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NewsBBC unveils major factual slate
BBC1 has ordered a medical experiment challenging the nation’s dependency on prescription drugs as part of a broad slate of factual programmes from Alison Kirkham’s team.
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NewsDoctor Foster becomes highest-rated new drama of 2015
Drama Republic’s Doctor Foster has become the highest-rated new drama of 2015 after its final episode consolidated to over 10m viewers.
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NewsITVS looks north east for talent
ITV is to expand the volume of partnerships it forges with regional indies – with a focus on those based in the north east.
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NewsBedell, Tyler, Watsham and Taylor on hunt for Next Big Thing
Elaine Bedell, Alan Tyler, Richard Watsham and Celia Taylor will debate the Next Big Thing in Entertainment in a key session of Broadcast’s Commissioning Forum next month.
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NewsJon Thoday & Jimmy Mulville ready to fund #£3tosaveBBC3 campaign
Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville will team up with members of the public to launch a judicial review, should the BBC Trust sign off plans to take BBC3 online.
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NewsIn brief: Creative Skillset; Aurora
ITV Studios has partnered with Directors UK and Creative Skillset to launch a training scheme for drama directors and Aurora has signed a cycling deal with Eurosport.
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NewsThe Finish Line to open post offshoots in US and Australia
Post facility The Finish Line is to open satellite offices in Australia and the US next year.
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NewsApril Cheng on breaking into the Philippines
As a UKTI-led delegation, including BT, Argosy and international co-production initiative The Bridge, visits the Philippines, trade & investment manager April Cheng reveals the opportunities available for British producers.
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NewsITV Studios America options Bull Mountain
ITV Studios America is developing a drama about a small-town sheriff after optioning novel Bull Mountain.
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NewsCecilia Beacon to leave Fox UK
Cecilia Beacon, director of broadcasting and marketing at Fox UK, is leaving the pay-TV broadcaster after 12 years.
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NewsDrifters writer: BBC3 online move ‘robbing’ new generation of talent
The decision to move BBC3 online is “robbing an audience and new generation of talent of a creative outlet” according to the writer of comedy Drifters.
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NewsEndemol Shine Group’s battle for independence
Endemol Shine Group chief executive Sophie Turner Laing has encouraged the company’s 120 global production companies to compete against one other in a bid to foster creativity within the newly merged mega-indie’s “loose federal” system.
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NewsCohen: end of an 'all-powerful' era
Danny Cohen could be the last “all-powerful” BBC director of television, as the corporation begins the task of replacing him.
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NewsBBC factual commissioning team: family tree
Click to view the BBC’s new-look factual commissioning team structure.
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NewsChannel 5 to get tough with NQIs
Channel 5 intends to become stricter when striking deals with non-qualifying indies and will write to its biggest suppliers imminently to outline its new position.
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NewsLord Alli calls for BBC debate
Lord Alli has issued a rallying call for the industry to engage in a “grown-up” debate about the BBC’s future, at the heart of Westminster.
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NewsGlobal ambition for Mr Robot
Sam Esmail, creator of the US hacking drama opens up about the Amazon deal for one of cable’s hottest shows
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NewsHat Trick lands killer dentist drama from ITV
James Nesbitt will play a real-life dentist-turned-killer in ITV’s latest drama produced by Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsIn brief: David Walliams; Murder in Succesville; RTÉjr; Ofcom
David Walliams has secured a King Bert commission for Channel 4 while BBC3’s Murder In Successville is to return for a second run on BBC3.
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Marquis releases update to X2Pro Audio Convert tool
Marquis Broadcast has launched an update of its X2Pro Audio Convert software, which integrates Apple’s Final Cut Pro X into professional audio workflows.