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NewsSky hands Cassy director of 3D role
Sky has appointed John Cassy to the newly-created position of director of Sky 3D and promoted James Hunt, currently head of programming at Sky Arts, to director of the channel.
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NewsSky to air Kylie tour in 3D
The London finale of Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite - Les Folies tour is to be aired in 3D on Sky as the broadcaster continues to add to its portfolio of live music content captured in the format.
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NewsCowell bows out as weekly X Factor judge
ITV has confirmed that Simon Cowell will not be a main judge on the next series of The X Factor.
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NewsDon’t Tell The Bride goes live for royal wedding
BBC3 has ordered a live version of Renegade Pictures’ Don’t Tell The Bride, for the night of the Royal Wedding.
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NewsBBC comedy to cut 24% of staff
The BBC is to lose a quarter of staff from its comedy department in the corporation’s latest round of redundancies.
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NewsC4 invites viewers to video-call The Clinic
Channel 4 has ordered a live TV spin-off to health series Embarrassing Bodies that will feature viewers video-calling the show to share their medical problems.
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NewsC4 orders longest ever Drop
Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live is to return for its longest ever run.
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NewsC4 orders Mumsnet show
Studio Lambert has been given the greenlight to create a programme inspired by online forum Mumsnet for Channel 4.
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NewsTwenty Twelve to return for second series
Twenty Twelve, the BBC4 sitcom that goes behind the scenes of the Olympics Deliverance team, has been recommissioned for a second series.
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NewsBBC backed on 'right-to-die' broadcast
Right-to-die campaigners have backed the BBC after it was accused of “acting like a cheerleader” for assisted suicide.
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NewsC5 acquires King's Speech doc
Bedlam Productions, the indie behind Oscar winning film The King’s Speech, has had a follow-up documentary on George VI picked up by Channel 5.
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NewsBenidorm writer changes mind over fifth series
ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of popular comedy drama Benidorm, with creator Derren Litten staying on with the show as one of a team of writers.
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NewsC4 to court more controversy
David Abraham has tasked Jay Hunt with increasing the volume of controversial output on Channel 4, the chief creative officer revealed at her first out-of-London indie meeting.
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NewsIndies call for a rethink in BBC nations strategy
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies have called for a shake-up of the BBC’s nations commissioning process, claiming the system has added another tier of management and takes them further from those who hold the purse strings.
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NewsWindfall recreates Dam Busters mission for C4
Channel 4 has recreated the WWII mission to destroy two German dams that was immortalised in classic film The Dam Busters.
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NewsC5 and ITV mull digital solution to tape crisis
ITV and Channel 5 are accelerating plans for file-based delivery of HD programmes if Sony’s HDCam SR tape runs low following the Japan earthquake.
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NewsSky plans bid to poach Glee
Channel 4 faces a battle to retain the rights to Glee as Sky prepares to offer what could be a knockout bid for the hit US show.
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NewsMacqueen and Singer win BBC commissions
Angus Macqueen and Henry Singer are to investigate the experience of the trapped Chilean miners and Wootton Bassett’s emergence as a symbol of servicemen killed in conflict, in films for the BBC.
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NewsBio to offer new take on gypsies
Gypsies and travellers unhappy about the portrayal of their communities in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will be key characters in a series for Bio.
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).