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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsBBC3’s first ratings revealed
The BBC has provided the first insight into how BBC3 is performing as an online-only proposition in figures disclosed exclusively to Broadcast.
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NewsBBC departures fuel unrest
A spate of senior departures from the BBC has fuelled growing unease about the cuts and organisational change facing the corporation under its new charter.
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NewsSky plans Facebook Live push
Sky is to live stream exclusive video of the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight and coverage of the junior doctors’ strike via Facebook, following a series of successful trials.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsEd Vaizey: diversity in creative industries 'unacceptable'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has called the state of diversity in the creative industries “completely unacceptable”.
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NewsTony Hall in staunch defence of public service broadcasting
Tony Hall has defended the role of public service broadcasting and admitted that he feels under attack from the media and Westminster.
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NewsSky News launches weekly debate show
Sky News is preparing to launch an unmoderated weekly debate show focusing on freedom of speech and lively debate.
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NewsChannel 4 in talks to land BDO Darts
Channel 4 is in talks to land the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament after 38 years.
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NewsContent sells World's Secret Agent to US
US subscription VoD service Acorn TV has picked up the rights to World Productions’ forthcoming BBC1 drama The Secret Agent.
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NewsLion and PBS in science doc deal
Lion Television is to develop and produce a number of archaeology-based documentaries for PBS’s flagship science strand Nova.
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NewsCuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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NewsJack Thorne pens BBC's His Dark Materials adaptation
Triple Bafta-nominated screenwriter Jack Thorne has been unveiled as the writer behind the BBC1 adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials.
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NewsTeletubbies re-boot secures second run
Canadian company DHX Media and CBeebies are developing a second series of Darrall Macqueen’s re-booted kids show Teletubbies.
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NewsAll3 sells Irish series to Amazon & BBC
The BBC and Amazon have acquired Irish soap Red Rock after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsPolly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsNatural history chief exits BBC
The BBC’s first female Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has become the latest BBC Studios board member to leave the corporation.
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NewsC4 uses fixed-rig for The Job Interview
Former Dragonfly managing director Simon Dickson’s new ITV Studios label will use a fixed-rig to film job interviews for its first commission.
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NewsStorage Hunters star fronts Discovery format
Storage Hunters star Jesse McClure is to front a Zig Zag-produced antiques series for Discovery’s free-to-air channel.