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NewsMan Down lands Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsDG: Half of BBC breakfast show hosts must be female
Director General Tony Hall is aiming to boost the representation of women on the airwaves by requesting that half of all local BBC radio breakfast shows have a female voice by 2015.
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NewsPrime Focus opts for Avid
Prime Focus is upgrading 30 of its Avid Media Composer seats with version 7 of the software and Mojo DX interfaces.
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NewsDiscovery heads to Killer Islands
Discovery has ordered Killer Islands, a six-part series from UK wildlife indie Silverback Films.
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NewsKevin Spacey: 'TV must support new talent'
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix political drama House of Cards, used the MacTaggart lecture to encourage broadcasters, both in the UK and US to do more to support and nurture new talent such as Girls creator Lena Dunham.
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NewsTony Hall admits to BBC 'officer class'
Director general Tony Hall has acknowledged an “appalling divide” between the people running the BBC and programme-makers on the ground and responded to criticism about a perceived “cosiness” with the likes of consultants KPMG.
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NewsSky confirms return of The Kumars
Sky1 has confirmed it is to bring back Hat Trick Production’s chatshow The Kumars seven years after it was dropped from BBC1 - and has signed Martin Freeman to appear in a forthcoming Little Crackers episode.
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NewsHistory stages Battle of Bannockburn
History UK has ordered a graphic novel-style docu-drama about the Battle of Bannockburn from Sky Vision.
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NewsBBC’s The Lab to pilot fresh factual formats
The factual arm of BBC Production has put together a development unit designed to marry the corporation’s PSB values with format creation skills.
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NewsITV loses third NIC appeal but prompts consultation
ITV has lost a third court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying actors’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – but has claimed a victory of sorts over the issue.
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NewsRaw to explore Blackout for C4
Raw TV is to weave user-generated archive with scripted drama to explore the effects of a nationwide power cut for Channel 4.
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NewsSky poised to strike first deal with GroupM
Sky is set to work with GroupM Entertainment for the first time and has lined up a 20-part factual format from Leopard Films.
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NewsJay Hunt backs C4 commissioner team
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has leapt to the defence of her commissioning team following leading indies’ criticisms of their experience and autonomy.
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NewsLiberty opens its doors to C4
Channel 4 has secured access to upmarket retail store Liberty for a three-part series from Rize USA.
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NewsNat Geo eyes UK drama
Nat Geo is considering ordering drama series out of its London-based production hub to sit alongside scripted US shows such as Killing Kennedy.
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NewsHairdressers go head to head for BBC3 challenge
BBC3 is planning a Great British Bake Off-style series to unearth some of the UK’s most talented unqualified hairstylists.
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NewsTV3 invites UK pitches for soap
Republic of Ireland broadcaster TV3 is looking to commission its first-ever soap opera and wants UK indies to pitch ideas.
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NewsCohen makes indie pledge
Danny Cohen has introduced a raft of indie relations guidelines after the production community voiced frustrations about the broadcaster’s commissioning processes.
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NewsC4 sees off rivals to land Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Channel 4 has acquired high profile US superhero series Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. after a fierce bidding war.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.