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NewsControversy over BBC1 format
A well-known production company has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the commission of Electric Ray’s Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart.
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NewsBBCW revives indie interest
BBC Worldwide is planning a renewed push on its UK indie investment strategy, according to chief executive Tim Davie.
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NewsITV on the hunt to replace Rising Star
ITV is to plunder its entertainment development slate as it looks to fill the hole in its schedule left by the cancellation of Keshet entertainment show Rising Star.
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NewsC4 sets out Shorts strategy
Channel 4 has lifted the lid on its short-form content commissioning strategy as it looks to build its Shorts hub into a destination for young online audiences.
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NewsBBC3 pulls back from online-first strategy
BBC3 has rowed back from its strategy of premiering all scripted comedy online in favour of an ad hoc approach.
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NewsBroadcasters finalise referendum coverage
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have finalised plans for comprehensive news coverage of the final stages of the Scottish referendum as voting gets underway tomorrow.
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NewsC4 appoints deputy head of features
Channel 4 has promoted features commissioning editor Alex Menzies to the newly created position of deputy head of features.
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NewsITV’s Bradby: reporting on the referendum ‘unpleasant’
ITV political editor Tom Bradby has condemned some Scottish referendum campaigners for “sinister” behaviour and thrown his support behind the treatment of his BBC counterpart Nick Robinson.
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NewsSky exec joins 7 Wonder
Sky commissioner Chris Wilson has joined 7 Wonder as the fledgling indie’s head of popular factual.
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NewsSky Sports gets more personal
Sky Sports is to start offering personalised VoD clips on its website after signing a deal with video streaming provider Ooyala.
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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.