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NewsCelebrity Squares worth £2.2m to DCD
ITV’s revival of classic gameshow Celebrity Squares will generate £2.2m in revenue for producer DCD Media, it has emerged.
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NewsTop Gear being remade in China
Top Gear is to be remade in China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with Shanghai Media Group and local indie Honyee Media.
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NewsBBC in renewal talks with Jeremy Clarkson
The BBC is in talks with Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson to renew his contract as host of the BBC2 motoring show, Broadcast understands.
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NewsIndies join freelance career shadowing scheme
Twofour and The Garden are among a clutch of companies that will offer freelancers the opportunity to broaden their skills as part of a career shadowing scheme.
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NewsPioneer searches for Russian monsters
Pioneer Productions is pulling back the curtain on monsters in Russia and the Eastern Bloc with a two-hour commission from Nat Geo and Animal Planet.
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NewsHBO Europe remakes DRG comedy
HBO Europe is remaking DRG’s Australian scripted format Small Time Gangster.
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NewsShine launches Roku channel
Shine has launched a VoD channel on streaming service Roku that offers access to shows including Educating Essex and Got To Dance.
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NewsITVS launches Japanese block
ITV Studios is launching a branded programming block in Japan with series including Mr Selfridge and Poirot.
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NewsBBC staff ratings system under fire
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bectu and Unite have rallied against the reintroduction of a BBC staff ratings system.
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NewsGood Morning Britain deputy editor to step down
Good Morning Britain deputy editor of news Simon Cole is to leave the show for family health reasons.
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NewsRichard III reinterment to air live on C4
Channel 4 is to broadcast the reburial of Richard III live from Leicester Cathedral after the former King’s descendants lost a High Court battle to have him laid to rest in York.
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NewsC4 heads back to The Island
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of survival show The Island with Bear Grylls, although it is yet to decide if it will return as an all-male format.
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NewsBT landed with £120k ESPN Ofcom fine
BT has been landed with a £120,000 fine from Ofcom that was incurred by sports broadcaster ESPN for failing to meet audio description targets.
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NewsNorth One & Maverick to share Farringdon offices
All3Media stablemates North One Television and Maverick Television are preparing to move into shared offices in Farringdon.
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NewsNetflix lines up £100m Left Bank drama about the Queen
Netflix has fought off competition from the BBC and ITV and is on the brink of ordering its first original show from the UK – a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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NewsIABM appoints North America director
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has appointed Caryn Cohen to the newly created role of director for North America.
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NewsInverdale dropped from 5 Live Wimbledon coverage
Clare Balding is to replace John Inverdale as host of BBC 5 Live’s coverage of this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
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NewsBBC Trust backs YouView
The BBC Trust has backed the corporation’s involvement with YouView but warned it must improve its accessibility functions and reduce its dependence on its ISP partners.
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NewsBBC editor removed from election coverage
Jasmine Lawrence, a BBC News channel editor, has been removed from the corporation’s European election coverage over an anti-Ukip comment she posted on Twitter.
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NewsFox & Apollo: the path to the first mega-indie
21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management will consider all options as they bid to transform Endemol, Shine Group and Core Media into the world’s first mega-indie.