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NewsITV and STV end legal battle
STV is to pay ITV £18m after both parties agreed to end nearly two years of legal dispute.
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NewsC4 launches 4oD for iPad in devices push
Channel 4 is preparing to release a 4oD iPad app featuring access to catch-up shows, as it extends its direct-to-consumer relationships via connected devices.
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BBC trials digital archive with UK cultural bodies
The BBC is to test a prototype digital cultural archive that includes some of its programming.
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NewsIndies celebrate record £21m of deals at MipTV
The value of deals struck at the UK Indies Pavilion at MipTV has smashed records, with more than £21m in revenue generated by exhibitors.
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AMC moves into reality shows with The Pitch
US cable network AMC is making its first foray into unscripted programming with a reality series from Studio Lambert set in the advertising world.
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NewsDanes to roll out Big Art Project across platforms
Public art initiative The Big Art Project, which was originally produced for Channel 4, has been ordered by Danish public service broadcaster DR to run across TV, radio and online.
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NewsScarlet’s Trafford to head factual team at Keo
Paula Trafford, the former managing director of Scarlet Television, is joining Keo Films’ senior management team as head of popular factual and features.
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NewsTwofour embarks on digital OpenArchive plan
Twofour Group is developing a digital content archive featuring rare amateur and local footage sourced from regional bodies.
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NewsChocolate to make Blanc cookery show for BBC2
Chocolate Media, the new NBCI indie led by Alan Brown, is to send Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc on a tour to celebrate French cooking for BBC2.
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NewsCentury goes down under to lift the lid on the lives of expats
Expat Britons in Australia are to be the focus of an observational documentary for ITV1.
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NewsLee Mack lands Saturday night show for BBC1
Comedian Lee Mack is to front a Saturday night BBC1 variety series in which members of the public will perform with celebrities.Lee Mack’s All Star Cast will be co-produced by Endemol’s Zeppotron and Mack’s own company, Arlo Productions. Each week, Mack will welcome a celebrity guest, a stand-up comedian and ...
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NewsTiger to tackle law and removals for C4 and C5
Tiger Aspect has won a trio of factual commissions including a series about the trials and tribulations of moving home and a legal series to help people resolve “bitter, petty or outrageous disputes”.
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NewsFinal three in race to lead BBC Vision
The BBC is poised to announce its new director of Vision, with three remaining candidates still fighting it out for the top job.
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NewsBBC cancels Weakest Link after Robinson departs
The BBC has canned long running quiz show The Weakest Link after host Anne Robinson decided to step down.
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NewsC4 set to show alleged Sri Lankan war crimes
Jon Snow is to front a post-watershed Channel 4 documentary featuring harrowing new footage that appears to document alleged war crimes that took place in the closing weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war in 2009.
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NewsMisfits leads Bafta nominations
E4 superhero drama Misfits has scooped four nominations for this year’s TV Bafta awards including nods for stars Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha for supporting actor and actress.
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NewsOnly Fools writer John Sullivan dies aged 64
Scriptwriter John Sullivan, the creator of BBC favourites Only Fools and Horses and Citizen Smith, died on Saturday (April 23) of viral pneumonia aged 64 years old.
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NewsTurner signs Bananas In Pyjamas in Cartoonito push
Turner Broadcasting has acquired the new series of Endemol’s Bananas In Pyjamas as it rolls out its UK pre-school channel Cartoonito as a strand across Europe.
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NewsBetty poaches BFGW producer
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings series producer Vicky Hamburger is joining Betty TV as an executive producer overseeing ob doc series, one-offs and popular documentary formats.
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NewsBritish film-maker killed in Libya attack
An award-winning British film-maker and photographer was one of two journalists killed in an apparent mortar attack while covering the Libyan conflict in the besieged city of Misrata.