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NewsBio to offer new take on gypsies
Gypsies and travellers unhappy about the portrayal of their communities in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will be key characters in a series for Bio.
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).
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NewsSky 1 gets Trollied in drive for original UK comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a comedy set in a budget supermarket in the north-west, featuring bored checkout assistants, ineffectual managers and angry customers.
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NewsAtomized to solve women’s problems for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered fact ent series Chick Fix from Atomized, with a range of multiplatform support to drive viewer engagement with the channel.
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NewsBig Talk making Comedy Central’s first scripted show
Big Talk Productions is to make Comedy Central UK’s first ever scripted narrative comedy, about a gay man who gets his friend’s lover pregnant.
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NewsApple unveils new version of Final Cut Pro
NAB 2011: Apple has unveiled the latest version of its editing software, Final Cut Pro X.
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NewsHead of news at BBC Scotland departs
The head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland is leaving to join the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland.
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NewsWorld Service report offers "false hope"
The Foreign Affairs committee report on the World Service is unlikely to have any impact on funding for the BBC arm, insiders have indicated.
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NewsDisney co-pros Awesome cartoon series
Disney’s UK-based production hub has co-produced a CG animated comedy which will in 129 countries on the Disney XD channel.
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NewsBlick: BBC2 is "our HBO"
The drama community should think of BBC2 as “our HBO”, according to Shadow Line writer Hugo Blick.
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NewsBBC news boss admits being wasteful
The BBC’s director of news has admitted that there has been times when an anchor has unnecessarily been sent to the scene of a big story.
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NewsDavid Jason returns to BBC comedy
David Jason is to star in a new sitcom for BBC1 – his first for the channel since Only Fools and Horses.
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NewsVirgin adds second TiVo box
Virgin Media is extending its TiVo range of set-top boxes with the launch of a lower capacity version.
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NewsC4 proposes Royal gypsy wedding special
Channel 4 has ordered an hour long one-off of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings that will broadcast the day before the Royal Wedding.
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NewsPatsy Kensit to 'nab a prince' for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered a tongue-in-cheek three-part series ahead of the Royal Wedding advising viewers how to bag their own prince.
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NewsBBC Drama: spring 2011
VIDEO: Highlights of new drama coming to BBC2 including United, The Hour, The Shadow Line and The Night Watch as well as current series The Crimson Petal and the White.
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NewsWorld Service should be protected say MPs
The Foreign Affairs Committee has condemned the government’s move to cut BBC World Service funding by 16%, and called for the decision to be reversed.
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NewsRadio 1 fails to meet age targets
Radio 1 has failed to reduce the average age of its listeners at all, two years after the BBC Trust put forward its review.
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NewsRed Dwarf X set for autumn 2012
Classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is set to make a return to Dave next autumn as broadcaster UKTV gets close to a recommission.
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NewsITV poaches C4 marketing boss
ITV has lured Channel 4 marketer Rufus Radcliffe to become the company’s new group marketing and research director.