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NewsWatch plans to take magic to the ‘next level’
Watch is to return to the magic circle with its latest original commission The Happenings, from Derren Brown-producer Objective Productions.
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NewsLion TV beefs up Scotland base
Lion Television is beefing up its Scottish production base ahead moving its Homes Under The Hammer series to Glasgow.
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NewsLoveLive to launch music focused YouTube channel
Digital indie LoveLive has won a contract from the UK record industry’s trade body to produce a music-themed YouTube channel in response to the lack of opportunities for artists to appear on TV.
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NewsBBC1 orders Del Boys series
BBC1 is to track a group of real life ‘Del Boys’ for a new four-part documentary series from RDF.
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NewsNHU producers hail benefits of shift to 4k
Producers of forthcoming BBC natural history series Survival (working title) have heralded the use of higher-resolution cameras as integral to the look of the show.
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NewsStamping out the bullying
Unacceptable behaviour at the BBC will no longer be tolerated, says Donna Taberer
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NewsNetflix eyes more Lilyhammer
Netflix is eyeing a third series of Norwegian mob drama Lilyhammer ahead of airing the second season.
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NewsAMC set for global expansion
AMC Networks, the US company behind Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, could quickly rival international channel operators such as Discovery and UKTV co-owner Scripps following its $1bn acquisition of Chellomedia.
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NewsYalli hires head of entertainment
Shed Media’s comedy production division Yalli Productions has hired Mark Cossey to the newly created position of head of entertainment.
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NewsJonathan Ross joins Microsoft Studios
Jonathan Ross has joined the Microsoft Studios team as an executive producer after striking a partnership deal via his Hotsauce Interactive business.
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NewsSteve McQueen preps HBO drama
British film director Steve McQueen, who recently directed 12 Years A Slave, is developing a Shame-style TV project with HBO.
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NewsBBC and NFTS launch entertainment and sound courses
BBC Academy is joining forces with the National Film and Television School to deliver specialist courses in entertainment format development and in sound recording.
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NewsVicious and Splash! make waves with gay viewers
ITV comedy Vicious and entertainment show Splash! have been two of the most popular programmes among young gay and bisexual men this year, according to a BBC study.
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NewsDirecTV picks up Black Mirror & Secret State
US broadcaster DirecTV has acquired dramas Black Mirror and Secret State.
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NewsLazytown leaves CBeebies for C5
Channel 5 has poached kids series LazyTown from CBeebies after striking a deal with Turner Broadcasting.
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NewsC4 boots up Brooker video game doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off documentary from Charlie Brooker about video games.
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NewsEastEnders bolsters production team
Alison Davis has returned to EastEnders as a series producer as showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins bids to revive the BBC1 soap’s flagging ratings.
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NewsRTS reveals £60k education fund
The Royal Television Society is extending its educational remit with the launch of a £60,000 bursary scheme for students.
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NewsBlink explores sloths for Animal Planet, DNI
US cable network Animal Planet is to air Blink Films’ wildlife documentary series Meet The Sloths.
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NewsThe Walking Dead rises for a fifth series
Zombie drama The Walking Dead is to return for a fifth series after securing a recommission from US cable network AMC.