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NewsSky wins Must Be The Music court case
Sky has won a High Court case after it was accused of format infringement over talent format Must Be The Music.
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NewsMPs bid to reverse BBC3 decision
Labour MP John McDonnell has tabled an Early Day Motion in parliament calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to close BBC3 as a television channel.
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NewsOfcom renews C4 licence
Ofcom has extended Channel 4’s licence for a further 10 years with the broadcaster’s out of England spend set to triple.
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NewsAdam Curtis and Frankie Boyle lead iPlayer originals
Adam Curtis, Bob Mortimer and Frankie Boyle are among a slew of stars commissioned to create original content for the revamped BBC iPlayer.
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NewsC5 counts down with Objective
Channel 5 has commissioned seven entertainment-based countdown shows including The Ultimate Action Movies hosted by Vinne Jones.
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NewsDiscovery visits wolves in Siberia
Discovery Networks International is heading to Siberia to follow a group of wolves after acquiring 90-minute documentary Wolves Unleashed from UK distributor Scorpion TV.
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NewsBBC beefs up iPlayer
The BBC has overhauled the design of the iPlayer online with an emphasis on images to make it easier for users to discover shows they are interested in.
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NewsFormer GMTV boss to oversee Loose Women
Former GMTV showrunner Martin Frizell is to become the editor of Loose Women.
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NewsTiger Aspect meets the taxman for C4
Channel 4 is to discover what makes the taxman tick in a three-part documentary series from Tiger Aspect.
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NewsTurner reveals comedy slate
Turner Broadcasting is to air four new long-form animated comedy series on Cartoon Network after the channel drew a record audience in 2013.
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NewsC4 to shave returning shows' budgets
Channel 4 will ask producers to make returning shows up to 3% cheaper so the broadcaster can invest in new content.
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NewsLondon Live rivals BBC with Not The One Show
London Live is to go head-to-head with the BBC on weekday evenings with topical format Not The One Show.
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NewsCDN plans permanent leadership
The Creative Diversity Network needs a “permanent executive structure” if it is to make genuinely significant changes to the sector, the organisation has acknowledged.
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NewsFox renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Following
E4’s comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Sky Atlantic crime thriller The Following have been recommissioned in the US as part of Fox’s forthcoming slate.
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NewsSky suffers Blacklist blackout
Sky Living suffered technical difficulties on Friday night that led to the failure of an episode of US crime drama The Blacklist to play out.
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NewsC4 acquires Fargo remake
Channel 4 has acquired the television remake of the Coen brothers’ feature film Fargo.
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NewsBennett: BBC3 must ‘redouble’ efforts online
BBC3 must “redouble” its efforts to grow talent and take creative risks if it moves online next year, according to Zai Bennett.
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NewsBBC to call for licence fee increase
The BBC is set to argue for the licence fee to be linked to inflation when it enters licence fee negotiations next year.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw emerges as BBC2 frontrunner
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next controller of BBC2.
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NewsNetflix UK buys From Dusk Till Dawn remake
Netflix has acquired the UK rights to Robert Rodriguez’s TV adaptation of From Dusk Till Dawn.