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NewsScripps revamps international Travel Channel
Scripps Networks Interactive is overhauling its international version of the Travel Channel in a move which includes ordering a raft of original programming.
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NewsPeter Kay heads to BBC via iPlayer
Comedian Peter Kay’s first BBC1 sitcom, Car Share, will debut on iPlayer ahead of a linear broadcast.
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NewsITV completes first stage of MediaCityUK move
The first stage of ITV’s migration from Manchester Quay Street to MediaCityUK is being marked today by a debut ITV News broadcast from the new site.
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NewsSimon Cowell set for X Factor return
Simon Cowell is set to return to ITV’s The X Factor after a two year absence from the show.
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NewsITV2's Plebs gets online premiere
New sitcom Plebs is ITV’s first original commission to premiere online ahead of its linear broadcast.
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NewsUniversal Music label launches channel
Universal Music-owned record label All Around The World is launching a music television channel Planet Pop, which will be run by former Channel 4 executive Simon Sadler.
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NewsJeremy Darroch confirms Sky indie spending plans
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has confirmed Broadcast’s analysis of the broadcaster’s indie sector spending plans – and revealed that its content investment may not stop at £600m.
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NewsITV outlines 2013 plan as Crozier earnings hit £3.7m
The details of ITV’s transformation plan have been reiterated in its annual report, which also reveals chief executive Adam Crozier saw his pay package grow to £3.7m in 2012 following the business’ strong financial performance.
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NewsC5 orders Extraordinary People docs
Channel 5 has ordered four new docs including The Incredible Hulk Woman and My Face Is Eating Me Alive as part of its Extraordinary People strand.
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NewsITV4 picks up Hell on Wheels
Wild West drama Hell on Wheels is to make its free-to-air debut on ITV4 later this year.
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NewsBBC3 to order iPlayer exclusives
BBC3 is to commission six drama shorts exclusively for the BBC iPlayer over the next two years.
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NewsGreg Dyke named FA chairman
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is to become the chairman of the Football Association (FA).
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NewsBBC1 buries Richard Hammond’s Secret Service
BBC1 has buried Saturday night prank show Richard Hammond’s Secret Service after a run of poor ratings.
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NewsThe Voice launches playalong game
The BBC and Wall To Wall have launched a playalong game ahead of the second series of The Voice.
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NewsHorror Channel swoops for scary movies
The Horror Channel has acquired a raft of new scary movies as part of its summer line up.
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NewsITV cues up Now That's What I Call Music doc
ITV has commissioned Reef Television to produce a one-off documentary about music compilation series Now That’s What I Call Music.
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NewsCBeebies to follow kids’ first steps into school
CBeebies is to follow children as they take their first steps in education in an innovative series on starting school.
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NewsUKTV brings back branding
Broadcaster to reintroduce corporate logo ahead of first channel launch since Really in 2009
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NewsBBC1 accepts Wall to Wall’s Gift
Wall to Wall is aiming to repeat the success of Who Do You Think You Are? and Long Lost Family with a BBC1 series reuniting people following significant events in their lives.
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NewsBectu drafts proposals to protect factual TV crews
Bectu wants the industry to consult on the newly created draft code of practice for factual TV producers as it continues to campaign for better working conditions in the genre.