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NewsC4 orders extreme sports disability show
A group of disabled people are set to take on bungee jumping, sky diving and waterskiing in a one-off special for Channel 4.
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NewsSky to host James Corden US talkshow
Sky has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS to air The Late Late Show with James Corden in the UK.
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NewsCoronation Street extended to six eps per week
Coronation Street is to air six times a week after ITV increased the number of episodes.
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NewsITV at greater risk of takeover after leave vote
Broadcasters have been largely guarded about the impact of Brexit, but its most obvious result is to make ITV a more attractive takeover target.
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NewsBBC kids bolsters live action
BBC Children’s has ramped up its live-action slate with a CBeebies drama series from the producer of Rastamouse and the return of documentary strand My Life to CBBC.
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NewsBBC closes in on creative team
The BBC is a step closer to filling the vacuum around its top creative roles after hiring entertainment and drama chiefs just a few days apart.
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NewsE4 triumphs at Digital Awards for second time
E4 has been named Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards for the second year running.
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NewsPuttnam: ISPs and digital giants should fund public service content
Lord Puttnam’s Future of Public Service Television report has called for the creation of a public service content fund that is bankrolled by digital conglomerates and internet providers.
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NewsPuttnam: Don't privatise C4
Channel 4 should not be privatised in full or in part, says former deputy chair Lord Puttnam.
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NewsPuttnam calls to scrap licence fee
The BBC’s licence fee should be replaced, its royal charter abolished and government intervention curtailed to protect the corporation’s independence, according to Lord Puttnam.
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NewsPanorama editor heads to Oxford University
Panorama editor Ceri Thomas is leaving the BBC after 24 years.
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NewsBBC wants digital expertise as it mulls iPlayer log-in
Tony Hall is keen to add digital and marketing expertise to the corporation’s new unitary board to help guide the MyBBC project.
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NewsHall: BBC has cut spend on top talent by 25%
The BBC has cut the amount it pays its highest earning on-screen talent by £2.3m, Tony Hall has revealed.
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NewsBBC's Traffic Cops moves to C5
Channel 5 has picked up long-running blue light show Traffic Cops after 14 series on the BBC.
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NewsAmazon acquires Steven Soderbergh drama
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Steven Soderbergh’s high-end escort drama The Girlfriend Experience.
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NewsNickelodeon launches evening block
Nickelodeon is establishing an evening programming block to target teen audiences.
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NewsPiers Wenger appointed BBC head of drama
Channel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger has been appointed BBC director of drama commissioning after four years at the ad-supported broadcaster.
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NewsSky produces cycling VR special
Sky is continuing its push into virtual reality programming with a behind-the-scenes special following the Team Sky cyclists.
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NewsSky 1 orders James Van Der Beek comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a James Van Der Beek-fronted family comedy from Cuckoo and Trollied indie Roughcut TV.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.