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NewsBedell: X Factor criticism is ludicrous
ITV director of entertainment Elaine Bedell has praised The X Factor’s revamped judging panel for attracting younger viewers and branded criticism of the show “ludicrous”.
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NewsNutopia series is Bellamy’s Discovery prototype
Julian Bellamy is launching Discovery Networks International’s “globalised TV” strategy with its biggest commission to date – a five-hour, multi-million pound series on the world’s greatest inventions.
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NewsBBC4 to lose history and science programming
BBC4 documentaries like Wellington Bomber, Spitfire Women and The Secret Life of the National Grid are to be a thing of the past as the channel is stripped of its history budget.
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NewsITV follows up Kosher doc and tackles unusual kids
ITV1 is to explore unusual behaviour in children for a new documentary series, and has turned Strictly Kosher – its film about a Jewish community in Manchester – into a two-part series.
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NewsITV1 orders Stephen Fry drama
Stephen Fry’s indie is to make the first Ian Rankin thriller to air on ITV1 since Rebus more than four years ago.
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NewsBeing Human team cast spell on witches drama
After vampires, werewolves and ghosts, the team behind Being Human is working on a female-skewing comedy-drama about witches.
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NewsITV orders ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ gameshow
ITV1 has ordered a “Raiders of the Lost Ark-style” gameshow, set in a giant 24-room maze, that challenges contestants to memorise the answers to questions in order to escape with up to £200,000 in prize money.
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NewsTrue Vision wins Poor Kids spin offs
True Vision has won a string of spin-off developments and commissions from its critically acclaimed BBC1 film Poor Kids.
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NewsFoundation Scotland hosts CBBC's Ultimate Sports Day
The Foundation Scotland is producing a children’s sports series for CBBC that will air in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsWingspan visits corridors of power for Sky Atlantic
Former British ambassador to the US Sir Christopher Meyer is to front a documentary series for Sky Atlantic exploring the relationship between cities including London, Moscow and Mumbai.
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NewsDragonfly hires BBC3 exec in senior rejig
Dragonfly has poached BBC3’s head of development as part of a range of changes to the indie’s senior team.
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NewsTwofour counts down Tweets of the Year for ITV2
ITV2 has commissioned a 90-minute special looking at the impact of Twitter news stories throughout 2011.
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NewsRDF to refashion History salvage series for ITV1
RDF TV West is producing two versions of a documentary series about salvage reclamation for UK broadcast.
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NewsBBC extends Wimbledon contract to 2017
The BBC has extended its contract to cover Wimbledon for a further three years.
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NewsX Factor producers sidestep Rhythmix legal battle
The X Factor producers have avoided a potentially damaging legal battle after one of this year’s acts agreed to change its name at the request of a charity.
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NewsC4 to air penultimate Fresh Meat online first
Channel 4 is to debut the penultimate episode of Fresh Meat online after pushing it back a week to accommodate stripped drama Top Boy.
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NewsBBC Trust to examine Arab Spring coverage
The BBC Trust is embarking on a review of the corporation’s coverage of the year’s series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring.
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NewsInvestigations funding "vulnerable", warns film makers
Award winning film maker Roger Graef and former Panorama executive Roger Bolton have warned that funding for investigative journalism is “very vulnerable”, calling for a statutory obligation to be introduced.
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NewsMPs attack BBC over local radio
The BBC was attacked by 50 MPs in the House of Commons this morning, over its planned cuts to local radio.
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NewsBBC "unable to agree" union demands
The BBC has said it will be “unable to agree” to the joint unions’ “list of demands” – edging the probability of pre-Christmas strikes at the broadcaster ever closer.