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NewsJames May returns with live car show
James May has landed his first BBC commission following the ‘fracas’ scandal which engulfed Top Gear.
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NewsWelsh indies demand S4C safeguards
Welsh indie trade body TAC has called for a series of funding measures to safeguard the future of S4C.
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NewsITV pilots fixed-rig daytime format
Educating… indie Twofour is primed to take the fixed-rig format into daytime after piloting a cookery show for ITV.
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NewsAngela Jain: ITV2 benefits from BBC3 move
BBC3’s proposed move online has driven on and off- screen talent “to the door” of ITV2 according to its commissioner Angela Jain.
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NewsC5 orders Celebs on Benefits
Former stars including Bruce Jones, who played Coronation Street’s Les Battersby, are to be profiled in forthcoming Channel 5 documentary Celebs on Benefits: Fame to Claim.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsPeter Fincham: ITV not a citadel
Peter Fincham has dismissed allegations that ITV is becoming a “citadel” in which commissioning decisions favour its growing in-house production empire.
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NewsChris Evans urges fans to apply for Top Gear job
Chris Evans has urged listeners of his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to apply to work on the next series of Top Gear - but warned there was “no guarantee” that a member of the public would land a job.
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NewsFormer C4 disability exec Alison Walsh joins BBC
The BBC has handed Shell diversity boss Tunde Ogungbesan and former Channel 4 disability executive Alison Walsh lead roles in its diversity and inclusion team.
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NewsBBC tests brain-controlled iPlayer
The BBC has developed an internal iPlayer prototype which can be controlled by viewers’ brainwaves.
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NewsConservative MP calls on BBC to embrace change
Conservative MP and former BBC reporter Julian Knight has argued that the corporation must use charter renewal as an opportunity to fundamentally re-examine itself.
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NewsBBC Children’s to host 2017 World Summit
BBC Children’s is to host 2017’s 8th World Summit on Media for Children in Manchester.
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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsMPs issue BBC rallying call
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has called for a strong public campaign of support for the BBC because the broadcaster’s record on self-defence suggests it has a “death wish”.
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NewsTony Hall: bring on the BBC debate
Tony Hall has warned the government not to “screw around” with the UK’s broadcasting ecology in an interview setting out the BBC’s stall ahead of charter renewal.
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NewsTV stars: keep the BBC strong
Some of the biggest stars in UK television have signed up to Broadcast’s campaign of qualified support for the BBC.
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NewsBBC Scotland news boss joins charter renewal team
BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs John Boothman will oversee Scottish charter renewal negotiations after issuing an apology for making abusive comments about a camerawoman.
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NewsBelieve eyes ITV co-pros
Believe Entertainment Group, ITV’s first digital investment, has revealed plans to co-produce content with other ITV-owned businesses and launch a UK division.
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NewsBBC2 orders RAF display doc
BBC2 has ordered an documentary series about the RAF’s special display teams from Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble indie Archie Productions.