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NewsShiver secures six ITV shows
Come Dine With Me producer Shiver has won a raft of factual commissions from ITV with a number of one-offs and a three-part series about the Carry On… films.
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NewsDeluxe to prepare content for new ITV channels
Deluxe has taken on content preparation duties for ITV’s recently launched channels ITV
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NewsBBC2 plans super-rich season
Plum Pictures has secured access to Richard Branson’s Necker Island as part of a BBC2 season that will provide a window onto the lives of the super-rich.
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NewsEleven Film’s plans for C4 cash
Eleven Film will use its Growth Fund investment from Channel 4 to appoint a drama boss as it bids to add to its burgeoning slate in the genre.
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NewsMishal Husain hails women on the frontline
BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter Mishal Husain has hailed the role that women can play in reporting from the frontline of conflict zones.
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NewsSky Vision boss sets out stall
Sky is planning further investment in the UK indie sector as part of a long-term plan to become a primetime production and distribution powerhouse.
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NewsBBC Pitch opens for business
The BBC has formally relaunched its e-commissioning system as part of Danny Cohen’s mission to improve indie relations.
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NewsBBC reveals bold drama slate
Waterloo Road’s potential successor, a two-part Luther special and an Israeli autism series are among 40-plus hours of drama unveiled by the BBC as it bids to make a case for the licence fee.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen to star in BBC2 drama
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ian McKellen are to star in a BBC2 adaptation of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser and BBC1 is planning a drama from a duo of James Bond writers.
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NewsOfcom mulls investigation into BBC Norfolk DJ rape comments
Ofcom is considering opening an investigation into BBC Radio Norfolk after receiving complaints about comments made by presenter Nick Conrad about rape this week.
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NewsBear Grylls heading to ITV
Intrepid explorer Bear Grylls is heading to ITV for the first time as the broadcaster bids to head off a potential decline in male viewers following its loss of football rights next year.
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NewsEight jaw-dropping Life Story moments
BBC1 documentary Life Story was the first series shot in ultra-high definition by the Natural History Unit. Ahead of next Thursday’s final episode, Broadcast compiles some of the moments which bring viewers closest to the animal’s world.
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NewsPeter Fincham reaffirms ITV commitment to current affairs
Peter Fincham has reaffirmed ITV’s commitment to current affairs following its decision to cut back Tonight, revealing plans to move its Exposure strand to 9pm and commission a range of new shows.
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NewsITV moves into Big Family Mansion
ITV is bringing together several generations of a single family to live under one roof for a documentary from Grant Mansfield’s Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsITV plans live Corrie episode
ITV is to mark its 60th anniversary next year with a live episode of Coronation Street.
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NewsFox prepares Luther remake for US
BBC1 detective drama Luther is set to be remade in the US after Fox revealed plans to develop an adaptation produced by Idris Elba.
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NewsITV to host online leader debates
ITV News is to host five online debates with the leaders of the main political parties to encourage young people to engage with politics.
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NewsPeter Salmon urges TV firms to head north
BBC nations and regions chief Peter Salmon has urged media businesses to open offices outside of London to keep in step with audiences.
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NewsITV scales back Tonight
ITV is making a number of producers on Tonight redundant and plans to reduce the number of episodes it makes next year as it cuts costs on its flagship current affairs brand.