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NewsDad's Army film cast revealed
Toby Jones and Blake Harrison are among the cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic BBC comedy series Dad’s Army. Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped ...
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NewsOpen newsroom day hosted by CDN
Broadcasters will open up their newsrooms to 500 budding journalists and news producers from under-represented backgrounds in an event organised by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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NewsExpert Women campaign scoops award
The BBC Academy’s Expert Women team has picked up a European Diversity Award for its work in identifying and training female contributors.
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NewsViacom to launch Spike TV in UK
Viacom is to launch male-skewing US channel Spike TV, home to shows such as Bar Rescue, on Freeview.
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NewsTV Critics: Human Universe; The Driver; Cat Watch 2014
“The desire to lead us ‘on a journey’ was so overwhelming, it seemed, that many of the points got lost along the way.”
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NewsObjective teams with magic agency
Objective Productions has partnered with magic talent agency Pickpocket to help it develop new projects.
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Vision247 to relaunch Vision TV on Freeview
Vision247 is using the Strategy & Technology-owned Synapse TV to relaunch Vision TV on Freeview.
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NewsRacetech upgrades lenses in five-year Fujifilm deal
Racetech, the technical and broadcast services provider to the horseracing industry, is to upgrade all of its camera lenses after signing a deal with Fujifilm’s Optical DevicesDivision.
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NewsRe:fine looks to Tedial for MAM system
Re:fine, the London-based content processing and media management service provider, has installed Tedial’s TarsysMedia Asset Management system.
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Edmond de Rothschild seeks Thomson stake
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners is preparing to take an equity stake in Thomson Video Networks.
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NewsMiranda Hart commits to BBC1 entertainment format
Miranda Hart has committed to hosting a BBC1 entertainment show – but there are doubts over whether it will be a direct revival of The Generation Game.
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NewsEntertainment One restructures London TV sales arm
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has restructured its London-based sales division to merge its TV and film arms.
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NewsBBC to walk the Pennine Way
BBC2 and BBC Yorkshire are joining forces for a documentary series marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of Britain’s toughest walk – the Pennine Way.
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NewsDNA Films hires head of TV development
Bentley Productions head of development Tom Winchester has joined the TV arm of 28 Days Later film producer DNA.
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NewsShowtime brings back Twin Peaks
FBI agent Dale Cooper is set to return to a sleepy town in Washington after US pay-TV broadcaster Showtime ordered nine episodes of cult series Twin Peaks.
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NewsITN launches diverse apprentice scheme
ITN is to strengthen its diversity credentials with an internship scheme targeting candidates from socially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
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NewsTalkSport orders comedy chat show
TalkSport has teamed up with Avalon Entertainment to commission its first stand-up chat show.
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NewsUKTV’s CFO gets expanded role
UKTV’s chief financial officer Jan Gooze-Zijl has been handed an expanded remit following the departure of Julia Jordan last month.
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NewsTeletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.
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NewsC4 acquires second French language drama
Channel 4 has acquired its second French language drama following the success of The Returned.