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NewsIn brief: Carnival hire and more Most Haunted
In today’s news round-up, Carnival Films hires an ABC executive and Really orders two more series of Most Haunted.
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NewsTV debates: broadcasters threaten to ‘empty chair’ leaders
The UK’s major broadcasters have threatened to ‘empty chair’ any party leader that decides not to participate in its latest proposals for the election debate.
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NewsBBC iPlayer commissions batch of shorts
House of Fools indie Pett Television, Sharon Horgan’s Merman Films and Comedy Unit are among the indies responsible for a slate of iPlayer shorts.
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5)
C4’s single doc Angry White And Proud beat slot average by 1 million (Weds, 9pm)
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.3m
SATURDAY: ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show returned at an earlier time but fell well short of slot average while The Voice continued to dominate primetime on BBC1.
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CriticsTV Critics: Mr Selfridge; Bitter Lake; Night Will Fall; Top Gear
“Mr Selfridge is an entertainment emporium, a new version of Dallas made from Damask, feather boas and fine drama.”
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NewsAvalon & Hat Trick detail BBC3 plans
Avalon Entertainment and Hat Trick Productions chief executives Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville have revealed plans to rebrand BBC3 and run it as an ad-funded service if the corporation accepts their £100m offer for the channel.
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NewsBBC Scotland appoints drama boss
Gaynor Holmes has been appointed as the permanent head of drama for BBC Scotland.
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NewsBBC unveils online testing ground
The BBC has launched an online proving ground to test early-stage digital content and emerging technologies.
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NewsIn brief: Heather Jones & Project Diamond
Heather Jones lands a promotion and the CDN’s hunt for a training partner are revealed in today’s round-up.
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RatingsTop Gear drives off with 5.3m
SUNDAY: BBC2’s Top Gear drove off with 5.3m for its first episode of a new run, narrowly below last year’s launch, while ITV’s Mr Selfridge returned to its lowest ever audience.
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NewsBT Sport confident of landing Gary Lineker
BT Sport is in serious discussions with Gary Lineker over signing the presenter to host its Champions League coverage from next season.
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NewsBear Grylls to front I’m A Celebrity-style format
Bear Grylls will lead a band of eight celebrities through an unforgiving rainforest in a new I’m A Celebrity-style entertainment format for ITV.
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NewsUKTV prepares Watch re-brand
UKTV is set to re-brand pay-TV channel Watch to appeal to a more female-skewing audience.
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NewsStyleHaul: Appeal of YouTube stars will not fade as fans age
Vlogging will become a more mainstream form of video content as young fans grow up with the format, according to StyleHaul director of UK talent Jody Flanagan.
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NewsBase Media Cloud founder plans virtual facility add-on
Base Media Cloud founder Ben Foakes has set his sights on building a virtual facility for post houses and production firms that need extra editing capacity.
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NewsOfcom: delay off-peak live shows to cut subtitle latency
Ofcom wants broadcasters to consider delaying off-peak live shows to help reduce latency between subtitles and what is said on screen.
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NewsEnvy mourns the passing of colleague Dougal Oldfield
Envy managing director Dave Cadle has paid tribute to colleague Dougal Oldfield who died earlier this month.
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NewsShadow culture secretary fears ‘sustained attack’ on BBC
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has expressed fears of a “sustained attack” on the BBC by the Conservative government and said the industry should be ready to protect the corporation.