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NewsBBC kicks off World Service campaign
The BBC has launched its first domestic campaign promoting the World Service in seven years to raise awareness of the station’s programming.
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NewsHenry Normal to leave Baby Cow
Henry Normal is to leave Baby Cow Productions nearly two decades after launching the Alan Partridge indie with Steve Coogan.
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NewsIn brief: Grantchester; H&C TV; UKTV Play
Grantchester is to return while Horse & Country TV has kicked off a vlogging talent show. Read on for more
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NewsBBC3's Life and Death Row gets digital twist
BBC3 is to give one of its highest-profile factual formats, Life and Death Row, a digital twist – after producing a serialised version of the documentary.
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NewsSnoddy: Whittingdale planned quiet C4 sale
Culture secretary John Whittingdale planned to quietly privatise Channel 4 as part of the spring budget, a leading media commentator has claimed.
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NewsLord Puttnam lined up for Doc/Fest panel
Director Tilda Swinton, sportsman Ronnie O’Sullivan and Lord David Puttnam are to feature as part of the Sheffield Doc/Fest line-up.
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NewsSky cancels Bring The Noise
Sky 1 has cancelled music quiz Bring The Noise after a single series.
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NewsHarry Hill heads to Sky 1
Harry Hill is heading to Sky 1 with a new show described as TV Burp meets MasterChef - alongside a raft of new entertainment formats, including a series set in the British Museum and an adaptation of a major Australian spelling format.
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NewsMip TV: Netflix, BBC, Hulu deals
Netflix enters Versailles; BBC1 drama Capitol inks deals; Roots world premiere; Walter Presents buys Spanish drama for UK; Hulu reads The Book Of Negroes; Olivier Megaton doc gets sales deal.
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NewsSky primes portrait video for Snapchat channel
Sky is refining its Snapchat offering with a drive to feature portrait videos optimised for mobile screens – as Comedy Central unveils plans to beef up its content offering on the messaging service.
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsBBC3’s first ratings revealed
The BBC has provided the first insight into how BBC3 is performing as an online-only proposition in figures disclosed exclusively to Broadcast.
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NewsBBC departures fuel unrest
A spate of senior departures from the BBC has fuelled growing unease about the cuts and organisational change facing the corporation under its new charter.
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NewsSky plans Facebook Live push
Sky is to live stream exclusive video of the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight and coverage of the junior doctors’ strike via Facebook, following a series of successful trials.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsEd Vaizey: diversity in creative industries 'unacceptable'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has called the state of diversity in the creative industries “completely unacceptable”.
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NewsTony Hall in staunch defence of public service broadcasting
Tony Hall has defended the role of public service broadcasting and admitted that he feels under attack from the media and Westminster.
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NewsSky News launches weekly debate show
Sky News is preparing to launch an unmoderated weekly debate show focusing on freedom of speech and lively debate.
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NewsChannel 4 in talks to land BDO Darts
Channel 4 is in talks to land the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament after 38 years.