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NewsThe Cube gets ninth series
ITV has commissioned a ninth series of long-running Phillip Schofieldgameshow The Cube.
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NewsGrantchester blessed with second series
Period murder mystery drama Grantchester is to return to ITV in 2015 after a strong debut series.
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NewsLittle Dot hires WPP exec in branded content push
All3Media digital indie Little Dot Studios has appointed WPP executive Nick Cohen as it bids to expand its burgeoning branded content output.
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RatingsC4's paedophile doc shocks 1.7m
TUESDAY: Controversial C4 doc The Paedophile Next Door performed well despite tough competition from Champions League football and BBC1 drama The Missing.
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NewsBBC1 in quest for Saturday hit
BBC1 is hunting for a Saturday night entertainment show that can deliver “huge scale and sense of event” following the failure of in-house format Tumble.
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.
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NewsIndiana Jones inspires ITV’s Jekyll
Charlie Higson has drawn inspiration from Indiana Jones and classic 1930s horror movies for his ITV drama series based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde.
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NewsC4 drafts in duo for indie push
Former BBC Productions chief creative officer Pat Younge and ex-Boom Pictures boss Lorraine Heggessey are to help Channel 4 ramp up its indie investment push.
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NewsJaney Walker joins ITF to lead diversity drive
The Indie Training Fund (ITF) has hired former Channel 4 commissioning boss Janey Walker as managing director, as it bids to support the TV industry’s diversity push.
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NewsRicochet chases next Supernanny after Thorogood hire
Ricochet is hoping to create another Supernanny-style hit following the hire of ITV factual commissioner Katy Thorogood.
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NewsBroadcast updates website with two new sections
Broadcast has launched two sections on its website dedicated to the UK’s largest broadcasters and super-indies.
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NewsFormats due ‘next big wave’
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler has called on broadcasters to replicate UKTV’s Formats Lab scheme to inspire the next generation of formatted programmes.
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NewsABC eyes UK for ‘risky’ series
US network ABC is adapting a slew of UK scripted series as it searches for “risk-taking” comedy and drama formats.
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NewsHunt for All3 boss heats up
The hunt for All3Media’s chief executive is heating up after several top-level candidates emerged in the race to replace Farah Ramzan Golant.
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NewsBBC launches interactive football drama
The BBC is launching a Somethin’ Else-produced interactive football drama as part of its World War One season.
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NewsE4 orders more Virtually Famous
Viral content panel show Virtually Famous will return for two more series for E4.
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NewsOfcom taken to court over complaint handling process
Ofcom may be forced to alter its TV complaint handling process after being accused of treating broadcasters more favourably than the public.
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CriticsTV Critics: Confessions of a Doctor; The Legacy; Benefits Britain
“Confessions of a Doctor tried to cram a lot of things into one programme, and wasn’t entirely successful.”
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NewsTLS to all but close post unit
The London Studios (TLS) is to radically scale back its post-production operation, resulting in a raft of redundancies.
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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.