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NewsTesco puts Blinkbox up for sale
Blinkbox has been put up for sale by Tesco just three years after it acquired the video streaming service.
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CriticsTV Critics: Ramsay's Costa del Nightmares; The Driver; My £999 Wedding
“Maybe he does save the restaurant, but it’s not nice to watch.”
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NewsTrust rebukes Horrible Histories over 'offensive' Florence Nightingale sketch
CBBC’s Horrible Histories has been criticised by the BBC Trust for a racist depiction of Florence Nightingale.
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RatingsDriver sheds 700,000
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Driver shed around 700,000 viewers, as Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Roma peaked with 4m.
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NewsRTS north west awards shortlist revealed
Red Productions has led the way at the Royal Television Society North West awards – securing a slew of nominations across five categories.
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NewsBBC4 drums up Dave Grohl doc
Dave Grohl is to front a rock doc on BBC4 after the channel swooped for an eight-part series from the Nirvana and Foo Fighters’ star.
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NewsAnzac Girls head to More 4
More 4 has acquired Australian World War I period drama Anzac Girls after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsAlex Mahon rallies Shine staff
Outgoing Shine Group chief exec Alex Mahon has written to staff to say she is confident they will continue to produce “spectacularly compelling” shows following the mega-merger with Endemol.
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NewsDrummer TV lands debut BBC1 order
Bristol-based factual indie Drummer Television has landed its first commissions for BBC1 and BBC3.
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NewsShine / Endemol merger on brink
Tim Hincks has been the centre of speculation this week, with sources suggesting he will remain with the merged Shine/Endemol as a creative counterpoint to the business acumen of new chief executive Sophie Turner Laing.
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NewsBarcroft hails VoD deals
Barcroft Media boss Sam Barcroft has claimed that ad-funded long-form video-on-demand has the potential to become a lucrative revenue source for producers after striking distribution deals with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Off The Fence and Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsEmma Scott: TV needs to keep its heart
Outgoing Freesat managing director Emma Scott has warned that the TV industry must not become dependent on automated programming recommendations and should retain a human heart.
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NewsIndies look East for formats
UK producers are eyeing formats from Asia as they bid to find the next Dragons’ Den.
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NewsPost community confident of successful move to file
UK post-producers have predicted that the highly anticipated switch to digital programme delivery will pass off without a hitch, thanks to months of testing and with many having invested more than £250,000 in upgrading their facilities.
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NewsA+E seeks real-life Sherlocks
A+E Networks UK’s Crime & Investigation (CI) channel is on the hunt for real-life versions of Sherlock and Broadchurch as part of its 50 hours a year of original commissions.
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NewsBBC S&PP’s Conway takes on director role
BBC Studios and Post Production chief operating officer David Conway has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of BBC Studios and Post Production.
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NewsToday editor hoping to boost team’s diversity
BBC Radio 4’s Today programme must do more to employ people from diverse backgrounds both on and off air, according to editor Jamie Angus.
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NewsNUJ: newsroom sexism is rife
Women working in TV newsrooms are still being subjected to “staggering” levels of sexual harassment and sexism, according to a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) study.
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NewsBBC3 to replace docs boss Fiona Campbell
The BBC is planning to replace BBC3 documentaries boss Fiona Campbell after she was named the corporation’s head of current affairs last week.
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NewsFirst-look deal for Little Gem
Ben Gale and Natasha Bondy’s newly established indie Little Gem has signed a first-look deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.