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NewsCelebrity Catchphrase special ordered
A one hour celebrity special of Catchphrase has been ordered by ITV to bolster the return of the classic gameshow.
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NewsCorrie actor charged with sexual offences
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell will not be appearing in the ITV soap until the outcome of legal proceedings have been determined, after being charged with a number of sexual offences.
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NewsC5 orders Darlow volcano doc
Channel 5 has commissioned Darlow Smithson Productions to make a one-off doc about the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull.
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NewsSIS Live trials 4K outside broadcast kit
SIS Live has begun testing the technology and workflows required to deliver live, 4K, multi-camera event coverage.
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NewsBBC1's Luther requests viewer postcards
Fans of BBC1 drama Luther have been invited to upload postcards to appear in the show when it returns for a third series later this year.
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NewsSky back in hunt for channel boss after U-turn
BSkyB has restarted the search for a director of Sky 1 after former BBC Daytime boss Liam Keelan made a dramatic U-turn and joined BBC Worldwide.
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NewsPurnell to be Lord Hall’s right-hand man
James Purnell will effectively become BBC director general Lord Hall’s right-hand man as he takes on a wide-ranging brief to lead the corporation into a digital future.
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NewsAvid sets sights on ‘pure growth’
Avid’s years of cutbacks and cost-cutting could be over, with the company’s incoming chief executive outlining a “pure growth” strategy for the manufacturer.
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NewsYouTube channels evolve
The indies behind YouTube Original channels are beginning to commission third parties to produce shows, as they start to move closer to the traditional responsibilities of a broadcaster.
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NewsBBC Vision set for shake-up
Improved indie relations and new methods of in-house development among the changes
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NewsBBC hires James Purnell as Tony Hall starts to shape senior team
Former Labour culture minister James Purnell is returning to the BBC in a wide-reaching strategic role, as incoming director-general Tony Hall begins to shape the corporation ahead of his arrival.
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NewsDiscovery’s TLC set for long-awaited UK launch
Lifestyle channel TLC could make its long-awaited UK debut as early as April, with parent company Discovery moving into the final phase of its launch.
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NewsITV yet to reveal factual plan
A week after director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman’s departure, ITV’s plans for the restructure of her former department remain unclear.
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NewsPurnell appoinment: Tony Hall's email to staff
Incoming director general Tony Hall has explained the thinking behind James Purnell’s appointment to all BBC staff.
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NewsRed takes comedy push to ITV
Red Production Company’s push into comedy is accelerating with a 6 x 30-minute series for ITV about a pair of older women who are re-embracing life.
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NewsNetflix’s next content steps
Netflix has ordered a dark drugs drama based on the life of Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar as it looks to continue its pipeline of original content following the debut of its first original series, House Of Cards.
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NewsRise of the umbrella deals
Lookout Point signs agreements with Deep Indigo and Ignition as the trend gathers pace
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NewsBBC Trust orders content distribution review
A review of the BBC’s £200m a year content distribution strategy to consider audience’s changing consumption habits, has been ordered by the BBC Trust.
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NewsBBC news executives: ‘Don’t publish Pollard in full’
Senior BBC newsroom figures have written to Lord Patten to raise concerns about the publication of the Pollard review transcripts.
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NewsMicrosoft ramps up content production plans
Microsoft is aggressively moving to produce original television series in the US and UK to take advantage of the 76 million Xbox 360 consoles it has sold to date.