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NewsSky Vision secures Name That Tune
Sky Vision has snagged the international rights to classic musical gameshow Name That Tune after striking a deal with rights holder Prestige Entertainment.
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NewsBBC slammed for casting white actor in London Spy
Actor and diversity champion Danny Lee Wynter has criticised the BBC for casting a white actor in a role originally advertised for a “non-Caucasian” on an upcoming BBC2 drama.
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NewsRona Fairhead begins work at BBC Trust
Rona Fairhead has formally begun work as the chairman of the BBC Trust, pledging to ensure that the corporation meets the “changing needs of its audiences”.
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NewsKids’ tax break moves closer
A tax break for live-action kids’ programming has received broad cross-party support and could form part of the chancellor’s autumn statement.
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NewsBBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online
BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.
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NewsFuture BBC kids’ boss must fight for funding
Joe Godwin’s successor as director of BBC Children’s must “stand up and shout” for the division during next year’s charter renewal negotiations, according to kids’ TV producers.
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NewsViacom pledges budget rise
Viacom has pledged to increase its total £300m UK programming budget and the proportion it spends on original commissions.
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NewsC4 orders raft of one-off docs
Channel 4 will investigate a naturist village in St Albans and prison weddings as part of a raft of one-off documentaries.
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NewsMackie and Haynes indie wins first order
Mainstreet Pictures, the indie established last year by former ITV drama chiefs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, has won its first commission: a cold-case police drama for ITV.
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NewsITV reveals digital strategy
ITV plans to supercharge ITV Player as a live-streaming proposition after a number of high-profile outages during major events, according to its online boss.
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NewsBBC1 orders final series of Wallander
BBC1 has green-lit the fourth and final series of the multi-Bafta winning crime drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.
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NewsDad's Army film cast revealed
Toby Jones and Blake Harrison are among the cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic BBC comedy series Dad’s Army. Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped ...
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NewsOpen newsroom day hosted by CDN
Broadcasters will open up their newsrooms to 500 budding journalists and news producers from under-represented backgrounds in an event organised by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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NewsLondon Live to cut volume of local repeats
London Live has been given the go-ahead by Ofcom to cut the volume of local programming repeats it must air by four hours per day.
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NewsMerman revives More 4 comedy
Sharon Horgan’s indie has resurrected More 4 comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret after picking up the rights from RDF.
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NewsViacom to launch Spike TV in UK
Viacom is to launch male-skewing US channel Spike TV, home to shows such as Bar Rescue, on Freeview.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders rape storyline
The BBC has defended a rape storyline in an episode of this week’s EastEnders after it received over 300 complaints from viewers.
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NewsEE readies set-top box
Mobile operator EE has launched a set-top box, offering access to the range of Freeview channels and a host of on-demand services.
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NewsAlaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.
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NewsITV prepares £13m legal battle against Mediaset
ITV is taking legal action to recover £13m (€17m) from Mediaset after the Spanish broadcaster aired its game show format The Alphabet Game for five years without any rights.