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NewsUSA Network orders Sirens remake
US cable station USA Network has ordered a full series remake of British medical comedy Sirens.
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NewsStephenson pulls out of BBC1 race
BBC drama boss Ben Stephenson has ruled himself out of the race to become the next BBC1 controller.
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NewsC5 greenlights Cleveland kidnap doc
Channel 5 has ordered a fast turn-around doc about the Cleveland kidnappings from ITN Productions.
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NewsTalkTalk eyes BT Sport
TalkTalk is in discussions about distributing the BT Sport channels on YouView, as the quadplay provider moves to beef up its TV offering.
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NewsC4 explores Murder in the French Alps
Channel 4 has ordered a one hour current affairs special delving into the unsolved murders which took place in the French Alps last September.
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NewsTalkSport owner UTV endures tough start to year
UTV has suffered a 5% fall in revenues in the first quarter of 2013 as its flagship radio station TalkSport endured a tough start to the year.
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NewsBazalgette joins ITV board
Sir Peter Bazalgette is joining ITV as a non-executive director this summer.
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NewsBT Sport free for 5m BT homes
BT Sport is to be offered free of charge to BT’s 5m broadband homes as the fledgling broadcaster attempts to topple Sky’s dominance and win customers from rival ISPs.
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NewsNewsnight and Today editors appointed
Ian Katz and Jamie Angus have been confirmed as editors of flagship news programmes BBC2’s Newsnight and Radio 4’s Today.
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NewsCrawford Collins indie to make BBC2 spy drama
Simon Crawford Collins is to produce a Cold War spy thriller for BBC2 – his first commission through indie Slim Film + Television since leaving Kudos in 2011.
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NewsBroadcast launches major forum with big-name speakers
Broadcast will launch the Commissioning and Funding Forum this summer, combining insights from the biggest traditional TV players and their emerging online counterparts.
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NewsStephenson’s tax warning
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has warned producers that high-quality shows do not necessarily need to be big budget in the new age of tax breaks.
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NewsBT Sport targets female fans
BT Sport is hoping to attract a broader, more female-skewing audience with the launch of its channels.
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NewsBurns backs C4 indie relations
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has pledged to monitor the broadcaster’s relationship with the indie sector, but said that much of the recent criticism of the C4 creative process had been “blown out of proportion”.
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NewsHarman slams lack of women on TV
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has published new data that shows female television presenters “disappear into a black hole” when they reach 50.
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NewsC4 plans lessons with Mr Drew
Children pushed to the margins of the education system will be offered a route back into the mainstream by Educating Essex teacher Stephen Drew and Channel 4.
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NewsC4 eyes diverse strategy
Channel 4 will have a wideranging approach to content in 2013, according to chief creative officer Jay Hunt.
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NewsGrimshaw’s Radio 1 breakfast sheds 1m listeners
Rajar: Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show shed nearly a million listeners in the first quarter of 2013 - as Chris Evans posted a record audience.
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NewsBBC1 develops Scandinavian detective series
BBC1 is developing a returnable detective brand based on a series of crime novels by bestselling Norwegian writer Anne Holt.
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NewsBBC2 tucks into restaurant business
Spun Gold spin-off Brassy TV has won its first order as BBC2 green-lights two series which delve into the restaurant world.