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NewsTeamRock wins rights to repeat Radio 1 show
National DAB radio station TeamRock has signed a landmark agreement with the BBC to repeat a Radio 1 broadcast first aired 20 years ago.
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NewsLorraine Pascale fronts fostering doc for BBC2
TV chef Lorraine Pascale is to front a BBC2 film about foster care in the UK.
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NewsMiranda lined up for BBC adaptation
Miranda Hart is being lined up to star in a BBC comedy series written by novelist Kathy Lette.
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NewsSky & NFTS partner for digital content course
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with Sky to deliver a year-long diploma course focussed on digital content and formats.
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NewsTLC orders pregnant-at-50 doc
TLC has ordered a single doc from Talent TV South about a Shameless actress who has become pregnant aged 50.
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NewsSTV develops Erin Kelly novel
STV Productions is developing a second Erin Kelly novel following the success of ITV’s The Poison Tree.
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NewsStoryville orders Daisy Asquith doc
BBC4 doc strand Storyville and the Irish Film Board (IFB) have ordered a documentary from Crazy About One Direction-director Daisy Asquith.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsC4 adds twist to Come Dine with Me
Channel 4 is to bring a fresh twist to its long-running cookery format Come Dine with Me by making couples compete for cash.
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NewsLord Nelson life dramatised by BBC2
The letters of Lord Horatio Nelson are to be turned into a drama doc for BBC2 by Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsBBC2 buys Coast Australia
The Coast format is to come full circle after the Australian version of the factual series was picked up by BBC2.
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NewsDaybreak recruits new editor
Neil Thompson, an ITV commissioner for factual, documentaries and daytime, has become the permanent editor of Daybreak.
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NewsLady Gaga X Factor show cleared
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on The X Factor in October will not be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsMPs attack BBC ‘culture of cronyism’
The BBC has risked its reputation by allowing a culture of “cronyism” to develop over senior management payoffs, according to an influential group of MPs.
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NewsUKTV dishes up Porridge special
UKTV is marking the 40th anniversary of British comedy Porridge with a three-part documentary series.
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NewsBBC: Comedy panel shows should include women
The BBC has told producers there is “no excuse” for not having women on comedy panel shows as it looks to hit new gender representation objectives set by the BBC Trust.
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NewsC4 opens Paralympic tender process
Channel 4 has opened the tender process for the contract to produce the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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NewsZig Zag options Japanese gameshow
Zig Zag has optioned Japanese physical gameshow Ultimate Brain from Eccho Rights as the indie continues to look east for format ideas.
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NewsBBC Trust brings in finance expert
Former Prudential UK and Lloyds of London chief executive Nicholas Prettejohn is to join the BBC Trust.
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NewsDisney Jr orders toilet-training series
Disney Junior has commissioned an animated toilet-training series for its European network of channels from indie ArthurCox.