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NewsITV poised to land access-all-areas Liverpool FC doc
ITV is close to acquiring a high-profile documentary series providing unprecedented access to Liverpool Football Club.
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NewsSurvey reveals flaws in e-commissioning
Weaknesses in the BBC and Channel 4 e-commissioning systems have come to light in a survey unveiled at Sheffield Doc/Fest, with 70% of commissioners admitting they had rarely developed an idea via the system.
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NewsGrayson Perry set to be C4’s Louis Theroux
Channel 4 executives believe Grayson Perry can become the channel’s equivalent of the BBC’s Louis Theroux and are on the brink of handing him a second series.
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NewsLess than half BBC Birmingham Vision staff to relocate
Proportionally fewer BBC staff are making the move from Birmingham to Bristol than moved for its high-profile relocation from London to Salford.
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NewsMaverick receives first gameshow order from Hanoi
Maverick Television is aggressively expanding into gameshows and has secured its first format deal, selling a shiny floor quiz show to a Vietnamese broadcaster.
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NewsSky 1 orders Brize Norton series
A Dai4 Films production crew will be granted round-the-clock access to the UK’s largest Royal Air Force base for a Sky 1 ob doc.
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NewsMilitary Channel orders look at special forces from WMR
Andrew Neil’s World Media Rights is to make a documentary series about the special forces for the Military Channel in the US.
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Loft London creates new role for recruit Barrett
Digital media facility Loft London has recruited David Barrett to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsFilmscape hires Baker- Downes in expansion bid
Filmscape Studios has appointed Suzanne Baker-Downes as studio director.
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NewsGypsy Blood’s Maguire to explore dogging for C4
Gypsy Blood director Leo Maguire has won a second commission from Channel 4 documentary strand True Stories, with a film looking at dogging.
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NewsTLC strikes deal for Firecracker Moonies doc
US cable network TLC has picked up Firecracker Films’ Married To The Moonies – one of several new sales by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsBBC's Cassian Harrison to work with Scottish indies
BBC specialist factual commissioner Cassian Harrison is to have his role expanded, taking on Sam Anthony’s duties on an interim basis.
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NewsThompson: No YouView before Olympics
Mark Thompson has confirmed YouView will not be available for mass-market purchase ahead of the Olympic Games.
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News10 O'Clock Live set for third run
Channel 4 topical satire show 10 O’Clock Live is being lined up to return for a third series at the start of 2013.
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NewsThompson: BBC has "lessons to learn" over Jubilee
Mark Thompson has once again been forced to defend the BBC’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee – but avoided giving his own mark out of 10.
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NewsApprentice draws more iPlayer views than The Voice
The Apprentice proved the most watched show on BBC iPlayer in May, consistently outperforming entertainment series The Voice.
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NewsBGT producer poached by Lime for Geordie Shore
Britain’s Got Talent series producer has become the latest recruit to join Lime Pictures as the indie continues to staff-up following the appointment of Lesley Douglas as chief executive.
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NewsBBC enables live restart on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer viewers will be able to rewind and restart live TV with the launch of a new feature called Live Restart.
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NewsBBC3 to explore football racism after Terry trial
BBC3 is lining up a documentary exploring racism in football expected to be brodcast on the night John Terry’s trial for alleged racism concludes.