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NewsComedy Central revives C4's Your Face Or Mine
Comedy Central UK is reviving Channel 4 gameshow Your Face Or Mine 14 years after it made its debut.
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NewsFrapa prepares format guide
International format protection body Frapa is preparing an updated legal guide for format creators.
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NewsC4 ‘encouraged’ over future
Channel 4 has been “encouraged” by the government’s recent attitude towards the broadcaster but remains “puzzled and perplexed” by the ongoing limbo of potential privatisation.
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NewsBBC quiz uncertainty as lottery goes online
The future of three of BBC1’s key Saturday night gameshows is uncertain after the broadcaster pulled the live weekly National Lottery Draw from the airwaves.
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NewsBectu raises BBC Studios concerns
The BBC could be forced to pay more for large swathes of programming if BBC Studios becomes a commercial unit, Bectu has warned.
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NewsITV set to shake up Saturdays
ITV is to shake up its Saturday night schedule and has called for producers to bring it the next You’ve Been Framed or Family Fortunes to slot into the “white heat” of primetime entertainment.
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NewsBroadcast Awards shortlist 2017
ITV stablemates Big Talk and Twofour will battle four other major players to be named Best Independent Production Company at the Broadcast Awards 2017.
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NewsBBC1 scrambles for more McIntyre
BBC1 has swiftly recommissioned “a bigger and better” series of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show after the opening episode of the second run.
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NewsCall The Midwife lands £30m order
BBC1 has committed to a bumper, three series order of Call The Midwife, worth around £30m.
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NewsRadio 2 preps Richard Bacon return
Richard Bacon could be set for a return to BBC Radio 2 as a weekly fixture after Sam Delaney’s Studio Sixty Billion scored an initial two-part order.
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NewsIn brief: UKTV shorts; 5 News editor; The Box
Air Television has landed a series of online shorts from UKTV, while 5 News has appointed a new editor following its relaunch.
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NewsBBC plans 'Netflix of spoken word'
The BBC plans to create a “Netflix of spoken word” using BBC Radio archives, director general Tony Hall will announce later today.
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NewsDCMS holds up Channel 4 appointments
The DCMS is holding up the appointment of five Channel 4 non-executive directors recommended by Ofcom in what has been labelled an “unprecedented” move.
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NewsC4 orders money-saving pilots
Britain’s post-Brexit attitude to spending and employment are to come under the microscope after Channel 4 ordered two pilots from Blink Films and RDF.
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NewsBBC3 lifts lid on Watford FC
Gary Lineker’s indie is to go behind the scenes at Premier League football club Watford FC for BBC3.
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NewsC5 rebrands in-house production arm
Channel 5 is rebranding its in-house production arm 5Production and is searching for a factual boss as it broadens its remit across Viacom channels and international broadcasters.
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NewsRaw Cut breaks out of blue light
Police Interceptors indie Raw Cut Television is breaking out of blue light genre with a fast-turnaround series about food.
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NewsCreative Skillset hunts aspiring series producers
Creative Skillset is hunting for the next generation of series producers after launching its scheme for aspiring executives for the second year running.
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NewsBrits lead night at International Emmys
Dave mockumentary Hoff the Record and BBC1 mini-series Capital were among the winners at the 44th International Emmy awards.
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NewsNational Lottery draw to end on BBC1
BBC1 is to drop the National Lottery draw from its Saturday night schedule and will air it on iPlayer after the corporation extended its contract with Camelot for a further three years.