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NewsSky hands Cassy director of 3D role
Sky has appointed John Cassy to the newly-created position of director of Sky 3D and promoted James Hunt, currently head of programming at Sky Arts, to director of the channel.
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NewsSky to air Kylie tour in 3D
The London finale of Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite - Les Folies tour is to be aired in 3D on Sky as the broadcaster continues to add to its portfolio of live music content captured in the format.
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NewsBurns departs NGC
National Geographic Channel (NGC) executive vice president of global content Steve Burns is leaving the business within the next few weeks.
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NewsBBC comedy to cut 24% of staff
The BBC is to lose a quarter of staff from its comedy department in the corporation’s latest round of redundancies.
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NewsUS Gypsy Weddings unveiled
The Big Fat Gypsy Weddings phenomenon is to be unleashed in the US as TLC picks up the UK version and commissions Firecracker Films to produce a local version featuring travellers in America.
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NewsTwenty Twelve to return for second series
Twenty Twelve, the BBC4 sitcom that goes behind the scenes of the Olympics Deliverance team, has been recommissioned for a second series.
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NewsBBC backed on 'right-to-die' broadcast
Right-to-die campaigners have backed the BBC after it was accused of “acting like a cheerleader” for assisted suicide.
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NewsC5 acquires King's Speech doc
Bedlam Productions, the indie behind Oscar winning film The King’s Speech, has had a follow-up documentary on George VI picked up by Channel 5.
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NewsC4 invites viewers to video-call The Clinic
Channel 4 has ordered a live TV spin-off to health series Embarrassing Bodies that will feature viewers video-calling the show to share their medical problems.
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NewsC4 orders Mumsnet show
Studio Lambert has been given the greenlight to create a programme inspired by online forum Mumsnet for Channel 4.
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NewsMonterosa to co-produce Sharp Jack shows
The two-screen provider behind Million Pound Drop, Monterosa, has signed a partnership deal to co-produce shows with fledgling indie Sharp Jack Media.
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NewsC4 orders longest ever Drop
Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live is to return for its longest ever run.
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NewsYouTube pumps €500k into talent hunt
YouTube is to invest €500,000 in its partner programme to encourage aspiring actors, directors and producers to distribute content via the site.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Going underground
The plight of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for nearly 70 days last year is the subject of a new BBC documentary, topping this week’s round-up of commissions.
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RTS names student nominees
The Royal Television Society has named the young, upcoming talent of British TV that have been nominated for its annual student awards.
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NewsViewers embracing 'on-demand' TV
More than a third of Britons now watch TV via on-demand services, new research has shown.
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NewsC4 to court more controversy
David Abraham has tasked Jay Hunt with increasing the volume of controversial output on Channel 4, the chief creative officer revealed at her first out-of-London indie meeting.
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NewsIndies call for a rethink in BBC nations strategy
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies have called for a shake-up of the BBC’s nations commissioning process, claiming the system has added another tier of management and takes them further from those who hold the purse strings.
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NewsBenidorm writer changes mind over fifth series
ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of popular comedy drama Benidorm, with creator Derren Litten staying on with the show as one of a team of writers.
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NewsWindfall recreates Dam Busters mission for C4
Channel 4 has recreated the WWII mission to destroy two German dams that was immortalised in classic film The Dam Busters.