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NewsITV to renew X Factor and BGT for three more years
ITV is on the brink of renewing The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent until the end of 2016 in a deal that will open the door for Simon Cowell to return to the Dermot O’Leary-fronted singing contest.
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NewsNew dawn for The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night is to continue on BBC4 following concerns that it had been axed after the death of Sir Patrick Moore in December.
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NewsBBC Motion Gallery boss to depart
Paul Maidment, director of BBC Motion Gallery is leaving the international stock footage business following its recent deal with Getty Images.
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NewsMaverick hires Silver River head of factual
Silver River’s head of factual Dan Goldsack has left the Sony-owned indie to take on the same position at Maverick Television.
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NewsFremantle Media hires new kids boss
Fremantle Media has hired Rick Glankler as its new kids boss to replace Sander Schwartz, who departed earlier this month.
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NewsLady Gaga’s X Factor performance sparks complaints
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on Sunday’s X Factor results show has prompted hundreds of complaints.
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NewsSky's Now TV to offer entertainment channels for £5 a month
Sky is launching flagship entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Atlantic and Sky Living and the likes of Disney and Fox on streaming service Now TV for an initial £5 per month.
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NewsLast Tango star to return in Happy Valley
Writer Sally Wainwright has revealed that she is to work again with actor Sarah Lancashire on her latest BBC series, Happy Valley, after being “blown away” by her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
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NewsIonoco wins game-control deals
Ionoco has secured three new licenses to provide game-control technology for two UK and one US game shows
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsZodiak poaches BBCW drama head
Zodiak Rights has poached BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Caroline Torrance to run its scripted division.
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NewsITVS daytime boss Keenaghan exits
ITV Studios’ daytime boss Fiona Keenaghan has left the production business after 13 years – with her replacement set to be handed a reduced empire.
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NewsSky scraps Britain's Next Top Model
Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model will not return to Sky Living after the broadcaster decided against renewing it for a tenth series.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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NewsAMC snaps up Chellomedia for $1bn
US cable group AMC Networks has acquired Chellomedia, the European content arm of Liberty Global, for $1 billion.
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NewsC4 strikes development deal with US producer
Channel 4 has inked a development deal with US producer Scott Eckert at the New York Television Festival.
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NewsBritish director Antonia Bird dies
British television and film director Antonia Bird has died aged 54.
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NewsAtlantis re-emerges for second series
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the makers of Merlin, before the first run has hit its halfway stage.
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NewsGrant Shapps: BBC right to licence fee not guaranteed
Conservative party chair Grant Shapps has claimed the BBC could be shorn of its exclusive right to the licence fee unless it tackles its culture of “secrecy” and waste.
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NewsBBC defends Prince Harry coke joke
The BBC has stood by a joke made on Have I Got News for You suggesting that Prince Harry takes cocaine.