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NewsFothergill and turkey doc win Panda Awards
Passion Pictures and former BBC NHU boss Alastair Fothergill were the big winners at the Wildscreen Festival’s Panda Awards last night.
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NewsITV orders double helping of Tipping Point
An extended second series of ITV1 daytime gameshow, Tipping Point has been ordered from RDF Television.
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NewsBBCW inks first co-pro deals with BBC in-house
BBC Worldwide’s original commissioning strategy has led to its first co-production deals with BBC in-house.
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NewsTim Davie hired as BBCW chief
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director of Audio & Music, is to replace John Smith as the chief executive of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsMTV under fire from MPs over The Valleys
A group of MPs have complained to MTV about Welsh constructed reality series The Valleys and demanded 5% of its advertising profits be donated to charity.
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NewsMoyles, Murray & Ryder Cup drive record 200m iPlayer requests
BBC radio coverage of the final Chris Moyles Show, Andy Murray’s victory at the US Open and Europe’s Ryder Cup win helped drive a record 199m iPlayer requests in September.
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NewsLacey Turner to star in BBC1 army drama
Lacey Turner is to star in a feature length BBC1 drama about an aimless young woman who becomes a soldier in Royal Army Medical Corps and is posted to Afghanistan.
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NewsSky Living to examine modern relationships
Sky Living is to explore the meaning of relationships in a Grumpy Old Men-style show for married couples.
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NewsColin Firth stars in first C4 Education doc for 4oD
Colin Firth will appear in Channel 4 Education first original commission for video on demand service, 4oD.
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NewsC4 orders online game as starter for Full English
Channel 4 has commissioned an online game designed to act as “episode zero” for forthcoming adult animated series Full English.
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NewsBBC lines up Savile Panorama for Monday
The BBC is aiming to get its Jimmy Savile Panorama investigation on air by Monday - just a day before George Entwistle is due to be questioned by MPs.
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NewsWorld Service cuts another 73 jobs
The BBC World Service is to axe a further 73 jobs and reduce English language programming following its cut in government funding in 2010.
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NewsCBS to whip up US Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off is to be given an American twist after CBS ordered a full series of the hit BBC2 format.
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NewsCentury doc to launch global Why Poverty? event for BBC
A 60-minute BBC1 film from Brian Hill’s Century Films will launch a major international broadcasting event about global poverty, with a further seven films to be broadcast on BBC4.
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NewsSky links with film school for training scheme
Students are to be taught a raft of production skills as part of a wide ranging training partnership between Sky and the National Film and Television School.
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NewsITVS to reform pop bands for The Big Reunion
The original members of girl group Atomic Kitten will be reunited on ITV2 in a series celebrating former pop bands.
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NewsCanadian remake for C4’s The Audience
The Garden’s Channel 4 format The Audience is to be remade for Corus Entertainment’s W Network in Canada.
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NewsDNI reveals VoD ambition and more investment in ID
Discovery Networks International chief executive Mark Hollinger has revealed plans including increased investment in crime channel ID, UK roll-out of TLC and a series of VoD deals.
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NewsBBC2 goes back to basics with Blanc cookery series
Raymond Blanc is returning to BBC2 for a series that will give viewers a masterclass in basic cooking techniques.
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NewsPaul Abbott eyes US remake of Clocking Off
Paul Abbott is in talks to adapt his hit BBC1 blue-collar drama Clocking Off for premium US cable TV service Showtime.