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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsBafta Craft winner to test 4K
Bafta Craft Special Award recipient and multi-camera director Hamish Hamilton is about to start testing the use of 4K cameras on fashion and music shows.
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NewsBedell: Vicious puts ITV back in comedy game
Upcoming gay sitcom Vicious is the clearest signal yet that ITV is back in the comedy game, according to director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.
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NewsBBC1 clocks up cost of living season
One of Danny Cohen’s final season commissions as controller of BBC1 is a look at the cost of living through five single docs, a two-parter and a Watchdog spin-off series.
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NewsBBC1 controller: hunt begins
Speculation over who would replace Danny Cohen as BBC1 controller sparked into life just minutes after he was unveiled as the BBC’s next director of television.
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NewsCohen promises creativity and innovation
Danny Cohen wants to bring an emphasis on creativity and innovation to the BBC director of television role when he starts work next month.
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NewsA+E Networks’ H2 orders first original UK series
A+E Networks’ history channel H2 has ordered its first original series in the UK ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsC4's The Intern bumped to 11pm
Hilary Devey’s first Channel 4 vehicle, The Intern, has been buried in an 11pm slot for the rest of the series.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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NewsDavid Attenborough returns to Eden
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has ordered a beefed up second season of David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities.
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News"Strong possibility" no election debates in 2015
BBC head of political programmes Sue Inglish has warned of a “strong possibility” that there will be no TV debates in the run up to the 2015 general election due to a lack of commitment from the political parties.
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NewsBroadchurch breaks Twitter drama records
The final episode of ITV’s Broadchurch generated more than 260,000 Twitter messages on Tuesday, a record amount of traffic for a UK drama.
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NewsSTV sees digital revenue jump
Scottish channel 3 licence holder and Catchphrase producer STV has reported a steady performance in Q1 with digital revenue streams growing by 20%.
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NewsNovember lands ITV drama role
ITV has confirmed acting drama director Steve November will take up the position permanently.
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NewsYouTube remains long-term play
BBC Worldwide, Jamie Oliver Media and All3Media’s Little Dot Studios have admitted that creating original content for YouTube is a strategic rather than profitable move.
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NewsC5 preps more Botched Up Bodies
Channel 5 has ordered an extended second series of plastic surgery show Botched Up Bodies from Transparent Television.
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NewsBBC2 confirms Dylan Thomas drama
BBC2 has confirmed details of a single drama about the last days of Dylan Thomas.
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NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.
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NewsC4 launches factual TV training scheme
Channel 4 is bolstering its training initiatives with a new scheme directed at youngsters keen to develop careers in factual TV production which will see 60 selected for a media bootcamp.
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NewsDanny Cohen confirmed as BBC director of TV
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has been named director of television and will become the final member of Tony Hall’s new senior management team.