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NewsC4 unveils trio of ambitious dramas
Channel 4 has unveiled a 2013/2014 drama series slate that includes an Abi Morgan thriller, a follow up to The Devil’s Whore and a two-hander about dating from Skins creator Bryan Elsley.
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NewsBBC director to speak at Sound Women NW
Peter Salmon, director of BBC North and Radio 5 Live’s Shelagh Fogarty are among the names appearing at a Sound Women North West event taking place next month.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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NewsC4 to strip Paralympic shorts reflections
The final instalment of Paralympic short films in the BT and Channel 4 Presents series… will be stripped across five nights showcasing the achievements of Paralympians.
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NewsBBC looks for bridge between CBeebies and CBBC
BBC Childrens director Joe Godwin has revealed an ambition to find a way of bridging the gap between CBeebies and CBBC.
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NewsBT appoints sports COO from BBC
The BBC’s head of production for London 2012 is to join BT as chief operating officer of its new sports channel.
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NewsReport calls for a digital WoCC and rights return
The BBC should set up a digital WoCC and hand back the rights to multiplatform content as the default position, according to an academic report into the sector.
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NewsBBC Connected Studio reveals first pilots
The BBC’s Connected Studio programme has invested in a series of prototypes including a “smart search” Weather service and a Cbeebies travel app.
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NewsC4 to launch Hotel GB mobile game
Channel 4 is to launch a mobile game as part of its multiplatform strategy to support Optomen’s forthcoming factual entertainment series Hotel GB.
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NewsBBC1 pulls Good Cop drama
BBC1 has pulled the final episode of its contemporary police drama Good Cop tonight following the shootings in Manchester this week.
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NewsBBC set for radical shake-up
George Entwistle will kick off his tenure as BBC director general with a plan to radically reshape the corporation for a digital future.
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NewsITV explores launch of pay-TV channels
ITV has been investigating two ideas as potential pay-TV channel launches, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsLifetime eyes 2013 UK debut
AETN is preparing to launch Lifetime in the UK and is expected to spark a 2013 battle for female viewers with Sky Living and Discovery’s TLC.
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NewsOpie quits Twofour for BBC Vision
Twofour digital boss Lisa Opie is to become one of BBC Vision’s new business controllers as part of efforts to cut red tape and put more money on screen.
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NewsSky 1 pilots Dragons’ Den-style property show
Sky 1 has ordered a Dragons’ Den-style property show that will pit estate agents against each other to win the chance to sell someone’s house.
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NewsReef hires BBC’s Jubilee exec as head of factual
Reef Television has appointed the BBC exec editor responsible for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee coverage as its head of specialist factual.
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NewsBBC: ‘bring coding to life’
BBC Learning head of commissioning Abigail Appleton has called on the production community to bring the dry subject of coding to life for a potential TV series.
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NewsShameless duo link up for BBC drama
Exile writer Danny Brocklehurst has joined forces again with Shameless colleague Jim Poyser for a BBC1 contemporary crime drama.
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NewsAhmed unravels Ottoman Empire for BBC2 series
BBC head of religion Aaqil Ahmed is to fulfil a long-held ambition to explore the Ottoman Empire in a documentary series for BBC2.
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NewsC5 orders first constructed doc
Channel 5 is attempting to launch the “constructed documentary” genre with a series following larger-than-life residents of Blackpool.