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NewsPBS sets UK launch date
US broadcaster PBS has unveiled its launch date in the UK, with general manager Richard Kingsbury promising “broadsheet TV”.
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NewsE4 plans to fill 1,000-hour Friends gap
E4 will attempt to be “creative and competitive” at 8pm by playing films, US comedies and UK-originated comedy when it loses Friends in September.
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NewsTV fails the minority test
UK broadcasting has failed to make progress at better representing black and ethnic minorities in its workforce over the past five years, the final report from the Broadcast, Equality & Training Regulator (BETR) has concluded.
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NewsSpooks to end after series 10
Kudos Film and Television is confident of discovering a fresh raft of returning series after calling time on Spooks this autumn after 10 series and 86 episodes.
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NewsITV1 suffers ratings drought
ITV1 is enduring one its worst summers on record after some of its new entertainment formats underperformed.
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NewsDaybreak drafts in This Morning exec
This Morning executive producer Karl Newton has been parachuted in to help oversee Daybreak’s transition to ITV Studios, and has been tipped to lead the breakfast show full time.
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NewsGMG Radio names Andy Carter group MD
GMG Radio, owner of the Smooth and Real Radio brands, has appointed Andy Carter group managing director
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NewsSteven D Wright joins indie to build fact ent
Former Carbon Media creative director Steven D Wright is joining JA Digital as head of factual entertainment.
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NewsDiscovery UK lines up stars for survival series
Discovery UK has secured its biggest ever talent line-up for a series that will challenge the likes of Freddie Flintoff, Joe Pasquale and SAS soldier- turned-author Chris Ryan to survive alone in locations including Belize, Botswana and Guyana
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NewsC4 to open Bank Of Dave with Glasgow’s Finestripe
Self-made millionaire David Fishwick will attempt to set up a bank and prove he can do a better job than the established high-street names in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsGok Wan returns with bargain roadshow
Gok Wan will return to Channel 4 with an affordable version of Gok’s Clothes RoadShow this autumn.
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NewsC4 going back to A&E
Channel 4 fixed-rig documentary series 24 Hours in A&E and One Born Every Minute will return in 2012, marking the broadcaster’s commitment to fixed-rig documentaries.
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NewsRenegade asks ITV house-hunters to Drive To Buy
ITV1 is to pit house-hunters against each other on a touring bus as part of a raft of new daytime commissions.
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NewsBBC Daytime orders WWII docs
BBC Daytime has ordered two factual formats commemorating Britain’s war efforts, for BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsKate George joins Envy
Envy has recruited former Molinare post production director Kate George.
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NewsMediahouse in £1.5m studio revamp
Mediahouse has completed the £1.5m overhaul of its west London facility in time for the start of the Premier League football season this weekend.
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Pepper site sale in limbo
Leasing companies have now collected their kit from Pepper’s Greek Street premises after liquidators failed to find a buyer for the site.
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NewsGrass Valley targets UK growth
Grass Valley is targeting the UK solutions and services market as it sets about increasing the amount of business it does in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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NewsSheppard joins SGO
SGO, manufacturer of the Mistika 3D finishing system, has appointed former Quantel employee Sam Sheppard to the role of product application specialist.
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NewsAframe stores BBC restoration show footage
Web-based video production service Aframe has won its biggest project to date, handling 400 hours of footage for BBC1 restoration programme To The Manor Reborn.