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NewsC5 keen to 'own' down-the-lens docs
Knickerbockerglory is to apply the ‘down-the-lens’ technique of its Channel 5 documentary I’m An Alcoholic: My Name Is… to five further subject areas.
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NewsBBC arts boss eyes Radio 1 push
BBC arts chief Mark Bell has earmarked Radio 1 as a way to broaden the reach of his content and help tap into a younger audience.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsWorld lands ITV crime drama
ITV has commissioned Line of Duty indie World Productions and Finlaggan Films to produce a factual crime drama based on a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring a notorious serial killer to justice.
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NewsEnfield Haunting to return as standalone specials
Sky is set to bring back paranormal drama The Enfield Haunting as a series of standalone supernatural specials.
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NewsDoc/Fest: Filmmakers show Cuba in transition
British Council supports a delegation of three emerging Cuban filmmakers, and one Colombian filmmaker with a Cuban project, to attend Sheffield Doc/Fest with their new works that explore Cuba in its current moment of transition.
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NewsVice orders Port Talbot film
Vice has ordered a documentary set in beleaguered steel town Port Talbot from the winners of its Rule Britannia pitch competition at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsPressure on VFX firms to locate in tax havens
Visual effects firms are under continuing pressure from production companies and studios to locate in parts of the world that offerthe best tax credits, according to a panel discussion at last week’s Media Production Show in London.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new board members
Members of UK Screen Association have voted four new directors to the board of facilities trade body.
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NewsUpstart Crow to return to BBC2
Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsBBC Parliament producers plan strike
BBC Parliament’s coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions could be hit tomorrow after producers at the channel voted unanimously in favour of a 24-hour walkout.
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NewsC4 bulks up entertainment slate
Channel 4 is locking up seven strangers in a room for the chance to win £10,000 in a new Monkey-produced daytime quiz, while E4 has tasked DJ Charlie Sloth to find the perfect housemate.
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NewsCarol producers tie with Red in TV move
The producers of Cate Blanchett-fronted feature film Carol are moving into television and have partnered with Red to adapt Henry James’ Portrait of A Lady.
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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.
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NewsMedia Production Show: day 2
More seminars, interviews and demos - click for the video highlights from the second day of the Broadcast event.
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NewsMedia Production Show: day 1
Broadcast’s inaugural Media Production Show took place last week in Islington’s Business Design Centre. Click for the show highlights.
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NewsITN retains Channel 5 news contract
ITN will continue to make Channel 5’s news programmes until 2020 in a deal understood to be worth around £35m.
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NewsZig Zag strikes deal for Korean AI series
Zig Zag is to explore the future of artificial intelligence after striking a deal with South Korean broadcaster MBC.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on chemical weapons lab
The BBC has gained access to one of Britain’s most secretive scientific research bases to lift the lid on how the military could respond to the threat of chemical or biological warfare.
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NewsFairhead: BBC board needs fresh thinking
Rona Fairlead has said it will be an “enormous privilege” to chair the BBC’s new unitary board and argued that she wants “fresh thinking” to protect the interests of audiences.