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RatingsGame of Thrones dwarfs previous run
MONDAY: The fifth series of Game of Thrones bowed out on Sky Atlantic with over 250,000 more viewers than the previous run mustered.
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NewsJohn Whittingdale to appear at Edinburgh TV Festival
John Whittingdale, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, is to appear at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival to face questions about the future of the BBC and Channel 4.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new chairman
Facilities trade body UK Screen has appointed former MPC chief executive David Jeffers to the role of non-executive chairman.
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NewsSky offers monthly Now TV pass
Sky is expanding its Now TV service to offer non pay-TV subscribers the ability to buy a month-long pass to its Sky Sports channels.
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NewsC4 indie stakes: phased investments revealed
Click to see the size of the initial stakes Channel 4 has taken in its Growth Fund indies.
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NewsTensions surface at BBC3 comedy briefing
Shane Allen set out his ambitions for the future of BBC3 comedy at an indie briefing today where tensions over the channel’s future came to the fore.
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NewsTen Alps acquires Reef Television
Ten Alps has acquired Reef Television and restructured its board in a move that will result in founder Bob Geldof stepping down and Luke Johnson becoming a non-executive director.
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NewsChris Evans to lead new Top Gear line-up
Chris Evans has signed a three-year deal to lead a new line-up of Top Gear presenters.
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NewsITV expands drama commissioning team
ITV has beefed up its drama commissioning team by handing Sarah Conroy a permanent position.
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CriticsTV Critics: Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking; Your Inner Fish; Undercover
“Hawking’s answers, and his efforts to out-do O Briain in the comedy stakes, gave us a palpable sense of the man behind the world famous digital voicebox.”
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NewsBBC2 orders RAF display doc
BBC2 has ordered an documentary series about the RAF’s special display teams from Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble indie Archie Productions.
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NewsIn brief: Secret World Of Lego; Dispatches; Sarah & Duck; Penny Dreadful
Cineflix has picked up the rights to The Secret World Of Lego, while there are recommissions for Penny Dreadful and Sarah and Duck.
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NewsBelieve eyes ITV co-pros
Believe Entertainment Group, ITV’s first digital investment, has revealed plans to co-produce content with other ITV-owned businesses and launch a UK division.
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NewsMoov selects ChyronHego for BT Sport's UHD channel
Moov will use ChyronHego’s Lyric graphics system for BT Sport’s new ultra high definition (UHD) service.
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NewsTony Hall: bring on the BBC debate
Tony Hall has warned the government not to “screw around” with the UK’s broadcasting ecology in an interview setting out the BBC’s stall ahead of charter renewal.
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NewsBBC Scotland news boss joins charter renewal team
BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs John Boothman will oversee Scottish charter renewal negotiations after issuing an apology for making abusive comments about a camerawoman.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsBBC Children’s to host 2017 World Summit
BBC Children’s is to host 2017’s 8th World Summit on Media for Children in Manchester.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.