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NewsAll 4 ramps up originations
Channel 4 is shaking up its All 4 commissioning strategy with a major budget increase and three new hires as it turns the service into a broader OTT video platform.
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NewsSky & Amazon strike warrior drama deal
Sky has partnered with Amazon for the first time on ten-part epic period drama, Britannia.
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NewsChannel 4 orders real-life Hunted
True Vision will follow Thames Valley Police’s attempts to capture murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers in a real-life Hunted for Channel 4.
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NewsIn brief: Ofcom; Studio Lambert; Objective
Ofcom has hired a former 10 O’Clock News editor as it prepares to regulate the BBC, while there are recommissions for Studio Lambert and Objective
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NewsCopa90 & Vice board Sky Q
Comedy Central, Copa90 and Vice are among the new online video providers to be made available via Sky’s next-generation TV service.
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NewsLiberty in multi-million pound UK drama move
Liberty Global is making a major multi-million pound move into original UK commissioning after ordering four drama series from All3Media.
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NewsITV orders TXTV crime drama
ITV has ordered a four-part crime drama from Torn and The Reckoning producer TXTV.
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NewsJonathan Creek returns to BBC1
BBC Studios’ quirky crime drama Jonathan Creek is to return to BBC1 for a 90-minute one-off after more than two years off-air.
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NewsMPs back Scottish Six news show
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has called for the BBC to press ahead with plans for a Scottish Six O’clock news programme.
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NewsiPlayer loophole to close next month
iPlayer viewers will need to pay the TV licence fee to access the service from 1 September as the BBC finally closes the digital loophole.
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NewsBBC urged to share star pay over £143k
The BBC should disclose pay for all talent earning over £143,462 per year, according to recommendations from the Culture, Media and Sport select committee (CMSC).
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NewsBBC develops Reeves and Mortimer sketch show
Vic Reeves is developing a sketch show with BBC controller of comedy commissioning Shane Allen inspired by early 90s comedy stage show Vic Reeves Big Night Out.
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NewsRaw explores one-punch deaths for C4
Raw TV is to explore the phenomenon of deaths caused by a single punch in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsUKTV hits ad share high
UKTV’s share of the television advertising market has continued to grow – hitting an all-time high in the first six months of the year.
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NewsElectric Ray explores parenting for C4
Electric Ray is to take a light-hearted look at the reality of parenting for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts popular factual chief
BBC Studios is launching a popular factual division and is hunting for a creative exec to run the unit as it searches for the next generation of shows such as Crimewatch.
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NewsFox eyes original UK drama
UK pay-TV channel Fox is set to kick off a hunt for a British drama to match The Walking Dead after hiring Keshet exec Sara Johnson as its scripted drama chief.
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NewsNo charges for Chris Evans over sexual assault claims
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that it will not be pursuing further action in relation to historical sexual assault claims made against former Top Gear presenter Chris Evans.
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NewsC4: Blaps tackles 'closed shop' of scripted comedy
Taking risks to help emerging talent and wacky ideas break into “the closed shop” of scripted comedy is at the heart of Channel 4’s online Blaps strategy as it prepares to open up its next commissioning round.
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NewsStarz plots Peep Show US
US cable network Starz is remaking Channel 4’s hit comedy Peep Show for American audiences.