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NewsBBC ditches Sherlock footage for re-shoot
The BBC dumped all the footage from the original 60-minute version of Sherlock after making the decision to turn the drama into a 3 x 90-minute series, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsThornton to head Comedy Central commissioning
Comedy Central has appointed BBC exec producer Pete Thornton as its commissioning editor, on a fixed-term basis.
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NewsCrozier: ‘no in-house quota’
ITV chief exec says he won’t set target for how much content ITV Studios should produce.
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NewsC4 to show ‘jaw-dropping’ animal behaviour
Over-sexed dachshunds, incontinent llamas and narcoleptic horses are to get the Embarrassing Bodies treatment in a Channel 4 series.
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NewsGovernment will have to change law to axe CRR
The Competition Commission’s decision to uphold the Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) scheme is likely to be opposed by the coalition government, but any change would require primary legislation and the the timeframe is unclear.
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NewsProducers claim BBC allows in-house spending excesses
BBC in-house production is facing accusations of a lax attitude to budgetary overspends, with producers who work for both the indie community and in-house calling for a level playing field.
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NewsBravo visits World Cup with Sun, Sea and A&E
Bravo has ordered a World Cup-themed spin-off of its Sun, Sea and A&E format to tap into public enthusiasm for this summer’s football tournament.
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NewsTwenty Twenty examines Titanic crafts for Channel 4
Channel 4 is to attempt to rebuild parts of the Titanic in a series from Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty dubbed “the Edwardian Gadget Show”.
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NewsChannels fight for best of US
Acquisitions executives are expecting one of the most highly competitive LA Screenings to date as UK broadcasting heavyweights look to replace major shows that are coming to an end.
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NewsWall to Wall to bring family history to ITV1
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are to front an ITV1 series that goes beyond the family history of Who Do You Think You Are? to reunite estranged relatives.
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NewsEndangered 6 Music surges 50%
Rajars: BBC 6 Music has benefited hugely from the blaze of publicity surrounding its proposed closure, growing its reach by over 50% year-on-year to break the 1m listener barrier in the first quarter of the year.
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NewsSteve Rider quits ITV
Steve Rider is to leave ITV with immediate effect ahead of the arrival of former One Show presenter Adrian Chiles.
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NewsMiranda exec upped in BBC comedy rejig
BBC Vision Productions executive producer Jo Sargent has been promoted to creative head of comedy.
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NewsAbbott joins Edinburgh TV line-up
Shameless writer Paul Abbott is to deliver the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival, joining Michael Grade, Mark Thompson and Stephen Moffat in the line-up.
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NewsLiving predict more Psychic Sally
Living is bringing its psychic road-trip series back for a second run and will follow the medium as she goes for gastric bypass surgery.
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NewsSky's Burley and Boulton spark 1,400 complaints
The “aggressive” interview tactics of Sky News presenters Kay Burley and Adam Boulton have resulted in more than 1,400 complaints to regulator Ofcom.
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NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsITV unveils Corrie HD date
ITV has set the date for Coronation Street’s upgrade to high definition, understand to have cost £3m.
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NewsCrozier slams CRR decision
ITV has hit back at the Competition Commission’s decision to continue to restrict the way it sells ads with chief executive Adam Crozier labelling it “over-regulated…out of touch and damaging.”
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NewsFuture election debates should be "relaxed"
Current affairs broadcasters have called for the rules that governed the historic election debates to be relaxed.