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NewsOpera to be broadcast live in 3D
English National Opera is to become the first company in the world to have a performance broadcast live in 3D.
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NewsKnox murder trial made into TV movie
The Italian murder trial of US college student Amanda Knox is recreated in a television movie.
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NewsPolice drop ITV News complaint in Joanna Yeates case
Avon and Somerset police has agreed to drop its Ofcom complaint over an ITV News report on the Joanna Yeates murder investigation.
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NewsEastEnders boss defends cot death storyline
EastEnders’ executive producer Bryan Kirkwood has defended the decision to run with the controversial baby swapping storyline – despite acknowledging the level of complaints has led to its early end.
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NewsHollyoaks boss Marquess steps down
Paul Marquess, producer of teen soap Hollyoaks will stand down from his role to work on other Lime Pictures shows, after a year in the role.
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Sky Atlantic recruits Hoffman for ad
As Sky Atlantic HD prepares for launch next month, Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman has been recruited to front an advert promoting the new channel.
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NewsNorth East indie awarded £300,000
Newcastle-based indie Bonafide has secured a tranche of fresh investment funding that will help develop a new sitcom being co-produced with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal’s indie Baby Cow.
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NewsStars sign for BBC2 spy drama
Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz are to star in a new spy drama written by David Hare, which has been commissioned for BBC2.
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NewsLTG confirms Rosencrantz departure
The Living TV Group has confirmed that director of television Claudia Rosencrantz is to leave the broadcaster at the end of January following its acquisition by BSkyB.
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NewsEastEnders cot death plot cut short
A controversial cot death storyline in EastEnders is to be cut short after the BBC received thousands of complaints.
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NewsTrevor Eve to produce Waking the Dead spin-off
Trevor Eve’s production company is to make a Waking the Dead spin-off drama for BBC1.
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NewsITV Studios' digital production director steps down
ITV Studios’ director of digital productions Patricia Wagstaff has stepped down for personal reasons.
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NewsIdiot Abroad goes further afield
Hit comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad has been sold into a host of territories, including the US, Canada and Europe.
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NewsWindfall makes Monster Moves spin-off for Nat Geo
A spin off from Windfall’s engineering series Monster Moves, following the high-risk movement of gigantic animals, has been signed up by National Geographic Channels International and Nat Geo Wild.
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NewsBlinkbox adds Jongleurs to VOD catalogue
Digital media distributor MoMedia International has struck a deal with VoD aggregator Blinkbox to stream a range of TV shows including Jongleurs Unleashed featuring Garahm Norton and Stephen K Amos.
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NewsITN and NBC News to share two reporters
ITV News has built on its relationship with US broadcaster NBC by appointing two joint correspondents for the first time.
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NewsC4 News signs investigations deal
A team dedicated to investigations for Channel 4 News will be funded through a new 12 month deal between Firecrest Films and ITN – the producers of the news programme.
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NewsMorgan to launch show with Oprah interview
Piers Morgan is to open his new prime-time US TV show with an hour-long Oprah Winfrey interview.
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NewsTV faces freelancer brain drain
More than half of TV freelancers expect to have quit the industry in 10 years’ time, according to a major survey of the sector by Broadcast.
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NewsPolice defend ITV ban in Joanna Yeates case
ITV News has been granted access back into press conferences about the murder of Joanna Yeates, but Avon and Somerset police has insisted it will continue to ban journalists from press conferences if they “endanger the integrity” of the investigation.