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NewsAnimal Planet catches Big Fish Man with Tern
A hunt for the world’s largest freshwater fish is to begin on Discovery’s Animal Planet after it greenlit a six-part series from Scottish indie Tern TV.
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NewsITV pulls the plug on Rising Star
ITV has scrapped highly-anticipated interactive entertainment format Rising Star ahead of its launch.
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NewsIn The Club returns for second series
BBC1 has ordered a second run of Rollem Productions’ pregnancy drama In The Club, one week after the conclusion of the first series.
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NewsViacom plans industry networking event for young execs
Viacom International Media Networks is hosting a networking event for young execs that will explore the changes experienced by the TV industry over the past 10 years.
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NewsNetflix orders Judd Apatow comedy
Netflix has made its biggest move into comedy after ordering a 20-part sitcom from The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up director Judd Apatow.
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NewsITV US acquisitions: Believe & Indigenous videos
Click for a snapshot of some of the online videos produced by ITV’s latest multiplatform US acquisitions Believe Entertainment Group and the founders of Indigenous.
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NewsGrierson Award shortlist revealed
The final shortlist for the 2014 Grierson Awards have been revealed with Channel 4 and the BBC leading the way with 16 and 13 nominations apiece.
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NewsOfcom rejects London Live plans
Ofcom has rejected London Live’s widely criticised proposals to radically reduce its commitments to local content.
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NewsBBC2 heads to world’s biggest food markets
BBC2 is to head to food markets in New York, Mexico City and Delhi as part of a new series produced by Twofour-owned producer Indus Films.
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NewsDiscovery commemorates WW1 with 3D series
Discovery is to mark the centenary of World War One with a 3D series fronted by Tony Robinson.
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NewsITV backs Californian digital start-up
ITV has teamed up with advertising agency WPP to invest in a Californian multiplatform start-up founded by filmmakers Jon and Jake Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review nears completion
The much-delayed Dame Janet Smith review into the Jimmy Savile scandal at the BBC is “nearing the end of its work”.
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NewsW1A set to return to BBC2
Hugh Bonneville-fronted BBC mockumentary W1A is heading back to BBC2 for a second series in 2015.
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NewsRicky Gervais calls time on Derek
Ricky Gervais appears to have pulled the plug on Channel 4’s Derek after pledging the cult comedy will bow out with a special one-off episode.
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NewsOfcom: ‘very unlikely’ all local TV channels will succeed
Ofcom has admitted that it is “very unlikely” that all local television stations will survive after the Birmingham operator went bust last month.
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NewsBBC Earth set for online launch
BBC Worldwide is preparing to launch a “future-focused” online natural history brand BBC Earth which will be available around the world – including in the UK.
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NewsKudos set to sign AMC to Humans
Breaking Bad broadcaster AMC is set to board Kudos Film & Television’s sci-fi drama Humans for Channel 4 after original partner Microsoft closed its Xbox Entertainment Studios division.
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NewsProtests over BBC Scottish referendum coverage
Scottish nationalists have called on BBC political editor Nick Robinson to be sacked over his “biased” independence referendum coverage.
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NewsBBC1 entertainment show’s unusual back story prompts special deal
The BBC has secured a greater slice of the rights to Electric Ray’s forthcoming Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart to reflect the unusual way the show came about, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsEU approves Sky Europe plan
Sky’s plans to create a pan-European pay-TV platform have moved a step closer after receiving approval from the European Union.