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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.
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NewsITN retains Channel 5 news contract
ITN will continue to make Channel 5’s news programmes until 2020 in a deal understood to be worth around £35m.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on chemical weapons lab
The BBC has gained access to one of Britain’s most secretive scientific research bases to lift the lid on how the military could respond to the threat of chemical or biological warfare.
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NewsFairhead: BBC board needs fresh thinking
Rona Fairlead has said it will be an “enormous privilege” to chair the BBC’s new unitary board and argued that she wants “fresh thinking” to protect the interests of audiences.
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NewsTop Gear consolidates to 10-year low
Chris Evans’ all-new Top Gear took a turn for the worse as its consolidated ratings tumbled to a ten-year low.
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NewsBBC3 to explore hate crime
BBC3 has unveiled a trilogy of films examining hate crimes in the US as news continues to emerge about the terrorist attack in a gay nightclub in Orlando over the weekend.
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NewsOfcom rejects Vote Leave complaint
Ofcom has dismissed Vote Leave’s claim that ITV’s EU referendum coverage has unfairly favoured the Remain campaign.
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NewsIn brief: Dot To Dot; ITN; Disney XD
ITN Productions has joined forces with William Hill to launch a Euro 2016 series and Makers Channel, a Dutch-based YouTube rival, has launched in the UK.
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NewsDownton Abbey producer receives OBE
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame and former Channel 4 commissioner Jo Twist were among the TV executives recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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NewsVirtual reality comes alive in BBC trials
The BBC’s research and development department has unveiled a raft of virtual reality experiences including an Aardman project offering a first-hand glimpse of a refugee’s journey and a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station.
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NewsMartin Davidson to leave the BBC
Long-standing BBC head of specialist factual commissioning Martin Davidson is leaving to set up a new venture “beyond television”.
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NewsBBC launches doc directors initiative
BBC1 and BBC3 are hunting for new directing talent for six one-off documentaries offered as part of a new scheme.
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NewsBT eyes next wave of TV growth
BT is looking to increase its TV subscriber base following its acquisition of mobile operator EE earlier this year.
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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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NewsComedy Central eyes Snapchat in social talent push
Comedy Central has appointed former Maverick exec Claire McArdle to scout for social talent as it prepares to turbocharge its short-form programming and Snapchat presence.
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NewsNetflix replaces BBC America on The Last Kingdom
Netflix has replaced BBC America as the US co-producer of BBC2 drama The Last Kingdom.
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NewsMaroon wins gang access doc for C5
The dark underworld of London’s gang culture will be exposed in a new Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsZoo Digital becomes Netflix Preferred Vendor
Subtitling, captioning and localisation firm Zoo Digital has been added to the Netflix Preferred Vendor (NPV) programme.
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NewsProducers weigh potential of Amazon’s video move
Digital producers have claimed that the launch of Amazon’s self-publishing video service could help them monetise videos on a platform where users already have a billing relationship.