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NewsBBC and ITV score World Cup rights until 2022
The BBC and ITV have scored a deal to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent final dips to record low
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent bowed out with its lowest finale audience on record – as England’s final World Cup warm-up match peaked with 7.4m.
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NewsFresh One cooks up Canadian food format
Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions has landed its first order since tying up with North American indie Bristow Global Media.
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News50 Cent drug drama gets digital release
50 Cent’s drug drama Power is to be made available in the UK after US cable network Starz struck a series of download deals.
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NewsRussell Howard’s Good News moves to BBC2
Russell Howard’s Good News will move to BBC2 as the corporation begins to pave the way for BBC3’s switch online.
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CriticsTV Critics: Wildfire 2014; Born in the Wild; I Bought A Rainforest; BGT Final
“Kate Humble looked like a woman who’d just been given a fatal medical diagnosis instead of a few facts and figures.”
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NewsBBCW drums up Dave Grohl deal
BBC Worldwide has scored the international rights to Sonic Highways, a music doc series directed by Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl for HBO.
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NewsQuantel releases Pablo Rio update
Quantel has released updated software for its Pablo Rio finishing system that adds support for XAVC and ProRes 422.
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NewsFilmscape Media opens Bristol base
Hire firm Filmscape Media has opened a new facility at the Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol.
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RatingsQuirke ends on a low note
SUNDAY: BBC1 Irish drama Quirke bowed out with a series low performance as ITV’s Soccer Aid peaked with a crowd of 6.4m.
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NewsHarding: 'no escaping' BBC redundancies
BBC’s director of news and current affairs James Harding has told staff that future job cuts across the division are inescapable as the corporation ploughs ahead with its cost saving scheme.
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NewsLorenzo joins Foundry board
Former Frog Design president Doreen Lorenzo has joined The Foundry’s board of directors.
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NewsPrincess wins Lottery deal from Endemol
Shine Group’s Princess Productions has snatched the rights to produce BBC1’s National Lottery draws from Endemol.
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NewsRoll to Record supports Educating Yorkshire follow-up
Roll to Record is working with Twofour on the next installment of the production company’s fixed-rig secondary school series.
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NewsBBC docs boss: formats could be on way back
DOCFEST: The BBC’s Emma Willis has hinted that Charlotte Moore and Kim Shillinglaw are keen to take more risks with docs on their channels - and that factual formats could be on the point of returning.
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NewsThe Garden opens up Tatler for BBC2
Inside Claridges-indie, The Garden Productions, is to go behind the scenes at high society magazine Tatler.
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NewsDoghouse Post recruits senior colourist
Doghouse Post Production has appointed Fred Tay to the role of senior colourist and VFX specialist.
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NewsC4 hunts specialist factual formats
DOCFEST: Channel 4 commissioner David Glover has claimed that the broadcaster was not “running up the white flag” in its hunt for specialist factual formats to follow Inside Nature’s Giants.
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NewsSky Vision recoups 'eye-watering' Fortitude investment
Sky Vision has recouped its “eye-watering” investment in big-budget drama Fortitude after closing ten pre-sales for the Sky Atlantic series.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky 3D explore Lost Worlds
Former Royal Marine Monty Halls will explore some of the world’s greatest natural wonders with world class climber Leo Houlding in Discovery and Sky 3D’s latest commission.