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NewsJamaica Inn sound issues: BBC drama boss apologises
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has apologised for the sound issues on Jamaica Inn after the corporation received nearly 800 viewer complaints about the Origin Pictures drama.
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NewsHBO boards BBC's The Casual Vacancy
HBO has come on board BBC’s television adaptation of JK Rowling’s bestseller The Casual Vacancy.
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NewsUS media law firm opens in Derry
US media law firm SmithDehn LLP is to open an office in Derry, Northern Ireland, where it will look to expand its involvement in film and TV.
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NewsUK indies head to China
A trade mission comprising 22 UK TV indies and Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is heading to China for the first ever China-UK TV summit.
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NewsJodie Marsh returns to TLC
TLC UK is extending its relationship with glamour model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh with two new documentary shows.
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NewsSTV ad revenue up 5% in 2014
STV enjoyed a solid start to the year with advertising revenue rising 5% as it prepares to launch its first local TV channel.
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NewsInteractive C4 doc explores NHS
Sanjay Singhal’s Voltage TV has picked up its first commission - an interactive documentary format about the NHS for Channel 4 in which viewers will give their opinions about patients receiving treatment.
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NewsPBS orders Windfall D-Day doc
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off D-Day documentary from Windfall Films which draws heavily on cutting-edge technology.
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NewsRichard Osman fronts Remarkable quiz
BBC Daytime has commissioned Pointless-indie Remarkable Television to produce a quick-fire quiz show for BBC2.
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NewsLion's Find My Past heads to Travel Channel
US cable network Travel Channel is remaking Lion Television’s British genealogy series Find My Past.
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NewsA League of Their Own’s future secured until 2017
Sky 1 has struck a deal to keep James Corden-fronted panel show A League of Their Own on air until 2017.
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NewsTop Gear ‘regrets’ offensive remark
Top Gear showrunner Andy Wilman has expressed regret over a joke made by Jeremy Clarkson that was considered racist by some viewers.
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NewsPact: kids TV needs tax break
Pact has called for the government to introduce a tax break for kids TV in line with the recent financial backing for animation and drama.
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NewsDiscovery scraps Everest event
Discovery Channel has scrapped plans for its ambitious Everest Jump Live stunt following an avalanche on the mountain which resulted in the deaths of 12 people.
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NewsBBC probes Jamaica Inn audio issues
The BBC is investigating audio issues affecting the first episode of Jamaica Inn after fielding complaints about muffled sound from the production team and viewers.
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NewsITV pilots sitcoms from Green Wing writers
Darren Boyd and Katherine Parkinson have been lined up to star in two separate ITV sitcoms from the writers behind Channel 4’s cult comedy Green Wing.
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NewsObituary: Frances Berrigan, Cicada Films
Frances Berrigan, the managing director and owner of Cicada Films, has died aged 70.
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NewsNetflix unveils price hike
Netflix is to increase the price of its subscription streaming service around the world to help with its push to acquire more content.
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NewsThe Hangover indie launches TV distribution arm
The Hangover producer Legendary has launched an international TV distribution division following the appointment of former Sony Pictures Television president Michael Grindon.