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Fincham: ITV wants more evergreen formats
ITV would consider resurrecting more evergreen formats following the successful return of Saturday Night Takeaway and Catch Phrase.
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NewsLifetime reveals UK launch
Female-skewing US channel Lifetime is to launch in the UK this autumn and has ordered its first origination: a factual entertainment format called The Proposers.
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NewsBBC puts spotlight on payoff processes
The role of the BBC’s non-executive remuneration committee is set to come under scrutiny as the corporation bids to clamp down on senior management payoffs.
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NewsDawn O'Porter to reinvent vintage fashion for C4
RDF Television West is to produce a vintage-fashion makeover show for Channel 4 fronted by Super Slim Me presenter Dawn O’Porter.
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NewsCrozier: brands will drive ITV second-screen push
Chief executive Adam Crozier expects ITV’s push into second screen content to be helped by demand from brands.
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NewsITV looks to make another Splash!
ITV is hunting for international entertainment formats to sit alongside its locally originated series as it seeks long-term replacements for shows such as Dancing On Ice and The X Factor.
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NewsITV2 wins Channel of the Year
ITV2 was crowned Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards as its breakthrough comedy Plebs also picked up a top award.
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NewsBBC must air more extreme views
The BBC must consider reporting more “contentious” opinion and broaden its diversity of voices beyond politicians, according to a review into the corporation’s impartiality.
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NewsYesterday uncovers Treasure Detectives
UKTV-owned factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired US reality series Treasure Detectives after striking a deal with Endemol.
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NewsBT Sport signs lower league football
Barnet, Luton and Grimsby Town will be among the teams to feature on BT Sport next month after the emerging broadcaster struck a deal with The Football Conference for Conference Premier games.
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NewsCF Forum: Cohen criticises Tom Archer's attack on commissioning
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has criticised Tom Archer’s attack on UK commissioning processes, arguing the system “is not broken”.
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NewsNAO: No evidence of fraud in BBC payoffs
The National Audit Office (NAO) has made clear that it uncovered no evidence of illegality during its investigation into the excessive payoffs handed to senior BBC managers.
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NewsBBC embraces hotspots for Luther trailer
BBC1 has tapped into video hot spotting technology to support the return of Luther for a third series.
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NewsCF Forum: Zeebox to boot up kids service
Social TV provider Zeebox is considering launching a standalone second screen service for kids.
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NewsCF Forum: ITV eyes contemporary drama
ITV is pushing ahead with plans to develop contemporary dramas outside of the crime genre and is hunting for a Doc Martin-style series.
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NewsRoger Mosey quits BBC for Cambridge
Roger Mosey is to leave the BBC to join the University of Cambridge just two months after becoming the corporation’s editorial director.
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NewsBBC2 strikes deal for Martin Luther King doc
BBC2 has commissioned an international co-pro following Martin Luther King’s 1963 march on Washington, in association with US network PBS and French broadcaster France 3.
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NewsSavile scandal slows FOI response times for BBC
The BBC was late to respond to nearly 30% of the freedom of information requests it received in the first half of 2013 as a result of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsMichael Palin stars in WWI drama
Michael Palin is to return to TV drama in a story set on the battlefields of World War I, written by Ian Hislop.