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NewsIn brief: Fresh Meat & Wizards vs Aliens
The future of Channel 4’s Fresh Meat and CBBC’s Wizards vs Aliens is revealed in today’s round-up.
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CriticsTV Critics: Cyberbully; Brooklyn Nine-Nine; The Super-Rich and Us; The Man in the High Castle; Death in Paradise
“Ben Chanan and David Lobatto’s Cyberbully should be shown in schools, and staged at the National Theatre.”
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RatingsCyberbully hacks into 1.4m
THURSDAY: Docu-drama Cyberbully gripped an audience in line with Channel 4’s slot average while ITV’s Bring Back Borstal slipped below 2m.
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NewsDarroch to reveal Sky Europe plans at Mip TV
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch is to lift the lid on the company’s plans to create a European “powerhouse” in a keynote address at Mip TV.
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NewsAndy Wilman: 2014 was Top Gear’s ‘annus horribilis’
In an interview with Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast from January, the Top Gear executive producer claimed that the BBC did not fully support the show.
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NewsCavanagh handed interim BBC channel exec role
Pointless commissioner Pam Cavanagh has been promoted to acting channel executive for BBC1 and BBC3 on a temporary basis.
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NewsGoPro teams up with Vislink for wireless wearable cameras
GoPro has partnered with microwave, satellite and wireless communication systems firm Vislink to develop a live broadcast system for its wearable cameras.
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NewsForbidden to close US office
Forbidden Technologies, the London-based developer of cloud video platform Forscene, is to close its California office as part of a restructure of its North American business.
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RatingsThe Voice rises 500,000
SATURDAY: The Voice UK gained half a million viewers, thrashing a poor second outing for Stars In Their Eyes.
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NewsBBC R&D tests virtual reality with BBC Philharmonic
BBC R&D has produced a virtual reality pilot of a BBC Philharmonic performance as part of ongoing tests into the format.
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NewsSimon Andreae leaves Fox
Fox’s reality chief Simon Andreae has left the US network after just over a year and been replaced by a former Electus executive.
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NewsSky Arts delivers Stephen Mangan pregnancy drama
Stephen Mangan is to star as a heavily pregnant man in a new one-off drama for Sky Arts.
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CriticsTV Critics: Call the Midwife; Foyle’s War; Spiral
“I’m certain Call the Midwife would be much improved by morphine.”
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RatingsFoyle’s War bows out on a low
SUNDAY: The final episode of Foyle’s War struggled in a strong 8pm slot, as ITV’s latest entertainment format Get Your Act Together launched with fewer than 3m viewers.
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NewsBoundless hires The Apprentice exec
Undercover Boss executive producer Cal Turner has joined FremantleMedia UK indie Boundless to oversee the new series of The Apprentice.
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NewsIn brief: Simon Cowell & Supernanny
Hear about Simon Cowell’s latest Fox deal and Jo Frost’s trip to Holland in today’s round-up.
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VideoVIDEO: Catastrophe, C4
Click to watch a preview of the opening episode of the Avalon TV / Merman Films sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsSioned Wiliam joins Radio 4 commissioning team
Former ITV comedy controller Sioned Wiliam is to become BBC Radio 4’s comedy commissioner.
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NewsBBC unveils plans for Victoria Derbyshire show
Victoria Derbyshire’s daytime business programme is to air simultaneously on BBC2, BBC News and online with a host of “digital-first” content.