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NewsCohen: listen to junior staff
Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to break up the “hierarchical” working structures at BBC television.
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NewsChina targets UK partners
Chinese broadcasters are rapidly ramping up their local content commissioning and are keen to partner more with UK companies to break their formats into the international market.
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NewsA+E set to remake a slew of hit US reality series
A+E Networks UK plans to follow up its UK remake of Dance Moms with more local versions of hit US reality series across Lifetime, History and Crime + Investigation.
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NewsTurner reveals TruTV plans
Turner UK is planning to invest in original shows, UK reversions and acquisitions after revealing it will launch general entertainment channel TruTV as its first British free-to-air channel this summer.
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NewsCockroaches on agenda for ITV2
ITV2 plans to build its comedy credentials by ordering a full series of post-apocalyptic sitcom Cockroaches, which is penned by Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education writing partner.
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NewsNorman defends Crozier’s financial package
ITV chairman Archie Norman has defended the £8.4m remuneration package received by Adam Crozier after it was scrutinised by shareholders at the broadcaster’s AGM.
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NewsITV to tackle diversity via informal objectives
ITV’s commissioning team has been set informal objectives to increase the diversity of participants and talent in some of its most high-profile shows.
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NewsSundance backs Danny Boyle's Babylon
US network Sundance TV has come on board Danny Boyle’s Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon.
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NewsC4 sets up commercial development team
Channel 4 is creating a new commercial development team headed up by Channel 5 exec Emma Derrick.
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NewsLuis Silberwasser joins Telemundo
NBC Universal has hired Luis Silberwasser as the new president of its US Hispanic channel Telemundo Network.
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NewsHolloway prison opens up for C5 doc
Wildfire TV is to head into infamous women’s prison Holloway for Channel 5, following the success of its Inside Broadmoor documentary.
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NewsHappy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom
Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.
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NewsITV revenues hit £672m in 2014
ITV brushed off a fall in production revenue to grow its turnover by 1% to £672m in the first three months of 2014.
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NewsLifetime orders UK Dance Mums
Lifetime has ordered a UK remake of its hit US reality format Dance Moms.
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NewsTurner to launch UK free-to-air channel TruTV
Turner Broadcasting is gearing up to launch its first free-to-air TV channel in the UK - general entertainment network TruTV.
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NewsC4 launches research panel
Channel 4 is to create Core4, an audience panel that will allow viewers to share insights on the channel and its programming.
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NewsConan Doyle adaptation green-lit by ITV
ITV has ordered a drama about the life of Sherlock Holmes-author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a DNA-based crime thriller as its latest high-profile scripted series.
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NewsITV unveils World Cup coverage plans
ITV has unveiled its plans for coverage of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, including the installation of a fan park in Manchester and the introduction of a football-themed podcast.
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NewsNewsnight ratings fall 5%
Ian Katz faces an uphill battle to improve Newsnight’s ratings after its audience fell 5% since he took over as editor in September last year, according to data compiled by Broadcast.
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NewsBBC1 preps Question of Sport spin-off
BBC1 is to record a Question Of Sport spin-off series featuring comedian Jason Manford.