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NewsBritish director Antonia Bird dies
British television and film director Antonia Bird has died aged 54.
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RatingsAtlantis sinks to series low
BBC1 fantasy drama Atlantis dropped to a series low – while Strictly Come Dancing continued to outperform The X Factor on Saturday.
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NewsCBeebies' Cloudbabies heads to Germany
CBeebies pre-school series Cloudbabies is headed to Germany after Hoho Rights struck deals with two local broadcasters.
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CriticsTV Critics: A Very English Education; Great Continental Railway Journeys; Downton Abbey; Agents Of SHIELD; Homeland; Boardwalk Empire
“Essential viewing for anyone interested in better understanding the class of men who run our country.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsAMC snaps up Chellomedia for $1bn
US cable group AMC Networks has acquired Chellomedia, the European content arm of Liberty Global, for $1 billion.
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RatingsStrictly waltzes off with Sunday honours
Strictly Come Dancing danced off with its best Sunday night performance of the year, as a racy Lady Gaga performance was unable to lift The X Factor to a notable high.
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NewsFremantle to remake BBCW formats in Australia
Fremantle Media has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide for the RTL-backed business to produce BBCW formats in Australia.
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NewsITVS daytime boss Keenaghan exits
ITV Studios’ daytime boss Fiona Keenaghan has left the production business after 13 years – with her replacement set to be handed a reduced empire.
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RatingsMan Down drops to 1.2m
Greg Davies comedy Man Down slipped by around 300,000 viewers for its second outing on Friday.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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NewsSky scraps Britain's Next Top Model
Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model will not return to Sky Living after the broadcaster decided against renewing it for a tenth series.
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NewsZodiak poaches BBCW drama head
Zodiak Rights has poached BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Caroline Torrance to run its scripted division.
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsLast Tango star to return in Happy Valley
Writer Sally Wainwright has revealed that she is to work again with actor Sarah Lancashire on her latest BBC series, Happy Valley, after being “blown away” by her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
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NewsIonoco wins game-control deals
Ionoco has secured three new licenses to provide game-control technology for two UK and one US game shows
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NewsSky's Now TV to offer entertainment channels for £5 a month
Sky is launching flagship entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Atlantic and Sky Living and the likes of Disney and Fox on streaming service Now TV for an initial £5 per month.
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CriticsTV Critics: Ripper Street; Strike Back
“It felt like the script had been on and off the opiates.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsLady Gaga’s X Factor performance sparks complaints
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on Sunday’s X Factor results show has prompted hundreds of complaints.
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NewsFremantle Media hires new kids boss
Fremantle Media has hired Rick Glankler as its new kids boss to replace Sander Schwartz, who departed earlier this month.
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NewsBBC Motion Gallery boss to depart
Paul Maidment, director of BBC Motion Gallery is leaving the international stock footage business following its recent deal with Getty Images.