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NewsEmma Hardy to leave Princess
Princess Productions managing director Emma Hardy is to leave The Wright Stuff indie after 20 years.
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NewsReed plans 'UK Village' for MipTV
Reed Midem is launching a UK pavilion at MipTV as an “alternative solution” to the absent Pact stand.
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NewsAmazon boards C4's Electric Dreams
Amazon has boarded Channel 4 and Sony Pictures TV’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, according to reports.
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NewsDiscovery plots second free channel
Discovery is to launch a second free-to-air channel in the UK, following its acrimonious carriage deal negotiations with Sky.
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NewsBBC2 hands Hospital bumper recommission
BBC2 channel editor Patrick Holland has recommissioned Label 1’s NHS documentary Hospital for a further two series.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch lands BBC1 drama
Drama chief Piers Wenger has made his first major commission since joining the BBC – ordering an Ian McEwan adaptation from Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sunnymarch TV.
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NewsBBC Sport chief: crown jewels events under threat
Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater has warned that crown jewels events such as the Olympic Games and Wimbledon could be “abolished by the back door” if the government fails to update legislation.
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NewsRandom Acts editor appointed
Film 4 digital chief Catherine Bray has been hired as editor of Channel 4’s short-form arts strand Random Acts.
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NewsArri, Red and Sony scoop technical Academy Awards
Arri, Red and Sony were among the manufacturers to pick up Academy Awards for scientific and technical achievements earlier this week.
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NewsTeletubbies creator wins CBeebies show
The indie established by Teletubbies and In the Night Garden co-creator Andrew Davenport has secured its first commission – a CBeebies series set in a picture-book world.
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NewsFacebook launches TV app
Facebook has launched a video app for TV to offer users the ability to watch content on a bigger screen.
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NewsJigsaw24 finalises deal to acquire rival reseller Root6
Jigsaw24 has bought rival reseller Root6 in a deal that also includes its systems integration team and its technology division.
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NewsAmazon hires Euro commissioning boss
Amazon has hired Fremantle Media International executive Georgia Brown as director of original TV for Europe as its originations push accelerates, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsC4 reveals sports tenders winners
Whisper Films and FilmNova are to produce two of Channel 4’s major sporting events following a competitive pitch process.
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NewsBBC2 closes in on SNL-style show
BBC2 is preparing the last of its late-night variety pilots in the next few weeks – paving the way to launch a show this summer.
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News'Obsolete' radio regulation in spotlight
The government has kicked off a consultation to overhaul the “increasingly obsolete” regulation of national and local commercial radio stations.
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NewsManic Street Preachers doc heads to Sky
Manic Street Preachers’ album Everything Must Go is to be the subject of a feature-length documentary for Sky Arts.
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NewsPrue Leith set to join Bake Off
Former Great British Menu judge Prue Leith is to step into Mary Berry’s shoes on Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off, according to reports.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils UK strategy
Warner Bros is bringing its UK indies including Wall to Wall, Twenty Twenty and Ricochet closer into the corporate fold following the departure of Claire Hungate and Nick Emmerson.
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NewsBBC docu-drama explores gay laws
BBC2 is to dramatise the real-life testimony of gay men who suffered under the draconian legal system of the 1950s.