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NewsAnthony Hopkins plays Lear for BBC2
Sir Anthony Hopkins is returning to BBC2 as King Lear and the channel is planning a drama based on Olivier Award-winning play King Charles III.
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NewsFuture of The Jump up in the air
The future of The Jump is up in the air after the third series of Twofour’s winter sports format was dogged by controversy.
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NewsRed Bull hires UK programming team
Former Maverick chief executive Jim Sayer and ex-Bullseye managing director Ed Crick are to run Red Bull’s UK programming team.
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NewsHall: Clementi recommendations risk BBC independence
BBC director general Tony Hall has reservations over proposed BBC governance changes that will enable secretary of state John Whittingdale to appoint half of the broadcaster’s new unitary board.
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NewsRipper Street cancelled by Amazon
Ripper Street will not continue beyond series five after the detective drama which started life on BBC1 enjoyed a renaissance on Amazon.
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NewsKevin Lygo briefs ITV staff on commissioning restructure
Kevin Lygo is to split ITV’s director of entertainment and factual roles, previously held by Elaine Bedell and Richard Klein, to create a flatter, more focused commissioning structure.
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NewsLion tracks GI Janes for C4
Lion TV is to shine a spotlight on a group of women as they prepare for life in the military for a Channel 4 documentary series.
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NewsEvans rapped for plugging TFI on R2
Chris Evans was given a verbal warning by the BBC for repeatedly plugging TFI Friday on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show last year, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC seeks BAME trainee script editors
The BBC is seeking “passionate” candidates from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds keen to get their first experience in drama script editing.
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NewsC4 head of drama development departs
Channel 4’s head of drama development Surian Fletcher-Jones is leaving the broadcaster after three years to join the indie sector.
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NewsSony launches crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is launching a free-to-air true crime channel in the UK.
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NewsSuper Bowl director to speak at Media Production Show
Super Bowl director Hamish Hamilton and Dickensian creator Tony Jordan are among the industry leaders who will speak at the Media Production Show.
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NewsRaw TV lands latest C4 experimental drama
Cyberbully and Blackout indie Raw TV has landed its latest drama from Channel 4’s documentaries division – a one-off film focusing on domestic abuse.
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NewsBBC World Service experiments with chat apps
The BBC World Service will launch two pilots this weekend distributing content via messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
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NewsITVS to make The Voice from 2017
ITV Studios will take on the production contract for The Voice UK when the Talpa Media singing format moves to ITV next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsITV uncorks wine format
ITV has acquired glossy lifestyle series The Wine Show from Infinity Creative Media, the indie chaired by Conservative grandee Lord Grade.
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NewsC4 hires fact-ent commissioner
Danny Carvalho is to become a commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4.
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NewsChannel 4 leads RTS nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the Royal Television Programme Awards, including all three nominations in the single drama category.
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NewsBBC3 shows cut through in first week online
Cuckoo and Life And Death Row were among the top 10 most-watched programmes online in BBC3’s first week as a digital-only proposition, according to figures from Barb.