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NewsC4 books second series of The Mimic
Channel 4 sitcom, The Mimic, starring Terry Mynott is returning for a second series.
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NewsNesbitt explores New Zealand for ITV
James Nesbitt is to tour New Zealand for ITV, offering a unique perspective on the country he adopted as a temporary home during the production of The Hobbit film.
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NewsC4 digital shake up prompts departures
Channel 4’s head of convergent formats Anna Cronin and head of multiplatform drama Hilary Perkins are understood to be exiting the broadcaster as part of a digital shake-up.
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NewsBBC ‘appalled’ by Stuart Hall actions
The BBC has said it is “appalled” at the behaviour of former Radio 5 Live broadcaster Stuart Hall, who has today admitted to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls.
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NewsMiss Venezuela wins BBC doc
BBC is to produce a documentary about Miss Venezuela with Latin American broadcaster Venevision.
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NewsDQF made BBC bullying worse
The BBC’s cost savings programme Delivering Quality First (DQF) has exacerbated bullying and harassment at the corporation, according to the Dinah Rose report.
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NewsReport exposes bullying and sexual harassment at the BBC
The BBC has pledged to radically overhaul its policies on bullying and harassment after publishing a report on the matter that it admitted makes “uncomfortable reading”.
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NewsNow TV helps Sky boost subs by 30k
Sky has added 30,000 homes over the past quarter, bolstered by the launch of the broadcaster’s Now TV VoD service.
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NewsLukewarm welcome for DG from Whittingdale
John Whittingdale gave Tony Hall a lukewarm verdict on the director general’s first appearance in front of his select committee - arguing he could have performed better on issues including Panorama’s North Korea film.
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NewsCutting Edge sharpens up
Fried-chicken shops, One Direction fans, ageing fashionistas and social workers helping the grieving families of people who have been murdered will all feature in Channel 4’s next run of Cutting Edge docs as it bids to paint a picture of modern Britain.
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NewsITV2 to launch music festival with Done & Dusted
ITV2 is to launch a summer music event in Weston-super-Mare that will be the spiritual successor to Channel 4’s T4 On The Beach.
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BBC1 commissions rape centre doc from Gold Star
BBC1 has ordered Raped, a one-off documentary from Gold Star Productions about the St Mary’s sexual assault centre.
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NewsC4 in GroupM Ent co-pro deal
Channel 4 is asking producers to strike deals with content funding agency GroupM Entertainment (GME) to get their entertainment and factual entertainment formats commissioned.
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NewsHall’s red flag system for BBC
Tony Hall has overhauled the BBC’s top-level conversations about high-risk programmes in a bid to prevent a repeat of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsBBC and Fremantle in battle for Lawrence legacy
The BBC is developing an epic mini-series on the story of Lawrence of Arabia, which will go head to head with a Fremantle Media International project on the same subject.
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NewsBBC cuts ent and daytime
The BBC is losing a commissioner from both its daytime and entertainment commissioning teams as part of cost-cutting measures across the corporation.
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NewsTV explores Google+ potential
Google has given an insight in to the ways TV execs are taking advantage of its emerging video-calling platform, Google+ Hangouts.
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NewsUKTV takes on ITV3 with Drama channel launch
UKTV is set to go head to head with ITV3 with the launch of Drama, a new channel on Freeview.
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NewsBBC to publish bullying and sexual harassment review
The BBC is tomorrow expected to publish the findings of Dinah Rose’s inquiry into bullying and sexual harassment at the corporation.
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NewsTipping Point wins primetime slot
ITV is upgrading its hit daytime quiz Tipping Point to a primetime slot after ordering a new series which will see celebrities compete for charity.