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NewsNews bosses to appear before Lords committee
The House of Lords inquiry into women in news is set to call the heads of news from all the major broadcasters to give evidence, and will also consider the role of women in high-end factual programming.
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NewsSky moves lifestyle channels to ent slots on EPG
Sky is set to shake up its electronic programme guide (EPG) by removing its lifestyle category and relocating a raft of channels to the entertainment genre.
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NewsBBC seeks fresh WWI ideas
Commissioning opportunities remain up for grabs as part of the BBC’s plans to commemorate World War I, with Great War Centenary controller Adrian Van Klaveren pinpointing specific battles as areas of interest.
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NewsSky Vision inks indie deals
Sky Vision will boost its portfolio of popular factual and entertainment programmes with two first-look deals with UK indies.
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NewsBBC4 and R2 tune in to Nashville
BBC4 will head to Nashville for a Friday night country music season in partnership with BBC Radio 2.
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NewsBBC cuts LA Screenings cost
The BBC has cut the amount it spends on attending the LA Screenings by 44% over the past seven years – but it still managed to spend more than £13,000 visiting an event that rarely leads to a purchase.
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NewsC4’s Singer gets almost 15% of viewers voting
Channel 4 has hailed the launch of real-time voting show The Singer Takes It All as a “massive success” after it registered a record proportion of viewers taking part.
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NewsC4 gets tough with superindies
Channel 4 is preparing to get tougher on rights with non-qualifying and major overseas-owned producers, according to multiple sources.
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NewsLive television viewing drops 4%
Live television viewing fell below four hours per person per day for the first time since 2009, according to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report.
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NewsITV boards Slow Train Through Africa
IWC Media has won a new factual commission from ITV which follows Griff Rhys Jones as he travels through Africa via train.
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NewsFreddie Flintoff embarks on chip van adventure for Sky 1
Freddie Flintoff is teaming up with tree-hugging extreme cyclist Rob Penn to travel the country in an eco-friendly mobile chip van for Sky 1.
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NewsITV orders Delivery Man full series
ITV has beefed up its comedy slate by ordering a full series of Monicker Pictures-produced The Delivery Man after a pilot.
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NewsYesterday goes behind the Iron Curtain
UKTV’s Yesterday is to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with an international co-production about its construction from Sky Vision Productions.
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NewsC5 snags Batman prequel Gotham
Channel 5 has snagged Batman prequel Gotham, one of the hottest US series to launch at this year’s LA Screenings.
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NewsCohen orders Top Gear review
The BBC has conducted an internal review of Top Gear programme following the accusations of racism which were levelled at the BBC2 programme earlier this year.
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NewsKosse to reignite relationships at Film 4
The opportunity to work closely with the UK independent film sector was the chief reason David Kosse accepted the head of Film 4 role according to the incoming US executive.
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NewsZeppotron co-founder joins Objective
Zeppotron co-founder Ben Caudell is leaving the business after 14 years to join Objective Productions as its head of comedy.
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NewsC4 returns to explore secret lives of dogs
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary series exploring the secret lives of dogs from Arrow Media following the success of the indie’s one-off film.
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NewsWall to Wall prepares C4 time-travel format
Wall to Wall is to produce a major “celebrity time-travel” gameshow series for Channel 4 which will be stripped across a week in 2015.
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NewsSky 1 orders Cats doc
Former BBC Natural History exec Alex Williamson has set up an indie, Offspring Films, and picked up a first commission – a two-part documentary about cats for Sky 1.