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NewsC4 expands nations and regions team
Channel 4 has underlined its commitment to nations and regions commissioning by creating a dedicated role.
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NewsC4 finds faith with George Michael doc
The formative years of George Michael’s life will be documented in a 90-minute film for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC to disclose presenter salaries over £150,000
The BBC will be forced to publish salaries for talent paid more than £150,000 under the terms of its new royal charter, a draft of which is being published later this morning.
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NewsChina opens up for UK drama
China is an increasingly important home for high-end British drama, with fierce competition between digital platforms for shows and a burgeoning interest in UK talent driving the market.
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NewsBBC’s R&D unit rustles up cook-along prototype
The BBC’s future-gazing research and development division (BBC R&D) has developed a real-time, interactive prototype to help audiences cook recipes at their own pace.
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NewsITV targets flagship shows for live visitor experiences
ITV is investigating which of its biggest TV brands can be turned into live visitor experiences and tours following the launch of Emmerdale and Coronation Street attractions.
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NewsDom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans
Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal – the label that will produce Channel 4’s Trigger Happy reboot.
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NewsA+E blazes into free-to-air
Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.
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NewsInside the battle for Bake Off
Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsIndies cold on C4 relocation
Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.
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NewsHow C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal
Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.
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NewsITV to strip Late Late Show-style format
ITV is making a multi-million pound move into late-night comedy with a stripped show that it hopes can replicate the success of The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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NewsTony Robinson walks across England for C5
Tony Robinson is to walk across England from west to east coast for a Channel 5 series.
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NewsIn brief: Lemonade Money; Pact China; The Archers
Lemonade Money has won a competitive pitch to produce the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards for iPlayer, as Pact plans to embed 10 Chinese broadcasting execs with UK indies.
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NewsJohn Cleese: TV execs have no idea
TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.
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NewsDrone racing takes off on Sky
Drone racing is to air on Sky Sports after the broadcaster invested £760,000 in an elite league.
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NewsRona Fairhead to step down
Rona Fairhead will not lead the BBC’s forthcoming unitary board after prime minister Theresa May requested that she reapply for the job.
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NewsMel & Sue to leave Bake Off
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off when the show moves to Channel 4 next year.
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NewsShane Allen backs female talent
BBC head of comedy commissioning Shane Allen has highlighted the importance of backing female talent in the wake of the loss of Victoria Wood and Caroline Aherne.
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NewsBBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028
The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.