia Lewis returns to the BBC

    2016-11-15T10:19:00Z

    Four Rooms producer Claudia Lewis has returned to the BBC to boost its in-house science division.