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NewsITV explores Bargain Fever Britain
ITV is to investigate consumers’ insatiable appetite for deals and discounts in a documentary series from Twofour Group’s Boomerang.
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NewsBBC BAME resignations hit five-year high
The BBC’s diversity push has been put in the spotlight after more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff resigned last year than since at least 2009.
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NewsAmazon grabs Outlander for UK
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Left Bank Pictures’ sci-fi period drama Outlander.
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NewsIrish format The Takeover heads to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a UK version of Irish business format The Takeover after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsIn brief: Benidorm; Directors UK; Simplestream
ITV returns to Benidorm and Beryl Richards becomes Directors UK chair. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBCW strikes Wolf Hall deals
Thomas Cromwell is set to travel the world after BBC Worldwide struck a slew of international sales for period drama Wolf Hall.
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NewsBen Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsSky appoints entertainment commisisoner
Former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman has joined Sky as a non-scripted commissioner.
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NewsBodyshockers and Three Day Nanny return to C4
Channel 4 has shored up its factual slate with the recommission of Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny and Remarkable Television’s Bodyshockers.
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NewsSetback for government licence fee decriminalisation plans
Government efforts to decriminalise licence fee evasion ahead of BBC charter renewal have been thwarted by the House of Lords.
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NewsManchester local TV station in doubt
The future of the Sir Michael Lyons-backed local television station YourTV Manchester has been thrown into doubt after it has failed to get on air two years after receiving a licence.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Italian political thriller
Sky Arts has picked up edgy Italian political thriller 1992 as part of a deal that will mark the latest series to launch in all five of Sky’s European territories.
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NewsThe Office named best show of past 20 years
BBC comedy The Office has been crowned the industry’s favourite show of the past 20 years.
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NewsRona Fairhead sets out Trust vision
BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead this week delivered her first major speech since taking office.
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NewsITNP diversifies output in global growth bid
ITN Productions is aiming to make greater inroads in the international market by diversifying its output beyond current affairs and topical factual.
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NewsFEU welcomes external help on BBC bullying
The broadcasting unions have welcomed the BBC’s pledge to introduce external input into its bullying and harassment procedures.
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NewsInside the Immigration Street row
The row over Channel 4’s upcoming Immigration Street is set to play out on screen as the broadcaster prepares to show footage of Love Productions’ crew being threatened by local people.
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NewsITV factual in the spotlight
ITV’s factual strategy is in the spotlight after a number of recent commissions struggled to make an impact.
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NewsBBC recruits for diversity push
The BBC has hired six diverse, industry-facing assistant commissioners as part of the corporation’s mission to represent every family and community in the UK.
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NewsVice on verge of A+E deal as TV and online collide
Vice Media, one of the pioneers of original digital content, is to shake up the US cable landscape by agreeing a deal for a programming block with A+E Networks.