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NewsPatrick Holland set to become BBC2 boss
BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland is expected to be appointed editor of BBC2, less than a year after taking up his current commissioning position.
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NewsWhittingdale: Brexit will create new opportunities
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will open up new opportunities for British media firms, according to culture secretary John Whittingdale.
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NewsTop Gear searches for series producer
Top Gear is on the hunt for an “inventive” series producer to bolster the show’s production capabilities for its next series.
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NewsRenegade hires ex-C4 commissioner
The Tribe indie Renegade Pictures has appointed former Channel 4 commissioning editor Julia Harrington to the newly created role of director of factual and factual drama.
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NewsCoronation Street extended to six eps per week
Coronation Street is to air six times a week after ITV increased the number of episodes.
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NewsIndies face funding threat
British producers could lose millions of pounds of European funding and access to European co-productions once the UK leaves the European Union.
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NewsBBC kids bolsters live action
BBC Children’s has ramped up its live-action slate with a CBeebies drama series from the producer of Rastamouse and the return of documentary strand My Life to CBBC.
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NewsBBC closes in on creative team
The BBC is a step closer to filling the vacuum around its top creative roles after hiring entertainment and drama chiefs just a few days apart.
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NewsE4 greenlights stage school reality series
E4 has ordered a long-running structured reality series described as “the real life Glee”.
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NewsWindfall wins C4 property commission
Channel 4 will follow families swapping land-locked properties for waterside homes in a new daytime property commission.
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NewsC4 orders extreme sports disability show
A group of disabled people are set to take on bungee jumping, sky diving and waterskiing in a one-off special for Channel 4.
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NewsSky to host James Corden US talkshow
Sky has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS to air The Late Late Show with James Corden in the UK.
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NewsITV at greater risk of takeover after leave vote
Broadcasters have been largely guarded about the impact of Brexit, but its most obvious result is to make ITV a more attractive takeover target.
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NewsPact calls for swift action on DSM
Pact has called for the UK government to move quickly to negotiate the way that British TV shows are sold across Europe in the future.
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NewsNEP rebuilds fleet after fire
OB firm NEP will launch five new outside broadcast trucks this year to cover live events including Wimbledon and the Premier League, seven months after a fire devastated its Bracknell base.
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NewsVice gears up for linear push
Vice is stepping up its linear strategy after ordering a dozen original series for its UK channel and an aggressive global rollout of Viceland.
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NewsPinewood adds stages in boost to capital
Pinewood Studios will officially open five new sound stages this week, providing another boost to a London TV and film studio market that two years ago was said to be in ‘crisis’.
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NewsA brighter picture for London studios
In the two years since Broadcast last published data on the available TV and film studio space in London, the overall picture has improved.
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NewsChannel of the Year: E4
It is rare that a channel is strong enough to hold onto the top prize for a second consecutive year – but E4 has done just that, thanks to a diverse slate and some genuine breakout hits.
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NewsBest Original Web Channel: VICE News
Talk about consistency – the youth-skewing media brand has won the Best Original Web Channel award for the third year in a row.