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NewsBBC1 Class of '92 doc re-cut due to legal issue
Class of ’92: Out of Their League, a BBC1 documentary featuring former Manchester United footballers Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, has had its run cut and been pushed back in the schedule following a legal issue.
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NewsITV confirms 'landmark' Sound of Music event
ITV will broadcast the first-ever live musical drama on UK television, with its feature-length version of The Sound of Music scheduled for Christmas.
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NewsZig Zag & Lion to co-produce US dating format
US network WEtv has ordered a cab-based dating format from Zig Zag Productions, Lion Television and Israeli firm Matar Formats.
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NewsVice eyes UK linear channel
Vice is to double the size of its production presence in the UK ahead of the launch of a linear TV channel.
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NewsBBC1 and BBC2's factual shopping lists
BBC1 and BBC2 have provided more detail on their factual shopping lists after interim factual boss Alison Kirkham revealed her strategy last week. Read on for the channels’ requirements.
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NewsArrow targets genre mash-up
Arrow Media wants to mash up genres as it attempts to broaden its output into factual entertainment, features and natural history after securing investment from Channel 4 last year.
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NewsBake Off audience rises to five-year TV high
The Great British Bake Off final has become the highest-rated original show on British television in five years after it consolidated to nearly 15.1m viewers.
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NewsSpun Gold pilots Dutch singing format for BBC
Spun Gold is piloting a Dutch format for BBC daytime in which four contestants host a singing contest in their own homes over the course of a week.
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NewsViacom hands Holmes expanded remit
Viacom has promoted Comedy Central UK boss Louise Holmes to oversee programming for the comedy channel and MTV UK as part of a management team shake-up.
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NewsLive at the Apollo moves to BBC2
Live at the Apollo is to move from BBC1 to BBC2 as the latter bids to become more of a home for stand-up comedy.
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NewsSamsung sponsors All 4 supper club format
Atomized Entertainment is to produce an ad-funded pop-up restaurant format for Channel 4’s digital service.
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NewsGeordie Shore star launches YouTube channel
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has partnered with Sassy Films to launch a YouTube channel featuring fan-suggested challenges, comedy pieces and vlogs.
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NewsBBC1 drama to explore organised crime
The shadowy world of organised crime will form the backdrop of a BBC1 drama from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell-producer Cuba Pictures.
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NewsBBC Worldwide to take Coast to China
BBC2 format Coast is to be re-made in China as part of a slew of co-production deals agreed by BBC Worldwide with local broadcasters Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and CCTV.
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NewsBritish Comedy Awards cancelled for 2015
The British Comedy Awards have been cancelled this year as organisers attempt to finalise a new broadcast partner for the 25-year old event.
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NewsDoctor Foster becomes highest-rated new drama of 2015
Drama Republic’s Doctor Foster has become the highest-rated new drama of 2015 after its final episode consolidated to over 10m viewers.
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NewsBBC unveils major factual slate
BBC1 has ordered a medical experiment challenging the nation’s dependency on prescription drugs as part of a broad slate of factual programmes from Alison Kirkham’s team.
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NewsITVS looks north east for talent
ITV is to expand the volume of partnerships it forges with regional indies – with a focus on those based in the north east.
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NewsITV Studios America options Bull Mountain
ITV Studios America is developing a drama about a small-town sheriff after optioning novel Bull Mountain.
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NewsHat Trick lands killer dentist drama from ITV
James Nesbitt will play a real-life dentist-turned-killer in ITV’s latest drama produced by Hat Trick Productions.