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NewsNBC to adapt Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner has been picked up by US network NBC.
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NewsCandy Bar Girls fall foul of Ofcom
The trailers for Channel 5’s lesbian ob-doc Candy Bar Girls breached Ofcom rules.
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NewsCBeebies revamps "grown-ups" online offering
CBeebies has re-launched Grown-ups, its web offering for parents, and introduced a new ‘Extras’ section with background interviews with production staff.
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NewsSky Arts treads am-dram talent show
The UK’s best amateur dramatic groups are to go head-to-head in a new talent show for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky Living acquires Secret Circle
A new supernatural drama from the makers of The Vampire Diaries and Dawson’s Creek has been acquired by Sky Living.
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NewsC4 presenter accuses indie of "elitist agenda"
Jody McIntyre, the presenter of a Channel 4 Education project, has slammed the editorial judgements of the production company saying the final film does not represent his views.
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NewsJames Cameron to work on BBC 3D dinosaurs
James Cameron, the pioneeing film director behind CGI blockbuster Avatar, will introduce 3D to the BBC’s big screen version of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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NewsSalford sitcoms may go to air
The BBC could commission one of the six comedies chosen to be performed at this year’s Salford Sitcom Showcase, as part of its aim to develop the genre on screen.
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NewsFacebook's Shields says new media is no parasite
Facebook exec Joanna Shields has said the social network is playing a key role in growing TV audiences and engagement - and new media giants are not the “parasite” that some critics have claimed.
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NewsO Briain to host maths show
Comedian Dara O Briain is to host a light-hearted maths show based on a Japanese format for UKTV channel Dave.
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NewsNewsnight added to Global iPlayer
Newsnight, Hardtalk, Click and Talking Movies are being added to the BBC’s new Global iPlayer.
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NewsC4 to help school starters
Somethin’ Else is producing an immersive online game for Channel 4 Education to help children starting secondary school.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for motoring doc
Manchester indie Bigger Picture is producing a documentary about motorsports in the mid-1980s, when a relaxation of rules led to exciting and dangerous consequences.
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NewsTimothy Spall indie agrees deal
Barge Pole, the indie co-owned by Paul Crompton and Timothy Spall, has struck a distribution deal with Seventh Gate.
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NewsC4 orders second SuperScrimpers helping
Endemol’s Remarkable Television is to make a Christmas special and extended second series of money saving advice series, SuperScrimpers, for Channel 4.
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NewsTravellers bar Firecracker in BFGW row
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films is being denied access to Dale Farm, the biggest travellers’ site in Europe, for the follow-up series.
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NewsUKTV hikes content spend
UKTV will boost its spending by 20% in 2012, pushing its content budget to £75m and potentially ahead of BBC3.
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NewsSpencer property show to lead C4 daytime push
Channel 4 will kickstart its increased investment in daytime by drafting in primetime talent Phil Spencer for a series about helping homeowners who are struggling to sell their property.
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NewsFactual execs keen on cameras in court
The “long overdue” move to allow cameras into courtrooms in England and Wales has been welcomed by the factual TV community as well as news executives.
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NewsC4: Ortis Deley will work with us again
Channel 4 remains committed to using new talent and shaking up sports coverage despite facing intense criticism about the presenters and advertising during its coverage of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (WAC).