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NewsSundance backs Danny Boyle's Babylon
US network Sundance TV has come on board Danny Boyle’s Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon.
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NewsC4 sets up commercial development team
Channel 4 is creating a new commercial development team headed up by Channel 5 exec Emma Derrick.
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NewsLuis Silberwasser joins Telemundo
NBC Universal has hired Luis Silberwasser as the new president of its US Hispanic channel Telemundo Network.
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NewsHolloway prison opens up for C5 doc
Wildfire TV is to head into infamous women’s prison Holloway for Channel 5, following the success of its Inside Broadmoor documentary.
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NewsHappy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom
Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.
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NewsITV revenues hit £672m in 2014
ITV brushed off a fall in production revenue to grow its turnover by 1% to £672m in the first three months of 2014.
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NewsLifetime orders UK Dance Mums
Lifetime has ordered a UK remake of its hit US reality format Dance Moms.
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NewsTurner to launch UK free-to-air channel TruTV
Turner Broadcasting is gearing up to launch its first free-to-air TV channel in the UK - general entertainment network TruTV.
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NewsC4 launches research panel
Channel 4 is to create Core4, an audience panel that will allow viewers to share insights on the channel and its programming.
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NewsConan Doyle adaptation green-lit by ITV
ITV has ordered a drama about the life of Sherlock Holmes-author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a DNA-based crime thriller as its latest high-profile scripted series.
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NewsITV unveils World Cup coverage plans
ITV has unveiled its plans for coverage of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, including the installation of a fan park in Manchester and the introduction of a football-themed podcast.
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NewsNewsnight ratings fall 5%
Ian Katz faces an uphill battle to improve Newsnight’s ratings after its audience fell 5% since he took over as editor in September last year, according to data compiled by Broadcast.
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NewsBBC1 preps Question of Sport spin-off
BBC1 is to record a Question Of Sport spin-off series featuring comedian Jason Manford.
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NewsJay Hunt: The Island is not sexist
Jay Hunt has hit back at claims that male-only survival show The Island with Bear Grylls is “inherently sexist”.
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NewsIndies land 12 Radio Academy awards
BBC Radio 2 was crowned Radio Academy UK station of the year on Monday – as independent production companies walked away with 12 awards.
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NewsLords: boost election debate diversity
UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.
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NewsITV orders 1930s Borstal series
Wall To Wall Television is to throw young offenders into a 1930s Borstal-style regime for ITV.
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NewsTV Collective to host freelance career seminar
The TV Collective will provide career advice for TV industry freelancers at an event in London this week.
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NewsSky Vision picks up Zodiak exec
Sky Vision has hired former Zodiak exec Barnaby Shingleton as director of factual and entertainment.
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NewsUK broadcasters hit by US cancellations
Channel 4, Sky and UKTV are among the broadcasters to have been hit by cancellations of imported series as the US networks make room for a crop of new shows.