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NewsBBC4 to air live Eurovision UK qualifier
Mel Giedroyc will host an X-Factor style singing competition on BBC4 next month, in the first televised national song search for the Eurovision Song Contest in six years.
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NewsBBC2 celebrates Chinese New Year
BBC2 is to celebrate Chinese New Year with a season of five shows, including Guy Hibbert’s One Child drama and a three-parter from Lion Television about the festivities.
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NewsITV chairman poised to step down
ITV chairman Archie Norman is preparing to step down after more than six years at the commercial broadcaster, according to reports.
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NewsFountain Studios set to close
Fountain Studios, home of The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, looks likely to close after the site and buildings were sold to a property developer.
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NewsSundog snares Claudia Lewis
Former Boundless producer Claudia Lewis is to join Sundog Pictures as its head of factual.
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NewsBBC development ‘star’ joins Twofour
Ana De Moraes, the woman tasked with revitalising development at BBC Productions, is leaving the corporation after less than two years to take on a newly-created role at Twofour Group.
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NewsBBC Worldwide commissioner Swanston departs
BBC Worldwide commissioner Julie Swanston is leaving to join theme park operator Merlin Entertainment, which runs Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds.
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NewsWatch rebrands and secures EastEnders repeats
UKTV entertainment channel Watch is being rebranded as W and has snatched the rights to air narrative repeats of EastEnders following the closure of BBC3.
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NewsPoll: what do you think of the new Watch logo?
Share your thoughts on the new look for UKTV’s entertainment channel.
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NewsBBC seeks diverse assistant script editors
The BBC is hunting for two assistant script editors from diverse backgrounds to take up year-long contracts in its drama divison.
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NewsSky Q bolsters on-demand video offering
Sky has bolstered the range of short-form video content it will make available via its next-generation set-top box after signing deals with Barcroft TV, Electus and Funny Or Die.
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NewsBBC2 acquires OJ Simpson drama
A dramatisation of the trial of OJ Simpson is to air on BBC2 after it picked up the rights to a true crime drama from Fox 21 Television.
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NewsMerger not behind Tim Hincks exit
Tim Hincks has predicted a bright future for Endemol Shine Group and denied that the merger, which created the UK’s first mega-indie, accelerated his exit.
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NewsHincks loss is a blow for Endemol Shine
Group unlikely to seek like-for-like replacement for departing boss
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NewsE4 in Netflix drama co-pro deal
E4 has struck a landmark deal with Netflix to co-produce an online gaming-inspired series from the creator of Skins, as part of plans to supercharge drama on the youth channel.
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NewsUK shows on rise in Latin America
Latin American broadcasters have become increasingly Anglophile in their outlook in recent years, with growing demand for UK formats in weekday slots.
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NewsLineker indie gains Crystal Palace access
Gary Lineker’s production company Goalhanger Films has secured exclusive access to Crystal Palace for a fast-turnaround series for NBC Sports.
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NewsTVF strikes Discovery deals
British distributor TVF International has sold a number of UK shows including Domino’s Pizza: A Slice of Life and Classic Car Rescue to Discovery across Asia-Pacific.
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NewsLittle Gem lands BBC1 migrant doc
TV doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken are to travel to locations including Greece and the Balkans to explore the migrant crisis for a BBC1 film from Little Gem.
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NewsC4 orders Israeli drama remake
Channel 4 is eyeing up an adaptation of a drama dubbed the Israeli Entourage as a potential successor to comedy-drama Fresh Meat.