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NewsComedy Central expands Snapchat channel
Comedy Central is expanding its global Snapchat channel with nine new shows developed exclusively for the messaging app.
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NewsITV to pilot Talpa’s The Wishing Tree
ITV is piloting its first Talpa format after acquiring John de Mol’s production business last year.
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NewsC4 and ESG relations sour
Relations between Channel 4 and Endemol Shine Group (ESG) have hit a low after the broadcaster lost out to Netflix in the battle to premiere the third series of Black Mirror in the UK.
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NewsMarjorie Kaplan sets out DNI vision
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is looking to supersize its local commissions into global formats and is hunting for ideas that have the sensibility of independent feature docs.
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NewsITV reveals US masterplan
UK formats spearhead entertainment and comedy push as ITV America seeks next Hell’s Kitchen
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NewsOfcom mulls allowing broadcasters to bypass 9pm watershed
Ofcom is investigating whether PIN protection technology could pave the way for broadcasters to air content unsuitable for children before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsBBC1 resurrects Animal Park
Remarkable Television’s Animal Park is returning to BBC1 after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first drive-through safari park.
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NewsBBC3 lands heavyweight Anthony Joshua access
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has been following British boxer Anthony Joshua for a year and will detail his preparations for a world heavyweight title fight in a series of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.
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NewsShine's Hunted reaches China
Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is to be remade in China after Endemol Shine struck a deal with local broadcaster Shenzhen Satellite Television.
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NewsMPs call to ‘mutualise’ BBC
MPs Gareth Thomas and Steve Baker have called for the BBC to be restructured as a mutual organisation in which TV licence-holders elect its board.
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NewsWolf Hall leads hunt for Bafta
Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the hunt for a Bafta television award, but the academy has snubbed Catastrophe in its Scripted Comedy category.
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NewsC4 loses rights to Black Mirror
Channel 4 has lost a bidding war with Netflix for the right to premiere the third series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror in the UK.
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NewsPretzel lands bumper CBBC Chart show order
Pretzel Films has secured a beefed up second series of its live simulcast chart series for CBBC and Radio 1.
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NewsDermot O’Leary returns to The X Factor
Dermot O’Leary will be back at the helm of The X Factor when the long-running format returns to ITV in the autumn.
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NewsVice buys stake in Pulse
Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in Pineapple Dance Studios producer Pulse Films, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsAll 4 signs up YouTube’s Emily Hartridge
YouTube star Emily Hartridge is to create a series about the pressures of turning 30 for All 4.
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NewsLucky Man to return after first series finds fortune
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man is to return to Sky 1 for a second series after the comic book thriller became the biggest drama in the channel’s 34-year history.
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NewsTLC orders UK version of Say Yes To The Dress
US indie Half Yard Productions is to remake its hit series Say Yes To The Dress for TLC in the UK just months after producing a similar show for Channel 4.
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NewsSky Sports seals exclusive F1 deal
Channel 4’s Formula One experience will be relatively short-lived after Sky Sports struck a five year deal, commencing 2019, to be the sole UK rights holder.