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NewsUK's Ugliest Dog takes on world in C5 doc
Britain’s Ugliest Dog is the focus of a Channel 5 doc that follows the canine champion to an international competition in the US.
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Kit Digital to develop RTÉ on-demand app
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has selected Kit Digital to expand its on-demand RTÉ Player to smart TVs.
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NewsTKone installs Golden Eye scanner
London-based film and video archive restoration facility TKone has installed a Digital Vision Golden Eye III film scanner.
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NewsITV3 acquires Queen doc for Royal-themed day
ITV3 has acquired a documentary about the Queen’s position on the world stage over her 60-year reign produced by Paris-based CB Productions.
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NewsBBC's Sam Anthony joins Branson indie
Fledgling indie Current Sponge has hired the BBC executive producer behind Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die and rebranded as Sundog Pictures.
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NewsBBC serves up interactive Wimbledon
The BBC is to offer interactive coverage of Wimbledon, allowing viewers to choose which match to watch.
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NewsCelebrities to compete in Muppet-style show for BBC1
Celebrity guests will go head to head in a series of games run by a cast of Muppet-style characters for a new BBC1 pilot No Strings Attached.
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NewsITV1 gives 71 Degrees North the cold shoulder
ITV1 has frozen out Arctic adventure show 71 Degrees North after having difficulties with celebrity bookings.
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NewsC4 orders festival series from Made in Chelsea indie
Channel 4 has greenlit a new series from the producers of Made in Chelsea, following a group of music fans throughout a summer of festivals.
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NewsMemorial to be held for producer Richard Hopkins
TV producer Richard Hopkins’ life will be celebrated at a memorial event in London next month.
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NewsMedieval machine gun to be rebuilt for C5 series
A new Channel 5 series will see engineers attempt to rebuild historical inventions including a medieval machine gun and a gothic megacrane.
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NewsTV ad spend predicted growth just 0.5%
The UK TV ad market will only grow 0.5% in 2012, according to a revised forecast of the strength of the market from media buyer ZenithOptimedia.
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NewsKevin Eldon to front BBC2 series
Brass Eye and Alan Partridge comedian Kevin Eldon has been handed his own BBC series, a mixture of sketches, songs, characters and guests.
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NewsSpun Gold exec named C4 head of features
Gill Wilson is to join Channel 4 as head of features from indie Spun Gold.
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NewsAndrew Scott to star in ITV1 drama The Town
Bafta-winning Sherlock actor Andrew Scott is to star in a three-part ITV1 drama that will examine contemporary Britain through the prism of a small market town.
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NewsTreasury launches tax breaks consultation
The campaigns for tax breaks in high end drama and animation have taken one step closer to being realised, as the government today launches a public consultation.
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NewsBBC strikes writer deal
The BBC and Writers Guild have reached a landmark agreement creating a new model for writers payments that could lead to an increase in payments.
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NewsHenry Singer to make ITV1 baby death doc
The award-winning director behind Channel 4 doc The Falling Man is to a make an ITV1 documentary about a woman who killed her two year-old son.
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NewsSky signs Miramax film deal
Sky has signed an exclusive deal with film studio Miramax for rights to a range of titles including Pulp Fiction, Chicago and Starsky & Hutch.
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NewsTV execs recognised in Queen's Honours
Leading figures at Channel 4, Tinopolis and Warner Bros have been recognised for their services to the media industry in the Queen’s Honours list.