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NewsBad Education gets US pilot
Jack Whitehall comedy Bad Education is to be piloted by US network ABC.
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NewsBBC challenged over Doctor Who Tardis ownership
The BBC has been challenged over its ownership of the Doctor Who Tardis by the son of the man who wrote the first episode.
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NewsDownton Abbey gets fifth series
ITV has confirmed that Downton Abbey is to return for a fifth series next year.
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NewsBT pays £900m to pinch Champions League from ITV and Sky
BT has won the rights to screen all UEFA Champions League games for the next three years, paying a knockout £900m to take the rights from Sky and ITV.
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NewsBectu raises fresh BBC bullying concerns
Bectu is to survey staff in the BBC religion and ethics department following complaints about “bullying behaviour” and “inappropriate” management style.
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NewsC4, C5 & Sky among Xbox One launch partners
4oD, Demand 5 and Now TV will be among the first wave of video apps to be made available on the Xbox One games console – with BBC iPlayer not initially included.
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NewsNina Conti lands BBC1 pilot
British actress, ventriloquist and comedian Nina Conti is to front a Mr and Mrs-style BBC1 comedy gameshow pilot.
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NewsMosey: consider carving up BBC licence fee
Former BBC editorial director Roger Mosey has suggested the licence fee could be carved up for the benefit of audiences – and claimed the corporation veers to the left politically.
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NewsActivists accuse BBC of ‘ripping’ footage
A group of activists has accused the BBC of “ripping” its video footage without permission to help illustrate the Grangemouth refinery dispute last week.
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NewsNetflix orders five Marvel series
Netflix has commissioned five series, including an adaptation of Daredevil from Marvel Television.
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NewsC4 eyes Jamie Oliver web content
Jamie Oliver is in talks for Channel 4 to use content from his online channel Food Tube on screen and potentially for new on-demand service 4Shorts.
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NewsBetty apologises to musician Whitey
Betty has apologised to musician Whitey after he criticised the Discovery-owned indie for asking to use one of his tracks for free in a forthcoming production.
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NewsTrust slams BBCW over Lonely Planet
The BBC Trust has slammed BBC Worldwide’s purchase of publisher Lonely Planet (LP) and ruled that new processes be put in place to prevent similar mistakes being made during future acquisitions.
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NewsC4 recommissions Man Down
Channel 4 sitcom Man Down is to return for a second series next year, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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NewsC4 renews Good Wife deal
Channel 4 will air the fifth series of US drama The Good Wife after closing a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsITV orders sleuth vicar drama
ITV has commissioned a six-part drama series about the exploits of an investigative vicar, based on a novel penned by the former Archbishop of Canterbury’s son, James Runcie.
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NewsRTL locks up Wentworth deal
Prisoner Cell Block H remake Wentworth Prison is heading to Germany after broadcaster RTL commissioned a local version of the Fremantle Media-distributed Australian drama.
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NewsMasterChef exec to join Initial as creative director
Mirella Breda, the BBC entertainment executive editor responsible for MasterChef and Dragon’s Den, is to join Big Brother-producer Initial next February as creative director.
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NewsLondon Live signs C4 & BBCW shows
London Live has signed major output deals with Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide for a raft of shows that are based in the capital, as it gears up for launch next spring.
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NewsIsraeli TV builds momentum
UK broadcasters and super-indies including Channel 4 and Shine are scouring Israel for the next Homeland or The X Factor as the country’s TV business gathers pace.