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NewsBBC3 to showcase fresh talent in stand-up series
BBC3 will showcase fresh stand-up comedians in a series from Dynamo: Magician Impossible indie Phil McIntyre Television, as it continues to gear up for life online next year.
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NewsTony Hall hints that ITV has taken The Voice
Director general Tony Hall has indicated that ITV is to acquire The Voice after BBC1 airs its fifth and final series next year.
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NewsKudos absorbs Lovely Day & Shine Pictures
Lovely Day and Shine Pictures are to become absorbed into Kudos following Diederick Santer’s appointment as joint chief executive officer of the Broadchurch producer.
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NewsSky names comedy chief amid exec shake-up
Sky has appointed Jon Mountague as head of comedy and promoted Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald in a wide-ranging executive shake-up by new content boss Gary Davey.
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NewsBBC1 entertainment ‘presses reset’ after losing The Voice
The BBC has already set the wheels in motion to find a new primetime Saturday night entertainment show that could fill the void left by The Voice UK in 2017.
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NewsC4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.
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NewsVoltage TV lands Undateables producer
Voltage TV has hired the executive producers behind The Undateables and Millenium Children to take responsibility for its factual output.
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NewsC5 orders fixed-rig family format
Channel 5 has ordered an innovative fixed-rig format from Plimsoll Productions focusing on the lives of six British families.
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NewsJimmy Carr to record Netflix special
Jimmy Carr will become the first UK comedian to record an original stand-up show for Netflix.
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NewsObjective builds comedy team
Objective Group has hired two development executives as it starts to build its newly-established comedy label.
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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NewsBBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.
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NewsBBC TV braced for £30m cuts
The BBC’s television division has been tasked with making cuts of up to £30m in 2017/18 as the corporation bids to close the £150m funding gap created by the iPlayer loophole.
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NewsBBC entertainment boss hits out at ITV's ‘cultural prohibition’
Alan Tyler has argued that ITV’s attempt to ban the BBC from importing formats is tantamount to “cultural prohibition”.
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NewsRenegade explores tax avoidance for BBC Black Economy season
Renegade Pictures is to produce a one-off social experiment for BBC2 in which businesses in a small town attempt to adopt the tax avoidance techniques of major corporations.
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NewsMark Billingham lands second BBC1 adaptation
Mark Billingham’s crime novel In The Dark is to be adapted into a four-part “darkly funny” drama for BBC1.
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NewsPanorama trials digital-only documentary
Panorama is to tell the story of the closure of Redcar’s steelworks via a 50-day digital experiment across Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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NewsDocFest boss sets out vision
Elizabeth McIntyre wants to inspire factual producers and help them learn from one another
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NewsPolly Hill: celebrate British drama
Polly Hill has suggested that the UK is “too British” about celebrating drama success stories, as she hailed the genre’s role in making the case for the BBC’s future.
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NewsComedy commissioners draw up their wishlists
Six of the UK’s top comedy commissioners set out their stalls at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, opening up about their priority slots, tone and talent.