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NewsChallenge to revive Blockbusters
Challenge is set to revive iconic gameshow Blockbusters for the first time in a decade.
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NewsCelebs to confront fears for C5
Kate Thornton, Jodie Marsh and Kym Marsh are to front a hat trick of hour-long documentaries for Channel 5 in which they will confront their demons.
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NewsC4 orders Falkland bomber doc
Channel 4 has ordered a film telling the story of a Vulcan Bomber used in the Falklands War that changed the outcome of the conflict.
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NewsCorrie cast to enter The Cube
The cast of Coronation Street are to take on The Cube for a Christmas special.
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NewsRussell Kane to host BBC3 pilot
Stand up comedian Russell Kane is to host a new sketch show pilot for BBC3.
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NewsAustralia acquires more TOWIE
Australia’s XYZ Networks has acquired the current series of The Only Way Is Essex as part of a 60-hour deal with All3Media International.
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Crowd-sourced online network to fund shorts
A “crowd-sourced entertainment network” is being established that will offer emerging creative talent funding to produce content.
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NewsJobs at risk in Sky tapeless move
Sky is in talks with staff over plans to axe some broadcast operations roles as part of wider plans to move to a file-based operation.
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NewsShell backs North One and JWT show in £5m AFP deal
Shell has funded what is thought to be the UK’s biggest ever AFP, a landmark adventure series produced by North One Television and JWT Entertainment that will air globally on Discovery.
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NewsCanon to rival Sony with EOS C300 camera launch
Canon’s new Cinema EOS C300 camera is expected to become a serious rival to Sony’s PMW F3, according to hire firms and rental companies, which predict that despite some shortcomings, it will prove popular with broadcast productions.
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NewsGray to swap Sky crown for Princess
Sky head of entertainment Duncan Gray is to join Princess Productions to spearhead a push on comedy and entertainment.
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NewsC4 head of daytime quits
Channel 4 head of daytime Helen Warner is leaving the broadcaster to concentrate on her writing career.
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NewsSky set to land Partridge series
Sky Atlantic is set to acquire Steve Coogan’s online series Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters and is also in talks with the comedian about other non-Partridge projects.
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NewsAnimation UK plans Westminster campaign
The Wombles, Bob the Builder and Rastamouse could be paying a visit to Westminster as Animation UK’s call for tax breaks gets louder.
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NewsHamish Mykura to leave C4
Channel 4 has confirmed that Hamish Mykura, head of documentaries, is to leave the broadcaster after 10 years.
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NewsC4 and Love given Bradford warning
Bradford’s Common Good Network (CGN) has written to Love Productions warning of the “serious risk of perpetuating dangerous stereotyping” of the city in forthcoming Channel 4 series Making Bradford British.
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NewsC4 IPTV trials allow viewers to edit news
Channel 4 is developing connected-TV services that could allow viewers to edit Channel 4 News as they are watching it.
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NewsComedy Unit founders to step down
The founders of Rab C Nesbitt producer The Comedy Unit are leaving the firm five years after it was bought out by the then RDF Media Group.
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NewsBetty to develop bespoke ideas after Discovery sale
Betty will develop bespoke formats for Discovery alongside producing content for other broadcasters, following its acquisition this week by the factual giant.
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NewsTrisha to host US talkshow
Trisha Goddard is set to return to the talkshow circuit with a new daytime series in the US.