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NewsC4 orders myth-busting health show
Channel 4 has commissioned 7 Wonder to produce a health show that will attempt to separate fact from fiction.
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NewsBarcroft dino doc tops BBC science slate
Barcroft Productions will uncover the mysteries surrounding the mass extinction of the dinosaurs in its first commission for BBC2.
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NewsBBC and YouTube tie for NYE fireworks
The BBC is preparing its first 360-degree live YouTube project - streaming the New Year’s Eve fireworks display in London.
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NewsFolk opens with Sue Perkins travelogue
Former Indus Films creative director Steve Robinson has launched factual indie Folk Films as he embarks on his latest travelogue with Sue Perkins for BBC1.
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NewsPulse president joins A+E
Pulse Films president Patrick Vien has joined A+E Networks as executive managing director for international alongside Edward Sabin, who has been promoted from managing director of Americas.
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NewsReggie Yates visits Australia for BBC3
Sundog Pictures is reuniting with Reggie Yates for a two-part BBC3 series set in Australia.
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NewsLive cricket returns to terrestrial TV
Live cricket is to return to terrestrial television for the first time since the 2005 Ashes, after Channel 5 struck a deal with BT Sport.
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NewsBear Grylls returns to CITV
CITV has recommissioned a second series of Bear Grylls’ Survival School despite recent cuts to the channel’s original commissioning budget.
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NewsSyco strikes Chinese formats deal
Syco Entertainment and Chinese indie Star China have inked a three-year co-production deal for global entertainment formats.
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News5Star acquires Wizard of Oz remake
Channel 5 has acquired Emerald City, NBC’s remake of The Wizard of Oz, for its digital channel 5Star.
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NewsTurner eyes rescue bid for TruTV
Free-to-air broadcaster TruTV is under threat of closure if owner Turner fails to strike a last-minute funding deal.
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NewsClementi among candidates for BBC chair
Sir David Clementi has emerged as one of at least six candidates in the running to chair the BBC’s new unitary board from next April.
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NewsElectric Ray scores BBC1 pilot
Electric Ray has scored a BBC1 Saturday evening pilot for animated sketch show Doodlebugs.
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NewsIndies invited to Holby City set
The BBC has invited indies tendering for the three-year Holby City contract to visit the set at the BBC’s Elstree studios on Saturday 17 December.
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NewsHall: charter endorses BBC
Director general Tony Hall has welcomed the BBC’s new 11-year charter and said it provides stability for the broadcaster to “shine even more brightly as a beacon for Britain around the globe.”
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NewsFox makes formal bid for Sky
21st Century Fox has made a formal offer to acquire full control of Sky after broadcaster agreed to an initial offer.
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NewsBBC charter sparks Ofcom reviews
Ofcom has launched five consultations, including extending its code to cover iPlayer, following today’s publication of the BBC charter.
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NewsDragonfly exec joins BBC docs team
Dragonfly executive producer Emma Loach is to join the BBC documentaries team as a replacement for Clare Sillery who has been made head of the division.
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NewsBetty heads up Everest
Betty is to journey to the top of Everest with the helicopter pilots who risk their lives to save stranded climbers facing certain death in a major international Discovery commission.
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NewsDave reloads gaming format
Dave is to supersize Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit by ordering two ten-part series of the video gaming panel show.