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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries and stand-up comedy specials as part of its original programming drive.
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NewsJonathan Ross Show returns in 2014
Jonathan Ross will present another two series of his ITV chat show after extending his deal with the commercial broadcaster by a year.
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NewsNanny Mewes parachutes into C4
Professional nanny Kathryn Mewes is to front a Liberty Bell series for Channel 4 which will help parents struggling with difficult children.
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NewsMea Maxima Culpa doc shipped by Content
Alex Gibney’s doc Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, which aired on BBC4 earlier this year, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by Content Media.
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NewsTV comic Mel Smith dies aged 60
Mel Smith, the comedian and producer behind some of Britain’s best comedy, died on Friday at the age of 60.
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NewsC4 shelves Bad Sugar
Channel 4 has shelved plans for a full series of spoof telenovela Bad Sugar due to clashing projects between the cast and crew.
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NewsMasters of Sex picked up by C4
Channel 4 has acquired edgy cable drama Masters of Sex, which stars Michael Sheen.
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NewsLove examines female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation survivor Leyla Hussein is to feature in a Love Productions documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsNUJ rejects improved BBC offer
The NUJ has rejected the BBC’s revised pay offer after its members’ views were “coloured” by the corporation’s recent exec pay-offs and failed DMI project.
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NewsSky Living lands The Blacklist
Sky has acquired US drama The Blacklist, marking one of the most significant sales since the LA Screenings - and is to air the Sony Pictures series on Sky Living.
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NewsC4 acquires The Taste
Channel 4 has ordered a remake of Red Arrow’s Nigella Lawson-fronted international cooking format The Taste.
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NewsJamie Theakston uncovers conspiracy theories for Yesterday
Jamie Theakston is to investigate conspiracy theories and wartime secrets for Yesterday after the UKTV-owned channel partnered with Like A Shot Entertainment.
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NewsMiller writes to BBC over sexist sports coverage
Culture secretary Maria Miller has written a sharply worded letter to Tony Hall asking if the BBC plans to take action over John Inverdale’s comments about Wimbledon women’s champion Marion Bartoli.
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NewsPatten: talent exodus on the horizon for BBC
Lord Patten has warned that the BBC’s ongoing drive to reduce costs will ultimately lead to the corporation losing talented staff and on-screen presenters.
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NewsBBC2 bears brunt of DQF cuts
The BBC slashed the amount it spent on content for BBC2 by £11.8m in the last financial year, as part of the Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsITV returns to Wall to Wall for human interest formats
ITV is hoping to build on returning factual brand Long Lost Family with two new human-interest shows from Wall to Wall Television.
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NewsBroadcast and Edinburgh TV Festival team up for commissioning survey
Broadcast has teamed up with the Edinburgh International TV Festival to launch a major health check on the state of commissioning in British television.
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NewsHall calls for the consultants
BBC director general Tony Hall has drafted in consultants from McKinsey & Company to help radically simplify the corporation and refocus its culture on creativity.
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NewsQ&A Clive Edwards, BBC
Commissioner for UK current affairs, BBC reveals his commissioning wishlist
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NewsCensus reveals BAME drain
The UK’s biggest broadcasters have launched a project to address the dramatic decline in the number of black, Asian and ethnic minority staff working in the industry.