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NewsFake Reaction bags second series
ITV2 has ordered a beefed-up second series of STV Productions’ gameshow Fake Reaction.
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NewsAmazon enters drama via Michael Connelly cop show
Amazon is moving into original drama for the first time after it greenlit a pilot based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novels.
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NewsNetflix orders raft of Dreamworks shows
Netflix has struck a landmark deal with Dreamworks Animation that will see it stream more than 300 hours of exclusive original programming from the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda producer.
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NewsBlue Zoo lands first animation tax break
Blue Zoo has become one of the first companies to qualify for the government’s animation tax break for its new production Digby Dragon.
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NewsOfcom flags concerns over C4 News share
Ofcom has raised concerns with Channel 4 over a variety of issues including its declining main channel audience share, its education strategy, and the reach of its news services.
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NewsVice hunts young directors
Vice Media is looking for new directors to work with on its tranche of original UK productions.
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NewsBroadcasters investigated over Woolwich coverage
The UK’s major broadcast news providers are to be investigated by Ofcom for their coverage of drummer Lee Rigby’s murder in Woolwich on 22 May.
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NewsBBC orders Christopher Hitchens doc
The BBC has commissioned a one-off documentary about the late author and journalist Christopher Hitchens.
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NewsTV heavyweights recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Dave Gordon, the former head of major events for sport at the BBC, was one of a number of industry figures to be decorated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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NewsSky hits back against BT with broadband deal
Sky has hit back against emerging rival BT’s move to offer free Premier League football to broadband customers - by offering free broadband to Sky Sports subscribers.
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NewsToday programme censured over ‘retard’ remarks
A Radio 4 Today programme interview with Prime Suspect scribe Lynda La Plante has been rapped by Ofcom over the writer’s use of the word “retard”.
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NewsC5 books in vajazzling format
Channel 5 has ordered a new spa-themed entertainment format from ITV Studios.
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NewsFremantleMedia cooks up Jamie Oliver deals
Jamie Oliver is heading to Germany and Austria after FremantleMedia International closed a raft of sales deals.
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NewsSimon Fuller moves into kids TV
American Idol producer Simon Fuller is to make his first move into kids TV with the launch of US musical series The Meeps.
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NewsSES appoints new chief exec
Satellite firm SES has appointed Karim Sabbagh to the role of chief executive.
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NewsITV lines up Christopher Jefferies drama
The Queen writer Peter Morgan is to pen an ITV drama about Christopher Jefferies - the man wrongly linked to the murder of Joanna Yeates in 2010.
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NewsBarb to track online TV viewing
Barb will start measuring TV viewing through all computer devices, including smartphones and tablets, for the first time from August.
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NewsBBC condemns Iranian threats
The BBC has condemned threats made to the families of its journalists based in Iran ahead of the country’s presidential elections.
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NewsUndercover Boss heads to China
Undercover Boss is set to launch in China after All3Media International struck a deal with Dragon TV, part of the Shanghai Media Group.
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NewsC5 revamps acquisitions team
Channel 5 has hired Beyond Distribution’s Cherry Yeandle as factual acquisitions executive and has promoted a number of execs.