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NewsCBBC conjures up The Worst Witch return
CBBC is planning to resurrect nineties children’s TV programme, The Worst Witch.
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NewsWGAE calls for boycott of Saturday Night Takeaway remake
The Writers Guild of America (WGAE) has urged its members not to work on ITV’s US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway until it has reached a deal over working conditions.
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NewsBBC2 doubles Two Tribes order
BBC daytime has doubled its order of Remarkable Television quiz show Two Tribes for BBC2.
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NewsUKTV operations and technology boss steps down
UKTV operations and technology director Ben Hine is leaving the broadcaster as it restructures the division and creates three new roles.
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NewsFood Network calls for Kitchen Superheroes
Scripps Network UK is to serve up cooking format Kitchen Superheroes as part of a six-figure brand deal agreed with kitchen appliance firm Kenwood.
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NewsBBC re-hires sacked staff at a cost of £10m
The BBC has spent more than £10m on redundancy packages for staff it has gone on to re-employ.
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NewsC4 racks up record eight Grierson gongs
Channel 4’s much-garlanded Educating Yorkshire has added two more awards to its tally at this year’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsRadio 1 to launch on iPlayer
BBC Radio 1 is to be handed a dedicated channel on iPlayer after the BBC Trust green-lit proposals made by the radio station 12 months ago.
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NewsCall The Midwife to return for fifth outing
BBC1 has re-commissioned Heidi Thomas’ Bafta winning drama Call the Midwife for a fifth series, as filming for the fourth run draws to a close.
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NewsSky Arts moves into foreign comedy
Sky Arts has picked up its first foreign comedy and a new Scandinavian drama in its latest international acquisitions raid.
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NewsBBC iPlayer orders sci-fi docs
The BBC has ordered its third batch of iPlayer-only content in the last four months: a 3 x 20-minute doc strand about science fiction.
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NewsC4 plans live theatre broadcast on election night
Channel 4 has commissioned Twofour to produce a live broadcast of a play set in a polling station as part of its election night coverage.
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NewsArthur Williams explores remote locations with Blast!
Arthur Williams is to explore remote regions which can only be accessed by the air in a Blast! Films documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing embraces Vine
Strictly Come Dancing has generated a record number of Vine video views and plans to adopt Twitter’s live content editing tool for the show’s final.
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NewsC4 signs formats commissioner from Pulse
Channel 4 has bolstered its formats commissioning team with the hire of former Pulse Films and ITV Studios exec Danny Carvalho.
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NewsCohen backs Clarkson in Argentina row
Danny Cohen has thrown his full support behind Jeremy Clarkson in the on-going row over Top Gear’s trip to Argentina.
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NewsMost BBC staff based outside London
The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London, as the broadcaster hit its target of becoming more geographically diverse one year early.
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NewsBirmingham local TV launch delayed
The launch date for Birmingham’s local TV channel has been pushed back as Ofcom assesses the credentials of a new bidder to take over the licence.
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NewsBBC rejects Green Party demands
The BBC has claimed that the Green Party lacks sufficient punch at the ballot box and in opinion polls to be included in next year’s televised leaders’ debates.
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NewsBT strikes Netflix deal
BT has struck a deal with Netflix that will allow YouView customers to access the VoD service.