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  • Raised by Wolves
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    Channel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves

    2016-08-09T12:58:00Z

    Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.

  • Shazam
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    Fox tunes up Shazam gameshow

    2016-08-09T12:49:00Z

    Music discovery app Shazam is being turned into a television series by Survivor creator Mark Burnett and Don’t Forget The Lyrics creator Jeff Apploff.

  • Formula E
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    ITV's Formula E coverage stalls

    2016-08-09T12:42:00Z

    ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.

  • Escape From Isis
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    ITN & Sky shortlisted for Int Emmy

    2016-08-09T12:33:00Z

    ITN Productions’ documentary Escape From Isis has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, alongside Sky News coverage of the refugee crisis.

  • The Voice
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    ITV scraps The Voice spin-off

    2016-08-09T10:12:00Z

    Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.

  • Viceland
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    Vice unveils debut linear slate

    2016-08-09T10:03:00Z

    Vice is to explore hedonism on the frontline of the Greek refugee crisis and tackle racist extremists through the lens of comedy as part of the debut slate of shows for its linear channel.

  • Dr Tamal Ray
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    Bake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot

    2016-08-08T13:04:00Z

    Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.

  • Ellen
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    C4 drama showcases new female talent

    2016-08-08T12:39:00Z

    Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.

  • BT-Sport-1_first-football
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    Ofcom scraps Premier League investigation

    2016-08-08T12:32:00Z

    The Premier League is to increase the number of matches that broadcasters can screen live – drawing a line under a two-year Ofcom investigation.

  • wildscreen
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    Broadcast ties with Wildscreen

    2016-08-08T12:08:00Z

    Broadcast will produce a special issue for the Wildscreen festival in October highlighting the latest trends and emerging technology in the natural history genre.

  • David Brindley
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    C4 plans ‘refresh’ of long-running docs

    2016-08-05T12:28:00Z

    Channel 4 is hunting warm and ‘life-affirming’ scalable documentary series to help refresh its slate of returning shows in the 9pm slot.

  • The Get Down
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    The Box strikes Netflix rap deal

    2016-08-05T12:22:00Z

    Netflix has struck a partnership with music TV channel The Box for a short-form series promoting the subscription giant’s forthcoming hip hop drama.

  • 360 Boxing
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    In Brief: Fifteen To One; BBC Sport 360

    2016-08-05T10:34:00Z

    Remedy has secured another 100-episodes of Channel 4 gameshow Fifteen To One as BBC Sport takes the wraps off its 360 video app

  • Crimewatch
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    Crimewatch rebooted as weekly format

    2016-08-05T10:29:00Z

    Crimewatch is to air weekly for the first time in its 32-year history as it undergoes a major refresh which includes live segments filmed from a mobile incident studio.

  • Amy Flanagan
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    C4 appoints deputy head of factual

    2016-08-05T09:55:00Z

    The Murder Detectives commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of factual at Channel 4.

  • Plebs
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    ITV reveals scripted comedy plans

    2016-08-04T12:41:00Z

    ITV head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey has offered a glimpse of the channel’s “new dawn” - pinning sitcoms and cost-effective mid-week entertainment shows to the top of his wish list.

  • Billions
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    Sky Q bolsters on-demand viewing

    2016-08-04T07:13:00Z

    Sky has revealed a surge in the amount of video-on-demand programming consumed via its next-generation set-top box – opening up the long-tail of shows in its catalogue.

  • f1
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    Whisper: sport needs entertainment vibe

    2016-08-04T07:06:00Z

    Whisper Films is looking to inject entertainment beats into coverage of high-profi le sporting events after claiming it has broken into the “closed shop” of sports producers.

  • Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge
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    Sky Arts eyes off the wall ideas

    2016-08-04T07:05:00Z

    Phil Edgar-Jones is hunting “off the wall ideas” after extending Sky Arts’ annual £1m Amplify project into 2017, and is eyeing up the channel’s first virtual reality project.

  • House Of Cards
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    Ofcom: Netflix dominates Amazon and Now TV

    2016-08-04T07:04:00Z

    Netflix was watched by nearly a quarter of the British viewing public between February and April 2016 as it stormed ahead of Amazon Prime Videos, its nearest SVoD rival, according to the latest Ofcom data.