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US network Pivot boards Fortitude
US cable network Pivot has come on board Sky Atlantic’s big-budget drama Fortitude as a coproducer after striking a deal with Sky Vision.
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Sky trials Twitter recording tool
Sky is to begin trialing a mobile Twitter tool that allows its customers to watch or record TV shows by clicking on icons which appear in tweets.
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Random Acts 'supercharged' by C4
Channel 4 is to ‘supercharge’ its Random Acts arts strand, beefing up its budget and handing it a more prominent TV slot.
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S4C preps multiplatform kids’ series
S4C has greenlit an interactive multiplatform children’s series that will launch on TV before concluding as a four-part digital comic book.
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ITV to fill Champions League void with in-house formats
ITV plans to use the funding and space in the schedule freed up by its loss of the Champions League to test in-house formats.
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BBC3 and iPlayer roles likely to merge
The BBC3 controller post will likely be merged with the yet-to-be-filled role of iPlayer content boss following Zai Bennett’s decision to join Sky Atlantic.
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UKTV makes indie pledge in commissioning rethink
UKTV is pledging to provide a full response to indies’ pitches within two weeks of submission as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of commissioning.
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Kim Shillinglaw set to woo indies
Incoming BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw is set to launch an indie charm offensive as she bids to get to grips with unfamiliar genres and make her mark on the channel’s schedule.
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Sundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
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Denise O'Donoghue to leave ITVS
Denise O’Donoghue is to step down as the UK managing director of ITV Studios after four years.
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Discovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, Broadcast understands.
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BBC appoints HR director
The BBC has appointed Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth as its director of human resources.
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ITV extends YouTube deal
ITV shows such as I’m A Celebrity, This Morning and Coronation Street are in line to get dedicated YouTube channels following an extension of the broadcaster’s deal with the Google-owned video-sharing site.
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BBC3’s Zai Bennett to lead Sky Atlantic
Zai Bennett will become director of Sky Atlantic just weeks after it was announced that BBC3 is to move online next year.
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Netflix US swoops for Hinterland
Netflix has picked up Welsh crime drama Hinterland to stream in the US after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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Nerd scores US pilot with FYI
Nerd TV has become the latest UK indie to score a US deal after Jana Bennett-run lifestyle network FYI ordered long-lost love format You’re The One.
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Discovery to air live Everest jump
Peacock Productions is producing a two-hour live special following climber Joby Ogwyn’s attempt to become the first person to jump from the peak of Mount Everest for Discovery Network International.
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Jeremy Kyle Show rapped for treatment of 17-year-old
ITV has been censured for the “humiliation and distress” caused to a 17-year-old guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
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Nutopia finds Jesus with CNN
Jane Root’s Nutopia is to explore the life of Jesus with a new six-part commission from CNN.
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BBC launches local radio training scheme
The BBC has begun a hunt for 45 aspiring local radio journalists to join its biggest ever apprenticeship scheme.