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NewsThe Incredible Mr Goodwin blows up internationally
The Incredible Mr Goodwin will take his elaborate stunts around the world after BBC Worldwide closed a raft of international sales.
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NewsKeys and Gray ditch weekday TalkSport show
Richard Keys and Andy Gray are to end their mid-morning TalkSport show to return to television more than two years after the sexism scandal that forced them out of Sky.
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NewsMr Selfridge sells to 99 territories
ITV’s hit period drama Mr Selfridge has been sold to 99 territories after the broadcaster’s international sales arm closed deal in Africa, Italy and the Netherlands.
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NewsRobson Green returns to northern roots for ITV
Robson Green is to front two factual series from Shiver and Silver River for ITV that will draw on the actor’s northern roots.
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NewsSky dismisses Xbox reports
Sky has dismissed reports that it is to use the forthcoming Microsoft Xbox One games console as a set-top box platform.
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NewsC4 orders raft of arts commissions
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of new arts series including a Swan Lake-themed ballet series from Rare Day.
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NewsUnions to ballot members over BBC pay offer
The BBC is braced for further strike action over its pay and redundancy terms - but has reached a compromise with unions over job cuts and working conditions linked to Delivering Quality First.
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NewsC5's Under The Dome heads to Lovefilm
UK streaming service Lovefilm will offer subscribers Stephen King’s mystery series Under The Dome after coming on board the CBS Studios produced series.
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NewsAlison Sharman heads to Australia
Former ITV exec Alison Sharman is moving to Australia after she was appointed as head of commissioning for public broadcaster SBS.
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NewsJudgement Day looms for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to produce a daytime series aiming to help country pubs, restaurants and hotels that have suffered from negative online reviews from customers.
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NewsDigital UK hires chief exec
Former Channel 4 and Ofcom director of strategy Jonathan Thompson has been hired as chief executive of Digital UK to lead developments on the Freeview platform.
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NewsZodiak takes Compare Your Life global
Zodiak Rights has acquired the international rights to forthcoming Channel 4 factual entertainment format Compare Your Life.
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NewsBBC3's Call Centre jams Twitter
BBC3’s The Call Centre was the most-tweeted about show on TV on Tuesday, generating more than 25,000 messages from its audience of 1m.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsVirgin Media targets youth with YouTube channel
Virgin Media will launch a YouTube channel later this month to target younger audiences and potential subscribers.
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NewsVictory expands factual output with two orders
Victory Television is growing its factual division with a BBC1 single about a woman with a rare speech disorder and another Clarke Carlisle football documentary for BBC3.
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NewsBBC4 controller role faces axe
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is seriously considering not directly replacing BBC4 controller Richard Klein as part of a wider strategic plan for the channel.
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NewsUKTV draws up a US wishlist
UKTV is finalising its acquisition plans following a series of meetings at the LA Screenings, as it continues to ramp up the amount of US drama it buys.
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NewsBBC2 revives Modern Times
BBC2 is resuscitating contemporary British documentary strand Modern Times after more than a decade and has commissioned a raft of series, including exclusive access to value retailer Iceland.