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NewsPlimsoll heads to the prom for debut ITV doc
Grant Mansfield’s fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions is heading to the school prom after securing a debut commission from ITV.
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NewsC4 News airs 'inappropriate' Robin Williams clip
Channel 4 has apologised for broadcasting an inappropriate clip from Robin Williams film Good Morning Vietnam as part of its coverage paying tribute to the actor.
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NewsAustralian telco Telstra buys streaming firm Ooyala
Australian telecoms company Telstra has acquired video streaming business Ooyala for £161m.
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NewsITV2 poaches Mobos from BBC3
ITV2 has poached the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) annual awards show from BBC3.
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NewsGame of Thrones Belfast studio gets extension
Planning approval has been granted to extend Belfast’s Titanic Studios, where Game of Thrones is partly filmed.
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NewsDynamo: Magician Impossible to disappear after fourth series
UKTV has confirmed that the fourth series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible will be its last.
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NewsBroadcasters prepare Robin Williams celebrations
UK broadcasters have begun changing their schedules to celebrate the work of Robin Williams, the US actor and comedian who has died at the age of 63.
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NewsShine sells INXS drama to Showtime
Shine International has sold Australian miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart to US cable network Showtime.
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NewsTellybug creates Edinburgh TV festival app
Social TV developer Tellybug has produced an interactive app for this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsSky Sports News HQ launches in revamped studio
Sky Sports News has relaunched as Sky Sports News HQ in a revamped studio with innovations including an investigation wall and a social media news desk.
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NewsITVS and GroupM partner for ex-con drama
ITV has ordered a drama from ITV Studios about a reformed ex-con who is trying to win back the respect and love of his family.
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NewsFormer BBC News exec dies
Tributes have been paid to Paul Gibbs, the former BBC News executive who has died of cancer.
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NewsTalent TV delists and sells factual arm
Test The Nation producer Talent TV has delisted from the London Stock Exchange and undergone a wide-ranging restructure.
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NewsSTV Prods picks up Elizabeth Is Missing bestseller
STV Productions has snapped up the rights to develop a TV series based on bestselling novel Elizabeth Is Missing.
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NewsBBC heist drama set for US remake
Inside Men, the BBC1 mini-series about a £15m heist, is to be remade in the US by Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.
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NewsAll3Media International commercial director to depart
All3Media International’s commercial director Neil Bailey is to leave the super-indie at the end of its financial year.
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NewsMedia Parents offers Edinburgh TV Festival tickets
It is the final day for freelancers who are struggling to balance the demands of working in television and childcare to apply for free entry to the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsLondon Live heads to Notting Hill Carnival
London Live will broadcast live footage and highlights of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival after securing television rights to the annual event.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m subs in UK
Online film and TV service Netflix has hit the 3m subscriber mark in the UK, according to new research carried out by Enders Analysis based on figures from Barb.
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NewsC4 orders interactive celebrity show
Babysitting viewers’ children, working a shift in a local pub or helping with a marriage proposal are among the potential tasks celebrities will undertake for an interactive Remarkable Television series for Channel 4.