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NewsNat Geo hires commissioner
Nat Geo has hired Richard III: The King In The Car Park exec producer Simon Young as a commissioner in its London production hub.
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NewsC4 News & Made TV fall foul of Ofcom
Channel 4 News has been found to have broken Ofcom’s broadcasting code, while the regulator has requested a meeting with local TV operator Made Television after a series of breaches.
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NewsBBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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NewsC4 unveils election night plans
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell will host Channel 4’s election night coverage which will include special episodes of Gogglebox and The Last Leg.
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NewsSky forced to postpone Scientology doc
Sky Atlantic has postponed controversial Scientology documentary, Going Clear, due to British libel laws.
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NewsDisability exec Alison Walsh exits C4
Channel 4 disability executive Alison Walsh has left the broadcaster after two decades, following a restructure of its diversity team.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsITV axes Stars in Their Eyes
Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes has been axed by ITV after a single series.
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NewsMaverick revives dinosaurs for ITV
Maverick Television is to turn Britain into a dinosaur-inhabited island using CGI techniques for an ITV series about the prehistoric creatures.
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NewsTessa Ross quits National Theatre after five months
The former head of Film4 has resigned from her post as National Theatre chief executive after less than six months in the job.
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NewsC4 establishes mobile games arm
Channel 4 is to promote mobile games from third-party developers across its All 4 platform as part of plans for a games publishing arm.
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NewsBBC3 future: 23,000 have their say
The BBC Trust received 23,000 responses to its consultation on moving BBC3 online and is expected to publish its provisional findings in June.
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NewsPoldark producer eyes sale
Poldark indie Mammoth Screen is courting potential buyers as the gold rush for UK drama production companies continues.
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NewsHandsome scores with BBC3 FA Cup doc
BBC3 has commissioned a one-hour special to portray FA Cup Final day through the eyes of the football fans.
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NewsC4 develops doppelganger format
Irish indie Vision Independent Productions is developing a format for Channel 4 in which individuals will be tasked with tracking down their doppelgangers using social media and word of mouth.
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NewsBBC hires BAME execs for diverse leadership push
The BBC has hired six diverse professionals to its leadership development programme to encourage greater breadth of representation at a senior level across the industry.
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NewsNetflix commissions Planet Earth creators
Netflix has ordered an eight-part series from the makers of Planet Earth as it expands its original content push into factual programming.
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NewsBBC Trust director departs after nine months
Jon Zeff has stepped down as director of the BBC Trust after just nine months.
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NewsDave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.
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NewsITV Be heads to Marbella with Lime
ITV Be is to head to the Costa del Sol for reality series Life on Marbs from Lime Pictures.