All articles by Marian McHugh
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NewsJack Thorne named Writers’ Guild of Great Britain president
Adolescence creative pledges to fight conservatism in commissioning and ensure government support against AI
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NewsIreland will pull out of Eurovision if Israel takes part
RTÉ chief Kevin Bakhurst makes participation in next year’s song contest conditional due to ongoing Gaza conflict
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RatingsThe Rumour squares off against Donald Trump
WEDNESDAY: 5 drama opens on par with Channel 4 doc on US president
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NewsStephen Fry and David Baddiel team for Financial Times drama
It’s A Sin actor leads comedian’s short film about AI’s potential impact on the human brain
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NewsZinc profits touch £1m amid record results
Publicly listed production group’s H1 revenues hit £22.9m
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NewsS4C targets digital-first future
Chief exec Geraint Evans opens up on five-year strategy with vertical drama move and seeking financial stability from BBC Charter renewal
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NewsStreamers spent record amount on UK content last year
Drama drives SVoD activity while domestic digital commissioning investment ramps up
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NewsAO exec and former Travis Perkins chief named C4 chair
Geoff Cooper will assume role from 1 October
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NewsLack of diversity in Scotland a challenge for Firecrest initiative
Indie’s inaugural Diverse Talent Programme offers ob-doc instruction for trainees from global majority
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NewsPact flags series of major challenges for indies
A flat market, declining spend on new IP, and difficulties for smaller producers to grow all emerge from trade body’s census
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NewsFull Fat brews pub restoration format for More 4
Jon Richardson-fronted series explores efforts to fix up historic watering hole
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NewsITV commissions royal-focused visual podcast for TV
ITN’s Talking Royals ordered for 15-part run on PSB
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NewsDetails emerge for Apple TV+ James Corden and Ruth Jones dramedy
Gavin & Stacey creators prep UK-set The Choir
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RatingsLove Is Blind UK can’t match first run
Second series of Netflix dating format launches with 700,000 over first seven days
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RatingsStranded on Honeymoon Island lifts slightly
THURSDAY: ITV1’s Long Lost Family triumphs in quiet slot across main channels
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NewsReluctant Traveler lands Prince William for third outing
Prince of Wales to appear in Twofour’s Eugene Levy-led Apple TV+ travelogue
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News5 snaps up Piers Morgan Uncensored
Chat show finds new linear home after move to YouTube following axing on TalkTV
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FeaturesGanging up: Why Channel 4 believes the time is right to bring back sketch
Ahead of the launch of Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, C4’s Charlie Perkins and producer Gareth Edwards explain why we could all do with a laugh
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RatingsStranded on Honeymoon Island no match for Long Lost Family
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s dating format launches slowly
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NewsKeshet Int’l, Caledonia TV co-develop Hitler’s Favourite Royals
Distributor seeks British broadcasters to board three-part factual series