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NewsSky Arts shoots David Bailey doc
Sky Arts is to offer a behind the scenes look at David Bailey’s forthcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
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NewsRadio 4 comedy Party gets TV pilot
Radio 4 political comedy Party, written by and starring Plebs co-creator Tom Basden, is to be piloted for a BBC television series.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsDiscovery orders Blink nature series
Discovery has commissioned a four part natural history series from Blink Films about relationships struck up between humans and animals.
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NewsBBC nets three-year Davis Cup deal
The BBC has signed a three-year deal to broadcast all of Great Britain’s Davis Cup World Group matches.
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NewsTalkTalk strikes Sony carriage deal
TalkTalk TV subscribers will be able to watch series including Community and Hot In Cleveland after the telco struck a carriage deal with the Sony Entertainment Television channel.
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.
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NewsDigital UK: Free-to-air TV worth £80bn
Free-to-air TV is worth £80bn to the UK over a ten year period, generating 15,000 jobs, and delivering more value than mobile broadband, according to a Digital UK report.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsE4 orders fantasy pilot Alt
E4 is piloting a fantasy drama from Being Human writer Jamie Matheison, produced by Mammoth Screen.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.
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NewsTributes paid to BBC presenter Komla Dumor
Tributes have been paid to Komla Dumor, the BBC World News who died suddenly on Friday evening at the age of 41.
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NewsBBC ‘turned blind eye’ to Savile abuse
The BBC is to be accused of turning a blind eye to the sexual assault of up to 1,000 children on its premises, according to a report.
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NewsDrama indies join clamour for BBC quota change
Two of the UK’s highest-profile drama producers have called for changes to the BBC’s commissioning quotas.
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NewsMr Selfridge gets iTunes premiere
The second run of ITV period drama Mr Selfridge will be available to download on iTunes three days ahead of its TV debut.
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NewsSex Box to re-open in the US
Controversial Channel 4 format Sex Box is set to be remade in the US after show producers Clearstory struck a deal with Relativity Media.
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NewsCreative Industries Council kick off UK campaign
The Creative Industries Council is to promote TV, film and other creative industries via a website which showcases and coordinates activity across the sector.