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NewsVice News condemns arrest of filmmakers in Turkey
Vice News has condemned the Turkish government after two of its reporters were charged with terrorist offences.
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RatingsThe Trials of Jimmy Rose locks up 4m
SUNDAY: The Trials of Jimmy Rose failed to launch with the same fanfare as ITV’s previous drama Black Work but comfortably won the 9pm slot.
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CriticsTV Critics: Danny and the Human Zoo; An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse; The Catch
“The rags-to-riches story is a familiar one, but seldom played out with such enormous warmth and charm.”
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NewsTony Hall ‘mulling radical cost-cutting plans’
Tony Hall is mulling plans to cut a further 3,000 BBC jobs, close two minor TV or radio stations and increase repeats on BBC1 and BBC2, aaccording to The Sunday Times.
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NewsBBCW commissions YouTube duo
BBC Worldwide has partnered with YouTube talent Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg to produce a feature-length programme overseen by the team behind the Top Gear specials.
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NewsCreative England / eOne JV hires drama chief
Former Holby City producer Polly Williams is to lead drama development for distributor Entertainment One (eOne) and Creative England’s new joint venture.
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RatingsFear The Walking Dead spooks AMC viewers
MONDAY: Channel 4 fishing documentary The Catch netted 1.5m as AMC launched with zombie spin-off Fear The Walking Dead.
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NewsIn brief: Challenge Cup; Tern; Apple; TVF; The Fall
The BBC has agreed a deal with the Rugby Football League to extend its coverage until 2020, while Channel 4 has handed a Tern daytime format a primetime commission.
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NewsLouis Theroux Scientology doc lands theatrical release
Louis Theroux’s first theatrical feature documentary, My Scientology Movie, is to launch at this year’s London Film Festival.
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NewsBroadcast Awards: deadline for entries extended
The deadline to enter the Broadcast Awards has been extended to Friday 11 September, giving hopefuls an extra seven days to submit programmes, channels and businesses.
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NewsClive Edwards to leave factual commissioning
BBC head of TV current affairs commissioning Clive Edwards is leaving the role after 22 years at the corporation to take up a 12-month position with BBC Academy.
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NewsLabour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse BBC cuts
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to protect the licence fee and reverse BBC funding cuts in a policy document on the arts.
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NewsC4 to track Landmark Trust restorations
Chocolate Media will follow attempts by the Landmark Trust to complete two ambitious building restorations for a Channel 4 series.
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CriticsTV Critics: India: Nature’s Wonderland; Hairy Bikers; I Want That Wedding!; Educating Cardiff; The Hotel Inspector Returns
“This did have some top-drawer footage, but it will not have Sir David looking over his shoulder.
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NewsBBC News website under fire from newspapers
The News Media Association (NMA) has called on the BBC to “significantly tighten” the scope of its online news service and collaborate rather than compete with the commercial news sector.
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RatingsCanal doc is BBC4's biggest show of 2015
TUESDAY: A film about canals became BBC4’s top-rated show of the year as ITV’s documentary exploring payday loans lost the 9pm terrestrial slot with a 6% share.
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VideoVIDEO: Lady Chatterley's Lover, BBC1
Click for the first glimpse of Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic novel by Hartswood Films.
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NewsAmazon ramps up non-scripted plans
Amazon has kicked off a hunt for a range of reality formats as the battle between SVoD platforms moves into non-scripted.
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NewsGoogle UK boss reaches out to content creators
Head of Google EMEA Matt Brittin has pledged to work with professional content creators to help grow the level of investment in YouTube.