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NewsITV prepares Cilla Black biopic
Jeff Pope’s next project for ITV will be a drama biopic on entertainment legend Cilla Black.
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NewsBBC1 axes That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country
BBC entertainment has dropped both That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country after disappointing ratings.
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NewsC5 pilots Loose Women-style show
Channel 5 is piloting a Loose Women-style format that will give five well-known women the platform to discuss topical issues.
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NewsVirgin beefs up sports content
Virgin Media has beefed up its sporting line-up with the launch Premier Sports, which has the rights to the entire Rugby League World Cup.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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NewsChannel 5 renews three series
Channel 5 has recommssioned Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun, Brain Hospital: Saving Lives, and Classic Car Rescue, and will air the shows next year.
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NewsDave's Suits renewed for fourth series
US comedy drama Suits, which airs on UKTV’s Dave, has been renewed for a fourth series.
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NewsSky sells Mandela doc to South Africa, China
Sky’s Nelson Mandela documentary has been sold to 19 countries including China and South Africa.
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NewsFeatherstone: Broadchurch 'planned as trilogy'
Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone has revealed that hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch was originally devised as a trilogy.
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NewsBBC2 orders Felix Dexter tribute
BBC2 is to pay tribute to the late comedy actor Felix Dexter in a one-off 30-minute show.
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NewsBBC nature shows a turn-off in the US, says Discovery boss
Discovery pulled the plug on its £150m blue chip factual co-production deal with the BBC because US audiences find shows like Frozen Planet a turn-off, according to an executive involved in the decision.
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NewsViacom targets Generation C
Generation C, the group of youngsters who love to create, curate and comment online, are the next demographic in the sights of Viacom International Media Networks.
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NewsFleet up for grabs as SIS Live exits OB market
Millions of pounds worth of HD and SD outside broadcast trucks are up for sale after SIS Live revealed it is pulling out of the OB market.
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NewsUniversal Channel snaps up LA Screenings prime target
Universal Channel has acquired the US adaptation of legal comedy drama Rake after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsBullying: BBC still under fire
NUJ and MPs dissatisfied with corporation’s implementation of Rose report recommendations
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NewsHowie to step down at ITV for life in the US
ITV daytime commissioning editor Diana Howie is to leave the commercial broadcaster at the end of the year to relocate to Los Angeles.
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NewsBetty’s Iuzzolino set for return to broadcasting
Walter Iuzzolino is to leave Betty after four years as creative director.
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NewsPact hails new era for indies
New terms of trade will lead to a fresh wave of consolidation in the indie sector and create greater international opportunities, according to Pact chief executive John McVay.
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NewsMandabach: young writers need support
The BBC and indies need to join forces to address the dearth of new writing talent in the UK, producer Caryn Mandabach told Broadcast’s Production and Post Forum this week.
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NewsSky Atlantic to unveil slate of high-profile docs
Sky Atlantic has unveiled a batch of high-profile documentaries for its second annual Documentary Film season.