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NewsHot Picks: The Five
Crime author Harlan Coben has sold more than 50 million books in more than 40 languages. Now he is hoping that his first attempt at an English-language TV drama can travel as far and wide.
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NewsHot Picks: Trapped
Hollywood director Baltasar Kormákur is striving to turn Iceland, which has a population of just over 300,000, into the new Denmark and hopes that claustrophobic crime drama Trapped can help him do it.
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NewsHot Picks: Beowulf
ITV has made no secret of its ambitions to crank up its family-oriented adventure slate, and it’s gone back to the classics for inspiration.
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NewsHot Picks: The Last Panthers
Arctic crime drama Fortitude was a big success for Sky, both on Sky Atlantic in the UK and internationally. The pay-TV company is keen to follow that up with its next major original drama: The Last Panthers.
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NewsC5 orders Alex Polizzi spin-off
Alex Polizzi is sticking with Channel 5 after the Viacom-owned broadcaster ordered a further two series from its Hotel Inspector.
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NewsBBC3 plans Doctor Who spin-off as online-only commission
A Doctor Who spin-off is set to be one of BBC3’s first online-only commissions, if the closure of the linear channel is approved.
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NewsR3 to protect orchestras and live shows from cuts
BBC Radio 3 controller Alan Davey has revealed that orchestras and live performances will be protected from cuts, on the day that plans to expand 5 Live’s digital sister station were rejected.
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NewsWorkflow Innovation Group to tour Germany
A group of technology providers is about to embark on a tour of Germany’s main media production hubs.
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NewsIn brief: Jeff Ford; Thinking Violets; Warp
Fox has handed Jeff Ford a promotion, while Remy Blumenfeld has hired an ITV Studios exec at Thinking Violets. Read on for more.
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NewsHospital Club reveals h.club winners
Twofour’s David Clews, BBC iPlayer head of content Victoria Jaye and children’s producer Collin Williams are among the figures recognised by The Hospital Club for innovation and inspiration in broadcasting.
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NewsIn brief: Serial; Combat Trains; Escape Artist; The Persuaders
Fremantle Media has returned to France for its latest drama acquisition, while podcast Serial is set for a TV remake. Click for more.
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NewsBBC joins forces with PBS for nature docs
The BBC natural history department has joined forces with US broadcaster PBS on four projects following the success of Big Blue Live.
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NewsVice eyes new channels and TV expansion
Vice is to launch a number of online channels and push further into linear television over the next 12 months.
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NewsBBC plans indie cash boost
The BBC is drawing up plans to pay small and niche genre indies earlier in the production process to realise their creative potential.
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NewsBeau Willimon talks TV disruption
Netflix political drama House Of Cards was one of the first major online originations to disrupt the linear television ecology.
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NewsIndustry responds to C4 threat
In a week when Channel 4’s publicly owned status was thrust into the spotlight, chief executive David Abraham used the broadcaster’s quarterly meeting as an opportunity to reassure staff.
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NewsChannel 4 facing ‘disaster’
Key figures from Channel 4’s history have warned that privatising the PSB would be a “disaster” for the UK television industry.
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NewsBoom in TV exports to Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa and South America have usurped China as the fastest-growing markets for UK television exports, a report has found.
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NewsRivals ‘open’ to BBC bid for British VoD service
ITV and Channel 4 are open to discussing the BBC’s vision to create a best-of-British video-on-demand service, designed to compete with global players including Netflix and Amazon.
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NewsHot Picks: Soundbreaking
US public broadcaster PBS has aired American Masters, a serious documentary strand that profiles artists and musicians, since 1986.