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NewsCPL preps C4 social experiment
Channel 4 will unite a group of elderly care home residents with a group of four year olds as part of a six-week social experiment.
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NewsSteve November joins Lionsgate
Former ITV drama chief Steve November has resurfaced at Mad Men producer Lionsgate’s UK TV division.
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NewsShowtime eyes Catastrophe-style comedies
US cable network Showtime is looking for more auteur-driven comedies in the vein of Channel 4’s Catastrophe as it ramps up its slate of half-hour shows.
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NewsITN lands Easyjet access
ITN Productions has landed access to Easyjet and will follow trainee pilots as they take off for the first time in a three-part documentary series for ITV.
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NewsChannel 5 ups factual ambitions
Channel 5 is stepping up its factual commissioning slate with three ambitious documentary projects.
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NewsTiger strikes Gold with murder mystery
UKTV’s Gold is bolstering its slate of original scripted comedies with a two-part murder mystery from Crackanory indie Tiger Aspect Productions and Hebburn writer Jason Cook.
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News5 News unveils new-look studio after moving to ITN
5 News has become the latest major news provider to unveil a new on-screen look and studio set.
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NewsNetflix to offer downloads
Netflix is set to give subscribers the opportunity to download content to view offline for the first time – bringing it into line with streaming rivals Amazon and YouTube.
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NewsFYI to ramp up UK co-pro deals
US cable network FYI is to ramp up its slate of co-productions with British broadcasters as it searches for high-end lifestyle formats.
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NewsIndies scrutinise BBC Studios cuts
Indies have been examining BBC Studios’ large-scale redundancy plan to cut 314 staff across its factual and scripted divisions.
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NewsViacom unites global brands
Viacom is looking to bridge the “disconnect” between its US and international pay-TV brands after merging the divisions for the first time.
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NewsFleabag indie eyes new writers
Fleabag indie Two Brothers Pictures is to become a “creative incubator” for fledgling writers and has hired its first chief operating officer to help it follow up the success of the BBC3 comedy.
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NewsSky reveals first BAME figures
Sky is extending its diversity initiative to cover news and sport after revealing its performance for the first time since tough BAME targets were introduced in 2014.
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NewsBBC Studios unveils Auntie Prods
BBC Studios has dubbed Samantha Anstiss and Sam Bickley’s non-scripted division as Auntie Productions and unveiled two BBC2 commissions.
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NewsReal Marigold Hotel upgraded to BBC1
The Real Marigold Hotel is to be upgraded to BBC1 after Twofour secured a second series of the factual format.
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NewsInfographic: the Changing Face of the BBC
To mark the 80th anniverary of the world’s first regular hi-definition television service, GoCompare.com has created an interactive guide showing evolving viewing trends at the BBC.
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NewsMTV inks tattoo series
MTV International is exploring the world of tattoos after ordering a docu-reality format from Gobstopper TV.
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NewsDeputy editor to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor and director of newsgathering Tim Singleton is to leave the broadcaster after 24 years.
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NewsLa Plante exits Prime Suspect sequel
Lynda La Plante is understood to have walked away from ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel after disputes over casting and how the story should be told.
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NewsGrayson Perry returns to C4
Grayson Perry is to front a series of shorts for Channel 4 after Swan Films tied with the broadcaster’s in-house creative agency 4Creative.