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NewsBox TV ventures further into Africa
Channel 4 / Bauer Media joint venture Box TV is preparing to continue its expansion into Africa after agreeing four distribution deals.
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NewsDiane Coyle to leave BBC Trust
BBC Trust vice chairman Diane Coyle is to step down at the end of April, sparking a recruitment process to find Rona Fairhead’s new deputy.
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NewsBBC hunts digital suppliers
The BBC has kicked off a £5m hunt to find more digital producers and developers to work across its online services.
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NewsHorrible Histories gets a makeover
CBBC comedy series Horrible Histories is to return for a 12-part run of ‘mini biographies’ featuring a new cast and guest stars including Ben Miller and Rowan Atkinson.
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NewsCockroaches released online by ITV
ITV has made the entire series of Big Talk Productions’ comedy Cockroaches available via ITV Player ahead of its linear broadcast.
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NewsSci-fi comedy pilot beamed aboard C4
Channel 4 is to blast off into space with a non-TX comedy pilot penned by the writers of Pete Versus Life and Star Stories.
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NewsDeadpan's famine comedy condemned
A petition calling for a Channel 4 comedy development about the Irish famine to be scrapped has been signed by 30,000 people.
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NewsEastEnders rape storyline cleared by Ofcom
The BBC has been cleared over a controversial rape storyline in EastEnders following an Ofcom investigation prompted by over 300 complaints.
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NewsPrince Charles ‘furious’ at fallout from pulled BBC doc
Prince Charles is said to be “furious” about the fallout from the BBC’s decision to postpone a documentary on the royal family’s relationship with the media.
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NewsAmazon adds US cable dramas
Amazon has acquired a raft of high-profile US cable dramas including 1980s period thriller Halt and Catch Fire.
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NewsTabloid star Josie Cunningham in C4 doc
Controversial glamour model Josie Cunningham is to be the subject of an ITN documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsSky: Ed Richards is demob happy
Sky has labelled Ed Richards “demob happy” after the former Ofcom boss claimed that the regulator’s battles with the broadcaster were “unhelpful”.
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NewsC4 develops Irish famine comedy
Channel 4 is developing a black comedy set during the Irish famine from the producer of Sky hit Moone Boy.
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NewsC4 probes British far-right politics
Channel 4 will explore the world of British far-right politics in a documentary produced by Mentorn Media.
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NewsCDN hunts permanent boss
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) is on the hunt for an executive director as it bids to establish a permanent presence next year.
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NewsEbola survivor to give C4 Christmas message
British Ebola survivor William Pooley is to deliver Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message in 2014.
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NewsITV invests $5m in Maker Studios founder
ITV has taken a $5m (£3.2m) stake in Zealot Networks, the digital content business set up by Maker Studios founder Danny Zappin earlier this year.
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NewsDiscovery scores rights to Real Madrid match
Discovery is ramping up its interest in football with a deal to broadcast a high-profile friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan on UK free-to-air channel Quest and British Eurosport later this month.