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NewsC4 lines up Electric Dreams writers
A raft of top US and British writers including Jack Thorne and Tony Grisoni will collaborate on Channel 4’s ambitious 10-part sci-fi drama based on Philip K. Dick’s short stories.
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NewsCreative Skillset launches apprenticeship scheme
Creative Skillset is to embrace the government’s forthcoming apprenticeship levy by establishing a training agency for the TV industry.
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NewsBuzzfeed eyes long-form after growth in video
Buzzfeed’s video content has experienced “hockey-stick growth” since its launch, bolstered by a global distribution strategy across the likes of Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter.
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NewsBBCW doubles order for male-skewing shows
BBC Worldwide is set to double the number of male-skewing, returnable series it commissions for its international channels over the next 12 months.
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NewsCDN hails Diamond potential
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) believes that diversity monitoring initiative Diamond will be a “breakthrough moment” for the TV industry.
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NewsNetflix UK drops archive content for new shows
Netflix UK has aggressively culled its programming over the past few months to reduce its reliance on archive content in favour of the latest shows.
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NewsVic Reeves joins BBC4 art season
BBC4 has ordered four films exploring the subversive world of conceptual art including Vic Reeves’ take on avant-garde collective Dada.
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NewsSky hunts US home for Fortitude
Sky is searching for a US home for Arctic crime drama Fortitude following the closure of cable network Pivot.
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NewsRoughcut appoints comedy chief
Roughcut TV executive producer Alex Smith has been promoted to head of comedy.
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NewsWoodcut and Duchess Street pick up Green Door exec
Nicholas Yearwood has left Idris Elba’s indie Green Door Pictures exec to join Bob & Co-backed indies Woodcut Media and Duchess Street Productions as a consultant executive producer.
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NewsBBC to begin tendering next month
The BBC is to begin tendering out the production of high-profile shows next month as it confirms the end of the in-house production guarantee.
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NewsBBC3 iPlayer requests jump after online launch
iPlayer requests of BBC3 content have risen by 6 percentage points following the youth-skewing channel’s move online, despite launching fewer shows.
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NewsArqiva inks Red Bull Media distribution deal
Arqiva has signed a deal with Red Bull Media House to distribute live video sports content to international broadcasters.
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NewsOpie unveils seven BBC factual units
BBC Studios director Lisa Opie has set out the seven business units to make up her factual division – appointing Fiona Clarke as a second-in-command to oversee the London-based output.
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NewsUKTV signs Irish sitcom
UKTV is bidding to tap into the success of Mrs Brown’s Boys after acquiring an Irish comedy from RTÉ.
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsKeo explores Mormon polygamists
Keo Films has gained access to a fundamentalist Mormon community in Utah for a four-part Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsIonoco supplies gameshow tech for new ITV show
Ionoco will provide all the studio graphics and gameplay systems for new ITV gameshow 500 Questions, which launches this evening.
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NewsPolecam to demo rough terrain dolly at IBC
IBC 2016: Polecam Systems will launch its Autopod remotely operated programmable elevation unit for rigs, remote heads and cameras at IBC.
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NewsW takes fixed-rig to amateur sport
Water polo and women’s football dressing rooms are to be thrust into the spotlight with a fixed-rig series from UKTV’s entertainment channel W.