All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 45
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NewsUKTV strikes ‘landmark’ Virgin VoD deal
UKTV has reached a “landmark” deal to make more than 10,000 hours of entertainment programming available on Virgin Media.
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NewsITN Prods hires first sports chief
ITN Productions has appointed former IMG executive vice president Alastair Waddington as its first director of sport.
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NewsC4 training scheme focuses on diversity
Channel 4 will only accept individuals who are disabled or from a BAME or socially-disadvantaged background onto its production training scheme next year to improve industry diversity.
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NewsShiver Cymru opens with Aberfan disaster
ITV has commissioned a documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
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NewsArrow blasts off with US SVoD NASA doc
Live From Space indie Arrow Media is heading back into the stratosphere with the NASA Juno Mission after securing its first SVoD commission.
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NewsITV and Sky invest in eSports channel Ginx TV
Sky and ITV have partnered to launch a 24-hour eSports channel, Ginx eSports TV.
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NewsC4 docs to dig up British history
Palaeobiologist Tori Herridge is to front two Channel 4 natural history formats from different producers.
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NewsC4 plans Grease-style prom night
Channel 4 is to host a 50s-themed live entertainment evening in which Alan Carr will present a screening of classic musical Grease and a live Rydell High-styled dance event.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsWorld lands ITV crime drama
ITV has commissioned Line of Duty indie World Productions and Finlaggan Films to produce a factual crime drama based on a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring a notorious serial killer to justice.
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RatingsHeathrow doc, Upstart Crow & Henning Wehn struggle
MONDAY: BBC1’s Euro 2016 coverage of Italy v Belgium dominated the evening as ITV’s Heathrow doc, Henning Wehn’s immigration film and Upstart Crow bowed out with series lows.
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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.
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NewsITN retains Channel 5 news contract
ITN will continue to make Channel 5’s news programmes until 2020 in a deal understood to be worth around £35m.
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NewsOfcom rejects Vote Leave complaint
Ofcom has dismissed Vote Leave’s claim that ITV’s EU referendum coverage has unfairly favoured the Remain campaign.
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RatingsEngland Euro 2016 debut nets 14m
SATURDAY: England’s opening match in Euro 2016 dominated the evening’s schedule – outscoring the clash against France four years ago.
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NewsRDF wins extended Shop Well For Less order
BBC1 has commissioned RDF TV West to make a full series of Shop Well For Less after a high rating two-part run in March.
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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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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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Ratings24 Hours in Police Custody triumphs for C4
WEDNESDAY: C4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody won the 9pm slot, while Channel 5 matched BBC1 across the hour.