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NewsNew dawn for The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night is to continue on BBC4 following concerns that it had been axed after the death of Sir Patrick Moore in December.
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NewsMaverick hires Silver River head of factual
Silver River’s head of factual Dan Goldsack has left the Sony-owned indie to take on the same position at Maverick Television.
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NewsITV to renew X Factor and BGT for three more years
ITV is on the brink of renewing The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent until the end of 2016 in a deal that will open the door for Simon Cowell to return to the Dermot O’Leary-fronted singing contest.
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NewsJonathan Ross joins Microsoft Studios
Jonathan Ross has joined the Microsoft Studios team as an executive producer after striking a partnership deal via his Hotsauce Interactive business.
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RatingsRipper Street returns 1m down
Ripper Street returned to BBC1 on Monday with an audience of around 1m viewers fewer than the series one debut.
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NewsSteve McQueen preps HBO drama
British film director Steve McQueen, who recently directed 12 Years A Slave, is developing a Shame-style TV project with HBO.
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NewsYalli hires head of entertainment
Shed Media’s comedy production division Yalli Productions has hired Mark Cossey to the newly created position of head of entertainment.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Escape Artist; Y Gwyll; Ross Noble: Freewheeling; American Horror Story
“A superior legal thriller that got creepier and creepier until it threatened to spill over into gothic melodrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBlink explores sloths for Animal Planet, DNI
US cable network Animal Planet is to air Blink Films’ wildlife documentary series Meet The Sloths.
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RatingsMixed verdict for The Escape Artist
David Tennant drama The Escape Artist conjured up 5m viewers for BBC1 on Tuesday – putting it more than 3m viewers ahead of its rivals in the 9pm slot.
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NewsDirecTV picks up Black Mirror & Secret State
US broadcaster DirecTV has acquired dramas Black Mirror and Secret State.
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NewsThe Walking Dead rises for a fifth series
Zombie drama The Walking Dead is to return for a fifth series after securing a recommission from US cable network AMC.
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NewsEastEnders bolsters production team
Alison Davis has returned to EastEnders as a series producer as showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins bids to revive the BBC1 soap’s flagging ratings.
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NewsRTS reveals £60k education fund
The Royal Television Society is extending its educational remit with the launch of a £60,000 bursary scheme for students.
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NewsC4 boots up Brooker video game doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off documentary from Charlie Brooker about video games.
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NewsVicious and Splash! make waves with gay viewers
ITV comedy Vicious and entertainment show Splash! have been two of the most popular programmes among young gay and bisexual men this year, according to a BBC study.
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NewsBBC and NFTS launch entertainment and sound courses
BBC Academy is joining forces with the National Film and Television School to deliver specialist courses in entertainment format development and in sound recording.
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NewsCameras enter appeal courts
A custom-made control desk will usher in an “important milestone” for UK broadcasting this week as the BBC, Sky and ITN begin using cameras in courts.
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NewsBBC1 orders Del Boys series
BBC1 is to track a group of real life ‘Del Boys’ for a new four-part documentary series from RDF.
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NewsLoveLive to launch music focused YouTube channel
Digital indie LoveLive has won a contract from the UK record industry’s trade body to produce a music-themed YouTube channel in response to the lack of opportunities for artists to appear on TV.