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Kids producers prepare for Brexit
A panel of children’s TV executives have pointed to the resilience of the sector in the face of the threat to growth from Brexit.
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C4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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Top Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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Channel 4 to replenish Growth Fund
Channel 4’s Growth Fund is primed to be extended beyond its initial £20m investment pot and is expected to deliver its first return within 12 months.
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Purnell explains BBC Children's move
BBC Children’s new home as part of the strategy and education department will enable the corporation to learn from the “frontline” of changing audience behaviours, according to James Purnell.
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Sky plans Duck Quacks for kids
Sky 1 shows Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and Big Cats are to be remade for youngsters as the broadcaster continues to push into children’s content.
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Waheed Alli: contestable funding is a BBC time bomb
Labour peer Waheed Alli has warned that the proposed £60m contestable funding pot for children’s TV is a “ticking time bomb” for the BBC licence fee.
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Drama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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ITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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C5 political doc tails Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah
The working lives of MPs Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah are to be laid bare in a one-off Channel 5 documentary.
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ITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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James Purnell takes centre stage in BBC reorganisation
BBC director general Tony Hall has unveiled his long-awaited management reshuffle, anointing Charlotte Moore as director of content and expanding James Purnell’s role to cover education.
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Goodnight Sweetheart revived by BBC1
BBC1 is travelling back in time to revive 90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart as part of its classic sitcom season.
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C4 puts a stop to Benefits Street
Love Productions’ controversial factual format Benefits Street will not return to Channel 4.
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ITV raises writers' rates
ITV writers are set to receive a pay rise after the broadcaster agreed to raise its minimum writers’ rates by 1.75%.
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ITV returns to Sugar Free Farm
Liberty Bell’s healthy-eating format Sugar Free Farm is to return for an extended second outing on ITV.
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BBC World News to stage 24-hour walkout
BBC World News staff are planning a 24-hour strike on Thursday 7 July over rota changes which will require them to work significantly more hours.
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Twofour secures third Tom Daley doc
ITV has commissioned a documentary exploring the life of Olympic diver Tom Daley from Twofour.
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Chris Evans quits Top Gear
Top Gear has lost its top talent for the second time in 18 months after Chris Evans stepped down from the show.
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Stop, Search, Seize returns to Sky
Sky 1 has handed border-patrol documentary series Stop, Search, Seize a second series.