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NewsSPT hands CPL's Ashbourne creative role
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed CPL’s Victoria Ashbourne to help create new formats and revamp its back catalogue of shows.
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NewsPublish full accounts, select committee tells C4
Channel 4’s refusal to publish its digital channels’ accounts and its conflicting messages over its plans for older children are at odds with its ambitions to become a public service network, a cross-party parliamentary committee has claimed.
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NewsBBC criticised for buying US horror drama
The BBC should not have bid for US horror drama Harper’s Island, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee has claimed.
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NewsThis Morning to launch weekend version
This Morning will become a seven days a week strand from this weekend.
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NewsITV1 HD set for 2 April launch
ITV will launch its first HD channel on 2 April after agreeing carriage deals with Sky and Virgin Media.
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NewsMatch.com ditches dating on BT Vision
Match.com has scrapped its interactive dating service from IPTV platform BT Vision just six months after it launched.
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NewsAsian Network presenters slam "weak" cuts
BBC Asian Network presenters have slammed plans to axe the station as “weak” and “a devastatingly backward step” in in-house magazine Ariel.
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NewsSkins lines up third-generation cast
E4 has recommissioned Skins for a further two series – and is again auditioning for an entirely new cast.
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NewsSky hunts for 13-part dramas
Sky is on the look-out for 13-part returning drama series under plans to put a carve out greater territory in the genre.
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NewsCanvas chief in DTG firing line
The friction between Project Canvas and the Digital Television Group (DTG) was ramped up at the trade body’s summit last week.
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NewsMPC simplifies DSLR workflow
MPC’s Data Lab has created a simplified workflow for Canon DSLR footage, pre-empting a move by TV producers to use digital stills cameras to shoot longform video content.
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NewsBBC Vision multiplatform head quits
BBC Vision head of multiplatform products Lloyd Shepherd is to leave the BBC after nine months in the role.
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NewsFellowes attacks TV's "cult of youth"
Veteran screenwriter Julian Fellowes has attacked TV commissioners’ obsession with reaching a “mythical” youth audience and their fear of portraying comfortable middle class life.
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NewsHarry Hill sticks with ITV
Bafta winning comedian Harry Hill will stick with ITV1, after agreeing a two year deal with the broadcaster and indie Avalon.
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NewsFive plunges into the red
RTL Group has cut the value of Five by €22m (£20m) after the broadcaster reported a total loss of €41m (£37m) for 2009.
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Zig Zag picks up pilots of off-beat Far East formats
Broadcasters in Japan and South Korea have commissioned Zig Zag to make English-language versions of their quirky gameshow formats.
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NewsArts back on ITV agenda as factual edges upmarket
ITV is brainstorming ideas for a new arts strand as it looks to revitalise its factual slate.
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NewsDavid Jason coup for Five West End doc
Sir David Jason is to mentor an amateur dramatic society in a format for Five that has been earmarked for a potential series.
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NewsUK facilities explore opportunities in the UAE
The Bridge Training is confident that UK facilities will win business in the UAE after completing a UKTI-backed film and TV trade mission to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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NewsGMTV shake-up hits 20% of staff
Almost one in five GMTV staff have taken voluntary redundancy or had their jobs placed at risk as part of the ongoing ITV integration review.