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NewsITN Prods secures entrance to Harrow for Sky1 ob doc
Harrow School is opening its doors to TV cameras for 12 months for one of the most ambitious observational documentaries in Sky 1’s 30-year history.
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NewsITV2 orders 'risqué' pilot of BBC America panel show
ITV2 has commissioned a “risqué” late-night panel show pilot adapted from a programme that Graham Norton indie So TV makes for BBC America.
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NewsABC to remake EHF's Vexed in second US deal
BBC2 comedy-drama Vexed is heading for an ABC remake in Eleventh Hour Films’ second transatlantic deal in a month.
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NewsPassion pushes Beeny globally
Passion Distribution has sold Reef Television’s property format Sarah Beeny’s Selling Housesto Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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NewsiBurbia quits MediaCityUK in platform access row
iBurbia Studios is pulling out of the MediaCityUK complex just weeks after winning a contract to operate the on-site innovations lab for The Landing.
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NewsCelebs to don aprons for Comic Relief Bake Off
BBC2 ratings smash The Great British Bake Off is to get another celebrity spin-off – this time for a four-part series for Comic Relief.
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NewsPatten and Davie impress
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and acting director general Tim Davie’s performance in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has won praise from chairman John Whittingdale.
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NewsPlurality issue clouds Standard local TV bid
The Evening Standard’s bid to establish a local TV station in London could be dealt a blow after it emerged that Ofcom will consider media plurality as part of its licence awards process.
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NewsMox pits local businesses against each other for BBCW series
BBC Worldwide has ordered a local business-themed, fact-ent format as its first fully funded series since pledging to treble the number of hours it commissions.
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NewsIdiot Abroad team set up indie Me & You
The team behind Sky 1’s hit comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad are launching their own production company.
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NewsDQF cuts: BBC takes daytime risks
The BBC is preparing to take more creative risks in daytime as it unveils its new-look schedule following the Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsC4 Education future unclear as editor exits
Questions have emerged about the structure of Channel 4 Education following a reorganisation.
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NewsC4’s loss as mediator Hall quits board
Channel 4 has lost a “voice of reason” on its board as Tony Hall prepares to step down after seven years as deputy chairman, leaving Ofcom to find a successor, according to insiders.
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RatingsHugh Grant press doc flounders
Channel 4’s documentary following Hugh Grant and the Hacked Off campaign in the run up to the Leveson report failed to make a splash.
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NewsBBC1 and BBC2 freed from factual commitments
BBC1 and BBC2 will no longer be required to broadcast a set number of new factual programmes a year after the BBC Trust amended the channels’ licences.
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NewsMPEG chair: HD transfer needs new standard
Increased bandwidth alone will not be enough to support the transport of higher-resolution content, the founder and chair of the Movie Picture Expert Group (MPEG) has warned.
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DTG centre tests HbbTV for connected market
DTG Testing, the test centre operated by the Digital TV Group (DTG), has tested its first HbbTV product.
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NewsSky's Sunter joins MPC
Motion graphics expert and animator John Sunter has joined MPC Motion Design Studio from Sky Creative, where he created and directed the new SkyBond Channel ident.
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Contract boost for Geo
The number of Geo Networks contracts signed with media firms has risen by 50% year on year, up from seven deals in 2011.