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NewsJudgement Day looms for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to produce a daytime series aiming to help country pubs, restaurants and hotels that have suffered from negative online reviews from customers.
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NewsDigital UK hires chief exec
Former Channel 4 and Ofcom director of strategy Jonathan Thompson has been hired as chief executive of Digital UK to lead developments on the Freeview platform.
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NewsZodiak takes Compare Your Life global
Zodiak Rights has acquired the international rights to forthcoming Channel 4 factual entertainment format Compare Your Life.
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NewsBBC3's Call Centre jams Twitter
BBC3’s The Call Centre was the most-tweeted about show on TV on Tuesday, generating more than 25,000 messages from its audience of 1m.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsVirgin Media targets youth with YouTube channel
Virgin Media will launch a YouTube channel later this month to target younger audiences and potential subscribers.
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NewsVictory expands factual output with two orders
Victory Television is growing its factual division with a BBC1 single about a woman with a rare speech disorder and another Clarke Carlisle football documentary for BBC3.
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NewsBBC4 controller role faces axe
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is seriously considering not directly replacing BBC4 controller Richard Klein as part of a wider strategic plan for the channel.
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NewsUKTV draws up a US wishlist
UKTV is finalising its acquisition plans following a series of meetings at the LA Screenings, as it continues to ramp up the amount of US drama it buys.
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NewsBBC2 revives Modern Times
BBC2 is resuscitating contemporary British documentary strand Modern Times after more than a decade and has commissioned a raft of series, including exclusive access to value retailer Iceland.
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NewsJana Bennett eyes UK ideas after joining A+E
US cable networks Bio and the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) will open their doors to UK indies following the appointment of former BBC Vision director Jana Bennett.
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NewsBBC puts in team effort for digital Glastonbury
The BBC’s Glastonbury coverage will be an example of the corporation working to be “bigger than the sum of its parts”, according to Bob Shennan.
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NewsC4, Windfall and Digit to revisit D-Day in real-time
The events of D-Day will be replayed online in real-time following a partnership between Channel 4, Windfall Films and interactive agency Digit.
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NewsBigger helping of Surprise Surprise for ITV
ITV has recommissioned a beefed up second series of entertainment series Surprise Surprise.
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NewsMorse prequel Endeavour to return
ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour is to return for a second four-part series next year.
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NewsC4 explores Terror in the Skies
Channel 4 and US cable network Smithsonian Channel have ordered a documentary series examining the reasons there are so many near misses in air travel.
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NewsCineflix seals Really doc deal
Really, UKTV’s female-skewing network, has acquired a raft of programming from distributor Cineflix Rights.
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NewsC5 buys Charles Dance's German mini-series
Channel 5 has acquired four-part German mini-series Shades of Love from Power Distribution.
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NewsStephen King show snapped up by C5
Channel 5 has acquired US series Under The Dome, based on Stephen King’s mystery novel, marking one of the first deals to be struck following the LA Screenings.
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NewsC4 launches channel-wide second screen app
C4 is to become the first major broadcaster to launch a “hub” app which will provide second screen support for its entire schedule of shows in a single destination.