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NewsTop Gear consolidates to 10-year low
Chris Evans’ all-new Top Gear took a turn for the worse as its consolidated ratings tumbled to a ten-year low.
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NewsBBC3 to explore hate crime
BBC3 has unveiled a trilogy of films examining hate crimes in the US as news continues to emerge about the terrorist attack in a gay nightclub in Orlando over the weekend.
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NewsHarry Hill and Jack Dee front Kickstarter pilot
Harry Hill, Jack Dee and Michelle Collins are set to star in a political comedy funded via crowdsourcing site Kickstarter.
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NewsSky shines spotlight on Freemasons
Sky 1 is to go behind the scenes at secretive organisation The Freemasons in a four-part documentary series.
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NewsMartin Davidson to leave the BBC
Long-standing BBC head of specialist factual commissioning Martin Davidson is leaving to set up a new venture “beyond television”.
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NewsBBC launches doc directors initiative
BBC1 and BBC3 are hunting for new directing talent for six one-off documentaries offered as part of a new scheme.
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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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NewsThe Garden adds 'development firepower'
The Garden has reshuffled its development team, adding in “more firepower” and handing Kate Collier greater responsibility.
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NewsComedy Central eyes Snapchat in social talent push
Comedy Central has appointed former Maverick exec Claire McArdle to scout for social talent as it prepares to turbocharge its short-form programming and Snapchat presence.
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NewsNetflix replaces BBC America on The Last Kingdom
Netflix has replaced BBC America as the US co-producer of BBC2 drama The Last Kingdom.
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NewsMaroon wins gang access doc for C5
The dark underworld of London’s gang culture will be exposed in a new Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsChannel 5 ups fact ent ambitions
Channel 5 is shaking up its factual entertainment slate after original commissions grew to two thirds of its schedule for the first time.
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NewsDrama boom challenges mount
Sony and Fremantle continued the UK drama acquisitions frenzy this week with further indie deals – but senior figures in the scripted world have highlighted a number of growing challenges in the genre.
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NewsITV: Jonathan Ross Show will return in 2017
ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo has confirmed that Jonathan Ross remains key to the future of the channel, following reports that his chat show had been axed.
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NewsAlibi lands Fox medical drama
UKTV’s crime channel Alibi has acquired Fox Television’s medical drama Rosewood, starring Nurse Jackie’s Morris Chestnut.
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NewsITV US partners with Toddlers & Tiaras producer
ITV America has joined forces with Toddlers & Tiaras producer Helga Eike to set up a production company in the US.
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NewsFremantle spending spree to slow
Fremantle Media is winding down its latest phase of investments and acquisitions after closing its 13th deal in 12 months.
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NewsDrama start-up wins Fremantle backing
Laurence Bowen, the producer responsible for The Eichmann Show, has secured investment from Fremantle Media in his fledgling indie.
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NewsBBC closes in on entertainment boss
The BBC is closing in on appointing a permanent controller of entertainment after Mark Linsey moved to BBC Studios.