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NewsC4's Lazenby secures promotion
C4 has promoted entertainment editor Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 swoops for Jo Brand's Sky sitcom
A social services-themed comedy sitcom penned by Jo Brand has been picked up by Channel 4 after airing as a one-off on Sky Arts.
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NewsC4 hires head of specialist factual
Channel 4 has promoted arts chief John Hay to head of specialist factual.
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NewsX Factor to hold Facebook Live auditions
The X Factor will become the latest TV brand to embrace Facebook Live after offering contestants the chance to audition via the social media platform.
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NewsSenior digital commissioners depart in C4 shake-up
Channel 4 commissioners Adam Gee and Jody Smith are to leave the broadcaster after a more than a decade as part of a restructure at digital video service All 4.
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NewsC4 pulls back covers on Airbnb
Outline Productions is to explore the Airbnb phenomenon in a one-off film for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC4 and 360 Production dig up ‘British Pompeii’
BBC4 has ordered an hour-long archaeology documentary that will uncover a 3000-year old village in Cambridgeshire.
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NewsVirgin Media returns to LA Screenings
Virgin Media is on the hunt for US serialised dramas and single camera comedies as it attends the LA Screenings for the first time in a number of years.
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NewsC4 supersizes The Secret Life of the Zoo
Channel 4 has ordered a supersized version of The Secret Life of the Zoo, more the doubling the length of its original run.
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NewsCBS shops Carpool Karaoke format
James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke is set to be remade around the world after CBS Studios International started shopping it to international broadcasters.
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NewsAll3Media takes stake in Caravan
All3Media has taken an undisclosed stake in fledgling factual indie Caravan Media.
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NewsPossessed wins ITV daytime quiz show
ITV has commissioned a daytime quiz show created and hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsOfcom clears C4 over Muslim doc complaints
Channel 4’s controversial documentary What British Muslims Really Think has been cleared of breaching Ofcom rules after amassing more than 200 complaints.
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NewsBBC4 prepares to go Trainspotting Live
BBC4 is to build on the slow TV phenomenon with a live trainspotting series that will be stripped across three consecutive nights.
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NewsPeston On Sunday editor: we’re here for the long haul
Peston On Sunday’s series editor has made clear that ITV has backed the show for the long haul after it launched with underwhelming ratings this month.
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NewsDownie leaves Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television’s chief creative officer Mark Downie is to leave the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsPointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine
Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.
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NewsC5 orders Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter docs
The untimely deaths of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and American singer Karen Carpenter will be explored in two feature-length Channel 5 drama documentaries.
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NewsFox debuts Outcast on Facebook Live
Fox is to debut horror thriller Outcast on Facebook Live – making it the first broadcaster in the UK to launch a show on the platform ahead of its linear TX.
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NewsLime exec to head C5 production
Lime Pictures’ head of non-scripted production Joe Mclusky is to become the boss of Channel 5’s in-house production arm.