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NewsIn brief: Return to Love Island & Chris Ramsey pilot
In today’s round-up find out about ITV’s fresh take on Love Island and Channel 4’s latest studio pilot.
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NewsCES signals key trends for TV
There was the inevitable parade of enormous, curvy and absurdly thin television displays, boasting Oled, Qled and Uled technology, and showing demo footage of flowers, frogs and underdressed women.
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NewsReuters to launch video app
Reuters is planning to launch a mobile video app that will offer users a personalised news bulletin.
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NewsITV trumps BBC1 for Twitter chat in December
ITV outperformed BBC1 on Twitter in December as The X Factor and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! dominated TV-related chat online.
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NewsDiscovery in drama push
US true crime channel Investigation Discovery is moving into fully scripted programming for the first time and is working with UK indie October Films on a landmark serial killer strand.
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NewsBBC2 rustles up food season
BBC2 has lined up some of its top chefs and culinary talent to front a season of food programmes exploring how what we eat shapes who we are.
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NewsDesi Rascals rushes to be ‘leaked’ on Twitter
The rushes from Sky Living structured reality show Desi Rascals are to be ‘leaked’ on Instagram and Twitter as the broadcaster hopes to spark reaction from viewers that will help shape the show.
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NewsQuiet rise of Sky boss Gary Davey
Gary Davey will be tasked with shaping Sky’s pan-European content strategy after quietly rising to become one of the pay-TV operator’s most senior figures.
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NewsLatimer hires Dragonfly exec to lead growth
Latimer Films, the fledgling indie responsible for Channel 4’s Penny Woolcock documentary Going To The Dogs, is ramping up its TV ambitions after hiring former Dragonfly executive Tamara Abood.
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NewsIn Brief: Woody Allen & Secret Life of 4 Year Olds
Woody Allen’s forthcoming series for Amazon and an RDF doc for Channel 4 feature in Broadcast’s news in brief round-up.
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NewsBBC makes a season of song & dance
The BBC has lifted the curtain on a season of programming celebrating song and dance which will stretch across radio and TV.
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NewsVice producer to head up Random Acts
Channel 4 has hired a Vice Media senior creative producer as editor of Random Acts to supercharge the arts strand.
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NewsTony Hall: 2015 a ‘high risk’ year for BBC
Director general Tony Hall has called on all BBC staff to become “ambassadors” for the corporation as it faces a “high risk” year which includes the general election and charter renewal.
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NewsRichard E Grant commits sins for Discovery
Richard E Grant is to investigate the origins of the seven deadly sins and their effect on humans and the animal kingdom in a factual series for Discovery UK.
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NewsFortitude to simulcast across Sky Europe
Sky’s big-budget Arctic drama Fortitude is to air simultaneously across five territories – the first time the broadcaster has released a show in this way since the creation of Sky Europe.
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NewsBroadcasters urged to 'press ahead' with leader debates
David Cameron is facing mounting pressure to take part in the televised election debates after rival party leaders urged broadcasters to “press ahead” with or without the prime minister.
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NewsSpace Media Labs adds analogue testing
Space Interactive Media Labs has added analogue testing facilities following the installation of copper connectivity at The Landing at MediaCityUK.
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NewsWatershed merges with Twenty Twenty
Stacey Dooley Investigates producer Watershed TV is to merge with sister company Twenty Twenty to create a broader creative team.
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NewsIn brief: Steve Coogan & Space Station access
Find out about Steve Coogan’s next US project and which indie has secured access to the International Space Station in Broadcast’s news in brief round-up.
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NewsAcorn inks deal with Red Rooster founders
Acorn Productions, the indie behind Foyle’s War and the Agatha Christie adaptations, has struck an umbrella deal with the founders of former drama powerhouse Red Rooster.