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NewsITV aims to strike gold with two historical series
ITV will continue to delve into Britain’s history and culture with two ITV Studios-produced series which will showcase the country’s rich heritage.
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NewsS4C's future safe until 2017 after BBC deal
The independence of Welsh language broadcaster S4C has been safeguarded under a new agreement with the BBC.
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NewsRipper Street to return for second series on BBC1
BBC1 has recommissioned Tiger Aspect and Lookout Point’s drama Ripper Street for broadcast next year.
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NewsGirlfriends wins second date from ITV2
Israeli format Girlfriends will return to ITV2 later this year and once again be hosted by Emma Willis
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NewsBBC1 faces two-year wait for Mrs Brown’s Boys series
Mrs Brown’s Boys is unlikely to return to BBC1 for a full series until late 2014 as star Brendan O’Carroll juggles his bulging list of commitments.
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NewsDNI recommissions over 50 hours
Discovery Networks International has ordered 54 hours of original content from UK producers as it recommissions five series for 2013.
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NewsTessa Ross to be honoured at Baftas
Channel 4’s film and drama controller Tessa Ross will receive the Bafta award for Outstanding British Contribution to cinema.
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NewsITV picks up The Americans
Spy drama The Americans is to become the first US acquisition to play on ITV’s flagship channel since Pushing Daisies, after the broadcaster bought the spy drama from Twentieth Century Fox Television.
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News19 Entertainment owner hires Simon Shaps to set up UK indie
Simon Shaps has landed his biggest role since leaving ITV - establishing a UK indie for Core Media Group, the owner of American Idol-producer 19 Entertainment.
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NewsLoveLive wins Random Acts order
A 22 piece all-girl choir will feature in the first of five new episodes for Channel 4 art strand, Random Acts, being produced by LoveLive production arm Rockfeedback.
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NewsITV daytime makes record Chase order
ITV daytime has made its biggest ever order of The Chase, commissioning 324 episodes of hit daytime game show.
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NewsDiscovery orders global Body Bizarre series
Discovery Networks International has ordered a series from Zig Zag and Barcroft Productions that will seek out the world’s most extraordinary medical anomalies.
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NewsCanis Media wins local TV multiplex licence
Canis Media’s Comux UK has fought off the BBC to win the local TV multiplex licence.
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NewsBT Sport hires Red Bee to brand channels
BT has appointed Red Bee Media to produce the branding for its forthcoming BT Sport channels.
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NewsITV snaps up London HQ
ITV has acquired the freehold to its headquarters on the South Bank of the Thames for £56m.
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NewsAlex Gardiner to head ITVS factual
Alex Gardiner, the exec behind the Jimmy Savile Exposure documentaries, has had his remit expanded to take charge of all of ITV Studios’ factual output.
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NewsC4 plans ginger hair doc
BBC3 courted controversy in 2007 with its attention grabbing documentary F**k Off, I’m Ginger and now Channel 4 is planning its own film on men with red hair.
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NewsBBC employee dies in car crash
Tim Davie has paid tribute to the BBC’s David Cox, who was killed in a road accident in Buxton.
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NewsTony Hall start date agreed
Tony Hall is poised to start work as the director general of the BBC on 2 April.
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NewsC5 orders Gibraltar ob-doc from Shiver
Channel 5 has ordered a six part ob-doc series on Gibraltar from ITV Studios-owned producer Shiver.