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NewsOfcom agrees ITV news shake-up
ITV’s regional news output is to be radically overhauled after Ofcom agreed renewed terms for the Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences until 2025.
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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries and stand-up comedy specials as part of its original programming drive.
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NewsTurner builds Lego bridge
Cartoon Network and The Lego Group have forged a partnership to produce a series of animated shorts, mobile game and building toy.
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NewsPBS buys more Mr Selfridge
US public broadcaster PBS has picked up the second series of British period drama Mr Selfridge.
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NewsSky reopens Young Doctor's Notebook
Sky Arts has renewed A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, for a second series.
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NewsWhale doc Blackfish surfaces on Netflix
Killer whale documentary Blackfish has been picked up in the UK by Netflix after it struck a deal with distributor Doogwoof.
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NewsRain Post duo sentenced for film tax fraud
The former chief operating officer of defunct facility Rain Post has been jailed for his part in a £5m film tax fraud.
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NewsTLC adopts scripted with Surviving The In-Laws
US network TLC is moving into scripted content for the first time with the order of Surviving The In-Laws.
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NewsBBC America boards Atlantis
BBC America is to air Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the creators of Merlin and Misfits.
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NewsJonathan Ross Show returns in 2014
Jonathan Ross will present another two series of his ITV chat show after extending his deal with the commercial broadcaster by a year.
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NewsObjective developing Geri Halliwell comedy
Objective Productions is developing a comedy about the life of former Spice Girls star Geri Halliwell.
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NewsTV comic Mel Smith dies aged 60
Mel Smith, the comedian and producer behind some of Britain’s best comedy, died on Friday at the age of 60.
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NewsC4 shelves Bad Sugar
Channel 4 has shelved plans for a full series of spoof telenovela Bad Sugar due to clashing projects between the cast and crew.
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NewsNanny Mewes parachutes into C4
Professional nanny Kathryn Mewes is to front a Liberty Bell series for Channel 4 which will help parents struggling with difficult children.
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NewsMasters of Sex picked up by C4
Channel 4 has acquired edgy cable drama Masters of Sex, which stars Michael Sheen.
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NewsLove examines female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation survivor Leyla Hussein is to feature in a Love Productions documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsMea Maxima Culpa doc shipped by Content
Alex Gibney’s doc Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, which aired on BBC4 earlier this year, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by Content Media.
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NewsThe CW developing Supernatural spin-off
US network The CW is developing a spin-off of long-running teen hit drama Supernatural, which airs in the UK on Sky Living.
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NewsSky Living lands The Blacklist
Sky has acquired US drama The Blacklist, marking one of the most significant sales since the LA Screenings - and is to air the Sony Pictures series on Sky Living.
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NewsYouTube exec Patrick Walker joins Base79
YouTube’s senior director of content partnerships Patrick Walker is leaving to join online video network Base79.