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NewsC4 eyes return to Crystal Maze
Cult gameshow The Crystal Maze is set to return to Channel 4 after a 21-year absence as part of charity special Stand Up to Cancer.
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NewsSacha Baron Cohen shortlisted for SNL-style BBC2 format
Sacha Baron Cohen and Andrew Newman are going head-to-head with Hat Trick and Princess Productions to win a Saturday Night Live-style format on BBC2.
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NewsOSF hires development Hot Shot
Natural history producer Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) has poached BBC Studios development executive Michael Philo.
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NewsFriday Night Dinner in third attempt to break US
CBS is planning to remake Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – the third time the Big Talk series has been attempted in the US.
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NewsComedy Central orders Chris Ramsey studio show
Comedy Central UK has ordered a studio comedy entertainment series fronted by comedian Chris Ramsey.
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NewsBrave Bison cuts losses
Brave Bison, the social video firm previously known as Rightster, has narrowed its losses to £800,000.
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NewsWilkes joins Pinewood as head of picture post
Former Halo Post technical director Paul Wilkes has joined Pinewood Studios Group as head of picture post production.
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NewsBectu to merge with Prospect
Broadcasting union Bectu is to merge with professionals union Prospect on 1 January after 83% of members were in favour of a tie-up.
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NewsMercury Media founder dies aged 53
Tim Sparke, the founder of international distribution house Mercury Media, has died at the age of 53.
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NewsDamian Kavanagh: BBC3 hobbled by content discovery
Damian Kavanagh has defended the performance of BBC3 but admitted he faces a ‘serious issue’ with content discovery across the website.
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NewsMinnow kicks off long-term C4 social mobility project
Channel 4 is to embark on a long-running documentary project, filmed over five years, to expose the reality of social mobility in Britain.
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NewsSharon Horgan: scrap comedy briefs
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan used the Alternative MacTaggart lecture to call for comedy commissioners to be less prescriptive.
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NewsThe Miniaturist adapted by BBC1
Jessie Burton’s period novel The Miniaturist is being made into a three-part BBC1 drama.
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NewsPatrick Holland: BBC2 needs fact-ent
Newly appointed BBC2 editor Patrick Holland has called for producers to bring him factual entertainment shows, saying the channel is not pitched enough.
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NewsSony announces replacement for NX5 and NX3
IBC 2016: Sony has replaced its NX5 and NX3 cameras with the HXR-NX5R.
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NewsCanon adds HDR mode to overhauled 5D
IBC 2016: Canon has launched an updated version of its EOS 5D HDSLR camera that is capable of shooting 4K video and has a High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode.
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NewsVFX firm DNegTV to set up shop in Los Angeles
DNegTV is to set up a facility in Los Angeles that will be headed up by former Stargate Studios head of production Andy Williams.
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NewsScrub moves to hi-spec demo facility in Fitzrovia
Audio kit supplier Scrub has moved into new premises on Wells Street in Fitzrovia, London.
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NewsIn brief: American Gods; Raised By Wolves; HBO Ullman deal
Amazon has won the UK rights to high-profile fantasy drama American Gods, while ABC is remaking Caitlin Moran’s Raised By Wolves and HBO has acquired Tracey Ullman’s BBC series.
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NewsSTV profits rise but production targets slip
STV has shrugged off Brexit uncertainty to see profits rise but remains on track to miss production targets.