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NewsUKTV conjures up more Dynamo; sees off ITV/C4
UKTV has fought off fierce competition from terrestrial broadcasters to sign an exclusive talent deal with magician Dynamo, which will see him appear in two new series for Watch this year.
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NewsBBC1 secures comedy stars for Wodehouse
Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders are to star in a new BBC1 comedy series based on short stories by PG Wodehouse.
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NewsNorth One wins US order for Gadget Show pilot
US cable network G4 has commissioned a pilot episode of North One Television’s long-running technology entertainment show The Gadget Show, marking the indie’s first venture into the country.
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NewsS4C chief lobbies for change in online role
The new chief executive of S4C is lobbying government to widen its digital remit, enabling investment in online-only content for the first time.
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NewsCall for more action on equality
Speakers at Equality Act event say industry is still not doing enough about on-screen diversity.
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NewsVirgin Media talks with Premier Sports stall
Talks between Virgin Media and sports TV channel Premier Sports to secure content including NRL, Championship Rugby League and NHL Ice Hockey have broken down due to a disagreement over payment models.
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NewsSky Atlantic looks at ad mavericks for Mad Men tie-in
Ridley Scott’s RSA Productions is to lift the lid on the men behind the British advertising industry to tie in with the launch of Mad Men on Sky Atlantic.
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NewsFirst Cut back for 12-part run
The financial value of the human body, the practical process of launching a fertility lottery and the dream of marrying Prince Harry will all feature in the next run of Channel 4’s First Cut strand.
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NewsCBBC partners with ZDF on Wolfblood
CBBC is teaming up with German broadcaster ZDF to produce a werewolf drama.
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NewsArtists Studio to produce BBC2 Cubitt thriller
A psychological thriller based on parallel storylines of two hunters, written by Allan Cubitt, is set to be a BBC2 serial scheduled for 2013.
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NewsITVS to explore British burial culture for History
The culture of burial and death throughout Britain’s past is to be investigated in an ob doc series for History.
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BBC launches Human Race Olympics tie-in
The BBC’s international news services are launching a landmark season across all platforms that aims to examine “every aspect” of the human body.
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NewsGypsy Blood complaints top 1,000
More than 1,000 complaints have been made about Channel 4 True Stories film Gypsy Blood.
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NewsITV cuts football commentators
ITV will not renew the contracts of two of its most senior football commentators after moving its Uefa Champions League coverage to Tuesdays.
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NewsApple updates Final Cut Pro
Apple has released an updated version of Final Cut Pro X, with multicam editing and export from FCP 7 now supported by the software.
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NewsUTV appoints news chief
UTV has appointed Darwin Templeton, editor of the unionist-leaning Belfast paper the News Letter, as its executive editor of news.
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NewsBBC Sport revamps with live focus
The BBC Sport website has been overhauled ahead of the Olympics, with a focus on beefing up its live coverage.
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NewsSpun Gold goes wild for BBC2
Spun Gold TV is to move into wildlife programming with a Ben Fogle series on crocodiles for BBC2.
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NewsSky profits top £600m
Sky has reported operating profit of £601m for the six months to the 31 December - with more than 4m subscribers now signed up to HD TV.
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NewsMisfits tops 4oD for second month
E4 superhero drama Misfits topped the 4oD chart for the second consecutive month.