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    Investment firm KKR eyeing eOne bid

    2016-08-15T10:10:00Z

    ITV could face competition to acquire Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One (eOne) with private equity firm KKR reportedly weighing up a bid.

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    Blankety Blank to return to ITV

    2016-08-15T10:06:00Z

    ITV is continuing its revival of vintage gameshows by recommissioning retro format Blankety Blank, according to reports.

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    H2 climbs aboard Combat Ships

    2016-08-12T12:10:00Z

    The Bismarks, Dreadnoughts and the first armoured warships are set to feature in Combat Ships, a Woodcut Media-produced documentary series for H2.

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    Caitlin Moran slams lack of working class comedies

    2016-08-12T10:29:00Z

    Caitlin Moran has branded the lack of female working class British comedies “shameful” after Channel 4 cancelled her Raised By Wolves sitcom.  

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    C4 checks out BDO Darts deal

    2016-08-12T10:12:00Z

    Channel 4 has landed the terrestrial rights to the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament last December.

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    ITV expected to bid again for eOne

    2016-08-12T09:27:00Z

    ITV is expected to up its offer to buy Peppa Pig proprietor Entertainment One (eOne) after its initial £1bn offer was rejected, according to analysts.

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    C4 and Sky back David Frank start-up

    2016-08-11T15:35:00Z

    David Frank’s online distribution platform TRX has become the first non-content company to be backed by Channel 4’s Growth Fund.

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    Freesat launches real-time measurement

    2016-08-11T13:12:00Z

    Broadcasters will have the ability to monitor how their programmes are rating in real-time after Freesat launched a Barb-like measurement system.

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    BBC expands New on Two strand

    2016-08-11T12:43:00Z

    BBC2 has added three sitcoms to its New On Two strand as part of the channel’s forthcoming comedy season.

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    ITV gets filthy with gameshow special

    2016-08-11T12:20:00Z

    ITV has commissioned a summer special gameshow in which contestants must stay clean to win cash.

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    BBC2 to revisit Versailles

    2016-08-11T12:09:00Z

    BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.

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    Indie chiefs welcome ITV comedy plans

    2016-08-11T07:05:00Z

    ITV’s plans to bolster scripted comedy across its schedules have been lauded by leading comedy producers, but the broadcaster must adapt to ensure it doesn’t fall into another “cycle of failure”, they warned.

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    Vice gears up for UK launch

    2016-08-11T07:04:00Z

    Vice is to produce around 60 hours of original content for its linear channel by the end of the year after unveiling its initial slate of UK shows.

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    BBC and C4 seek fresh directors

    2016-08-11T07:03:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 have stepped up their efforts to find a broader range of voices among the next generation of TV directors through two new schemes.

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    BBC Worldwide expands indie empire

    2016-08-11T07:01:00Z

    BBC Worldwide’s indie investment push has gathered pace with the acquisition of a stake in 72 Films, the indie established by Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and ex-Dragonfly managing director Mark Raphael.

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    Discovery creates international branding role

    2016-08-10T12:46:00Z

    Discovery International has promoted Paul Welling to a newly-created role focused on the network’s brands and events.

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    Talkback prepares Roald Dahl centenary film

    2016-08-10T12:36:00Z

    Channel 4 will celebrate the work of Roald Dahl in a 90-minute film marking the centenary of the writer’s birth.

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    BBC must improve statistics reporting

    2016-08-10T12:27:00Z

    The BBC has pledged to improve its reporting of statistics after an “unflinching” year-long review found inconsistencies in reaching the standard expected by audiences.

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    eOne rejects ITV takeover bid

    2016-08-10T09:57:00Z

    The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One has rejected a £1bn takeover bid from ITV.

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    Plum abandons C4 property commission

    2016-08-09T16:36:00Z

    Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.