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NewsLittle Dot expands Formula E deal
Little Dot Studios has extended its relationship with electric racing series Formula E to produce daily YouTube content updates.
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NewsEndemol Shine acquires digital firms
Endemol Shine UK has acquired digital production company Electric Robin and online talent management firm OP Talent.
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NewsChannel 5 orders benefits experiment
Channel 5 is to hand three families on benefits £26,000 in a new social experiment from Dragonfly.
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NewsJekyll & Hyde censured by Ofcom
ITV has been rapped after the “violent and graphic” nature of Sunday teatime drama Jekyll & Hyde breached Ofcom rules.
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NewsMagician Ben Hart to front BBC3 Objective series
BBC3 Killer Magic star Ben Hart is returning to the channel with a short-form series featuring a range of ‘life hacks’.
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NewsBBC2 explores East End poverty
Wall to Wall will transform a corner of London’s East End into a Victorian slum for a living history experiment to air on BBC2 towards the end of the year.
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NewsShakespeare to get Philomena Cunk treatment
Weekly Wipe’s Philomena Cunk will provide a ‘comprehensive’ guide to the life and work of William Shakespeare in a 30-minute show for BBC2.
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NewsBBC comedy hit by second exit
The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has suffered its second departure of the week – after it emerged executive producer Ben Farrell is returning to Objective Productions.
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NewsPBS lines up Victoria to replace Downton Abbey
PBS has picked up Mammoth Screen’s Queen Victoria biopic to air in the Downton Abbey slot next year.
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NewsJane Featherstone resurfaces with Sister Pictures
Former Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone has established Sister Pictures and the company has secured a co-production credit on the third series of ITV’s Broadchurch.
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NewsBBC2 celebrates Chinese New Year
BBC2 is to celebrate Chinese New Year with a season of five shows, including Guy Hibbert’s One Child drama and a three-parter from Lion Television about the festivities.
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NewsITV chairman poised to step down
ITV chairman Archie Norman is preparing to step down after more than six years at the commercial broadcaster, according to reports.
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NewsBBC development ‘star’ joins Twofour
Ana De Moraes, the woman tasked with revitalising development at BBC Productions, is leaving the corporation after less than two years to take on a newly-created role at Twofour Group.
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NewsGold adapts Oldie Magazine cartoon
UKTV’s Gold is adapting Andrew Birch’s long-running Oldie Magazine cartoon strip as a three-part comedy series starring Simon Callow.
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NewsMerger not behind Tim Hincks exit
Tim Hincks has predicted a bright future for Endemol Shine Group and denied that the merger, which created the UK’s first mega-indie, accelerated his exit.
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NewsHincks loss is a blow for Endemol Shine
Group unlikely to seek like-for-like replacement for departing boss
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NewsCBB draws complaints over Bowie death
More than 200 people have complained about a mix-up in Celebrity Big Brother over the death of musical legend David Bowie.
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NewsBBC1 adapts Apple Tree Yard
Kudos is to adapt Louise Doughty’s best-selling psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard for BBC1.
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NewsC4 and Lime target aspiring northern writers
Channel 4 and Lime Pictures have partnered with development agency New Writing North to offer aspiring writers the opportunity to work on shows including Hollyoaks.
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News5* acquires Shannara Chronicles
Channel 5 has acquired US epic fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles for youth-skewing 5*.