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NewsDiscovery hunts UK pitches
US network Discovery Channel is searching for motoring formats and Hunting Hitler-style investigations as it urgently looks to fill its schedule over the next 12 months.
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NewsDavid Abraham grows tired of C4 privatisation limbo
Channel 4 ramped up its rhetoric over privatisation this week after becoming frustrated at being left in “a state of suspended anticipation”.
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NewsStephen Garrett plots more John Le Carré
Kudos founder Stephen Garrett has lifted the lid on his new drama indie, revealing plans to develop a BBC series with the author of the Twilight saga and expand the John le Carré universe following the success of The Night Manager.
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NewsSharon Horgan pilot to spearhead BBC comedy strand
The BBC is lining up a contemporary comedy from Catastrophe co-creator Sharon Horgan and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan as a counter to its season of sitcom revivals.
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NewsVice and Red Bull move into TV
Digital disruptors Vice and Red Bull have both outlined their plans to move into linear television.
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NewsCharlotte Moore gets to grips with BBC2
Charlotte Moore has made reinvigorating factual on BBC2 her top priority after spending six weeks getting to grips with the channel in her new role.
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NewsIn brief: Sky; Blurrt
Sky has invested in a southeast Asian subscription service and social media analytics firm Blurrt has hired a C4 producer.
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NewsSky Arts re-tunes Guitar Star
David Bowie producer Tony Visconti is to appear as a mentor in Guitar Star after Sky Arts ordered a second series of the Somethin’ Else show.
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NewsBuccaneer lands first kids series
Nickelodeon has commissioned Ride, a live-action series set in an elite equestrian boarding school, from Buccaneer Media.
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NewsVice to launch linear channel on Sky
Vice is to launch a linear pay-TV channel in the UK in September after striking a deal with Sky.
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NewsF1 coverage to be 'more diverse' on C4
Channel 4’s Formula 1 coverage will be more “detailed, diverse and fun” than the BBC’s, according to its presenting team.
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NewsScripps would consider C4 takeover
UKTV’s co-owner Scripps has admitted that it would run the rule over Channel 4 if the public service broadcaster was to be put up for sale by the government.
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NewsDavid Abraham: Enders speech in full
Click for the full transcript of the Channel 4 chief executive’s speech at the Enders Analysis conference.
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NewsAbraham slams Lord Grade & Luke Johnson over C4 sale
David Abraham has issued his fiercest warning yet over the dangers of privatising Channel 4 - branding the prospect a “solution in search of a problem” and slamming the shifting stances of his predecessors over the issue.
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NewsBBC savings target rises to £800m
Director general Tony Hall has revealed that the BBC must make deeper savings than previously set out – cutting £800m from its budget by 2022.
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NewsWhy you should attend The Media Production Show
Broadcast publisher MBI is organising the Media Production Show, which will take in June. Event director Charlotte Wheeler reveals what visitors can expect from the show.
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NewsRegional indies take aim at BBC darts
Regional indies have been invited to pitch for the contract to produce the new darts tournament that will be broadcast live on BBC2.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of comedy
BBC comedy commissioner Chris Sussman is to replace Myfanwy Moore as BBC Studios’ head of comedy.
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NewsBBC1 & C5 prepare rival Henry VIII docs
Channel 5 is to go head-to-head with BBC1 after the broadcasters ordered rival documentaries about King Henry VIII.
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NewsTony Hall to sound warning over governance proposals
Tony Hall will today sound a strong warning that Sir David Clementi’s BBC governance review could open the door to further erosion of the corporation’s independence.