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NewsDiscovery creates international branding role
Discovery International has promoted Paul Welling to a newly-created role focused on the network’s brands and events.
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NewsTalkback prepares Roald Dahl centenary film
Channel 4 will celebrate the work of Roald Dahl in a 90-minute film marking the centenary of the writer’s birth.
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NewsBBC must improve statistics reporting
The BBC has pledged to improve its reporting of statistics after an “unflinching” year-long review found inconsistencies in reaching the standard expected by audiences.
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NewsFulwell 73 strikes US development deal
Fulwell 73 Productions, the UK-based producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, is to further expand in the US after striking a development deal with CBS Television Studios.
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NewsChannel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves
Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.
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NewsPlum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.
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NewsFox tunes up Shazam gameshow
Music discovery app Shazam is being turned into a television series by Survivor creator Mark Burnett and Don’t Forget The Lyrics creator Jeff Apploff.
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NewsITV's Formula E coverage stalls
ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.
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NewsITN & Sky shortlisted for Int Emmy
ITN Productions’ documentary Escape From Isis has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, alongside Sky News coverage of the refugee crisis.
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NewsITV scraps The Voice spin-off
Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.
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NewsVice unveils debut linear slate
Vice is to explore hedonism on the frontline of the Greek refugee crisis and tackle racist extremists through the lens of comedy as part of the debut slate of shows for its linear channel.
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NewsBroadcast ties with Wildscreen
Broadcast will produce a special issue for the Wildscreen festival in October highlighting the latest trends and emerging technology in the natural history genre.
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NewsDanny Cohen backs Tessa Ross indie
Access Entertainment, the media investment firm run by former BBC boss Danny Cohen, has joined forces with BBC Worldwide to back Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s new indie House Productions.
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NewsBake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot
Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.
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NewsC4 drama showcases new female talent
Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.
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NewsOfcom scraps Premier League investigation
The Premier League is to increase the number of matches that broadcasters can screen live – drawing a line under a two-year Ofcom investigation.
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NewsAmazon unveils Woody Allen comedy
Woody Allen is to make his TV debut in September after SVoD service Amazon revealed details of the comedy for the first time.
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NewsC4 plans ‘refresh’ of long-running docs
Channel 4 is hunting warm and ‘life-affirming’ scalable documentary series to help refresh its slate of returning shows in the 9pm slot.
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NewsCrimewatch rebooted as weekly format
Crimewatch is to air weekly for the first time in its 32-year history as it undergoes a major refresh which includes live segments filmed from a mobile incident studio.
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NewsC4 appoints deputy head of factual
The Murder Detectives commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of factual at Channel 4.