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NewsBBC1 returns to Decimate
CPL Productions’ BBC1 daytime quiz show Decimate has been recommissioned for a second 25 x 45-minute series.
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NewsVIDEO: Life without the BBC
Further to today’s results of a BBC study, click to see how households across the UK responded to having no BBC services for nine days.
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NewsAMC signs drama deals ahead of UK launch
AMC has expanded its drama and film schedule ahead of its UK launch later this week.
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NewsDanny Cohen: no public desire for market failure BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that there is no public desire for the corporation to become a “market failure” broadcaster.
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NewsTwofour attempts 'time travel' transformation for ITV
Twofour has landed a six-part series with ITV in which Davina McCall will meet individuals who are attempting to change their lives.
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NewsITVS label signs Balls of Steel creator
ITV Studios’ comedy label Second Act Productions has inked a first-look deal with the creator of Balls of Steel and The Friday Night Project.
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NewsLeft Bank strikes landmark China deal
Mad Dogs indie Left Bank Pictures has struck a landmark co-production deal with China International Television Corporation.
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NewsIn brief: Polizzi; Pilkington; Endemol Shine
A+E Networks and Endemol Shine have made senior hires as Twofour secures a slew of Alex Polizzi sales.
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NewsThe Krypton Factor set for US reboot
US cable network Syfy is developing an American version of The Krypton Factor.
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NewsBBC developing country house period drama
Mentorn Media’s drama division Daybreak Pictures is developing an ambitious country house period drama for the BBC.
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NewsMolinare appoints new commercial director
Molinare has appointed Richard Hobbs to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsBT Sport swoops for Australian Ashes
BT Sport is to show the next Ashes series as part of a five-year deal which includes all of the Australian home internationals.
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NewsITV in talks to buy UTV
UTV has confirmed that it is in talks over a potential sale following reports ITV is to acquire the Northern Irish broadcaster.
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NewsMet Office loses BBC weather deal
The BBC is to drop the Met Office as its weather data provider for the first time in its 93-year history.
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NewsBen Fogle to front ITV 'whale-fall' experiment
Ben Fogle will front an ambitious ‘whale-fall’ experiment for ITV which will lure large sea creatures – including sharks – to the carcass of a whale.
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NewsGrand Designs creator wins Greenbird backing
John Silver’s Pi Productions has become the second indie to win investment from production network Greenbird Media in a week.
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NewsBBC investigating commissioning complaint over music doc
The BBC is investigating a formal complaint over the commissioning process behind BBC4 documentary Je T’Aime: The Story of French Song.
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NewsRadio indies register concern over drama cuts
Radio drama writers and producers have warned the BBC Trust that shrinking budgets have begun to impact on the production process and quality of output.
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NewsCBBC orders talent show spin-off of Canadian format
CBBC has ordered a talent show spin-off of Canadian acquisition The Next Step with the winner securing a cameo appearance in the next series of the reality drama.
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NewsSky News moves into podcasts
Sky News is to tap into the success of Sarah Koenig’s Serial with the launch of a five-part podcast.