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NewsHorrible Histories to live on with one-off specials
Horrible Histories is set to live on in themed specials after the fifth and final series finishes this summer.
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NewsBBC turns its back on 3D
The BBC is to turn its back on 3D content after revealing it believes there is not sufficient viewer demand for the technology.
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NewsBBC1 acquires Aussie daytime drama
BBC1 has acquired Australian crime drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries for its daytime schedule.
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NewsCITV wishlist revealed
Live-action comedy and factual entertainment are top of CITV’s wishlist.
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NewsOlympic opening ceremony scribe slams reality TV
Olympics opening ceremony writer Frank Cottrell Boyce has delivered a broadside against reality TV as part of an impassioned speech celebrating the power of storytelling.
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NewsA League of Their Own sprints to Australia
CPL Productions is set to consult on an Australian version of its hit Sky 1 format A League of Their Own.
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NewsITV threatens to sue C4 over Dispatches sting
ITV has threatened Channel 4 with legal action if it broadcasts a Dispatches documentary purporting to feature Coronation Street stars accepting and promoting bogus products.
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News‘Respect is a two-way street’
Former BBC executive Tom Archer’s criticisms of commissioning last week sparked much debate among our readers. Danny Cohen and Delissa Needham have their say
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NewsITV orders October trauma doc
ITV will become the latest broadcaster to delve into the world of a medical emergency unit with a series from October Films.
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NewsCohen hints at BBC4 future
Danny Cohen has revealed that the genre mix for BBC4 is still up for grabs and has pledged to supercharge development within inhouse production.
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NewsFrow: ‘no formats, no twists, no nonsense’
Director of programmes Ben Frow is to radically overhaul the Channel 5 schedule, shifting acquisitions to 10pm and playing new kinds of original commissions at 8pm and 9pm.
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Murphy seeks Sky’s Miranda
Sky is searching for celeb-driven sitcoms and reality entertainment formats as it enters the second phase of its original commissioning push.The pay-TV broadcaster has also reshaped how its commissioning process works, giving more control to individual commissioners, with channel bosses focusing more on overall strategy.Speaking at Broadcast’s Commissioning & Funding ...
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Fincham: ITV wants more evergreen formats
ITV would consider resurrecting more evergreen formats following the successful return of Saturday Night Takeaway and Catch Phrase.
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NewsLifetime reveals UK launch
Female-skewing US channel Lifetime is to launch in the UK this autumn and has ordered its first origination: a factual entertainment format called The Proposers.
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NewsBBC puts spotlight on payoff processes
The role of the BBC’s non-executive remuneration committee is set to come under scrutiny as the corporation bids to clamp down on senior management payoffs.
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NewsDawn O'Porter to reinvent vintage fashion for C4
RDF Television West is to produce a vintage-fashion makeover show for Channel 4 fronted by Super Slim Me presenter Dawn O’Porter.
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NewsCrozier: brands will drive ITV second-screen push
Chief executive Adam Crozier expects ITV’s push into second screen content to be helped by demand from brands.
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NewsITV looks to make another Splash!
ITV is hunting for international entertainment formats to sit alongside its locally originated series as it seeks long-term replacements for shows such as Dancing On Ice and The X Factor.
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NewsITV2 wins Channel of the Year
ITV2 was crowned Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards as its breakthrough comedy Plebs also picked up a top award.
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NewsBBC must air more extreme views
The BBC must consider reporting more “contentious” opinion and broaden its diversity of voices beyond politicians, according to a review into the corporation’s impartiality.