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NewsBorgias creator looks to wrap it up with TV movie
The Borgias, Showtime’s period drama that airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, could conclude with a two-hour movie following its third season, according to creator Neil Jordan.
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NewsChristie’s opens doors to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered an access-all areas documentary series about famous London auction house Christie’s, following the success of Inside Claridge’s.
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NewsTLC gears up for UK launch
Discovery-owned lifestyle channel TLC is searching for the British Honey Boo Boo and is in talks to acquire big-ticket scripted content ahead of its long-awaited UK launch at the end of April.
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NewsBBC enters new era with iPlayer-first content
The BBC has marked the start of a new strand in its content distribution strategy after setting out plans to premiere a Peter Kay comedy and BBC3 drama shorts on iPlayer.
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NewsApple ditches C4 Education’s Sweatshop app
Apple has removed the Channel 4 Education-funded mobile game Sweatshop from its App Store after claiming it was “uncomfortable” with the game’s themes.
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NewsDG set for a low-key start
Lord Hall wants to hit the ground running when he takes up the role of BBC director general next week, and will focus on getting an operational grip on the corporation, rather than starting with a fanfare.
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NewsE4 orders drama from The Fades writer
Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.
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NewsUKTV boosts budget to £100m
UKTV is boosting its 2013 programming spend to £100m and has reinforced its commissioning team to cope with the extra demand for original shows.
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NewsNetflix orders series from The Matrix creators
Netflix has commissioned a sci-fi drama from The Matrix creators Andy and Lana Wachowski and Babylon5 creator Joe Michael Straczynski.
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NewsBBC handling of harassment complaints ‘not good enough’
The BBC has admitted that its handling of harassment complaints made by one of its journalists, who is thought to have killed himself last year, was “not good enough”.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery orders Waco doc
Investigation Discovery will mark the 20th anniversary of the Waco Siege, the stand-off between the FBI and a cult, with a one-off documentary.
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NewsChristine Bleakley heads to James Grant
ITV talent Christine Bleakley has left her management agency Avalon to be represented by James Grant.
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NewsDiscovery sets launch date for TLC
Discovery-owned entertainment channel TLC is to make its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland at the end of April, as first reported by Broadcast last month.
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NewsFreeview hits 11m homes milestone
Freeview is being used as the primary TV service in 11m homes, its highest ever figure, further to the completion of digital switchover.
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NewsBroadcast Fives 2013 tournament
Get involved with the annual Broadcast fives tournament and help raise over £100,000 for the Vision Charity.
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NewsVice strikes first 4Music series deal
4Music is planning to kick off a late night strand following its acquisition of a “sex, drugs and rock & roll” series from multiplatform publisher Vice.
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NewsNetflix acquires Justin Time animation
Netflix UK and Ireland has acquired two series of Canadian preschool series Justin Time as it ramps up its kids content offering.
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NewsComedy Central bolsters programming team
Comedy Central is to expand its UK programming team following the promotion of Chris Collie to vice president of programming.
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NewsThe Syndicate writer slams iPlayer premieres
Kay Mellor, the writer of BBC1’s The Syndicate, has claimed that she “wouldn’t be happy” if her work was made available online before airing on television.
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NewsShiver swoops for Exposure editor
ITV Studios factual arm Shiver has hired Mike Blair, the current affairs editor who oversaw the Jimmy Savile Exposure film, as an executive producer.