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NewsBBC1 reopens cases with Sherlock and Luther
BBC1 has unveiled several new comedy, factual and drama series that will see Sherlock and Luther embark on new cases.
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NewsJay Hunt favourite for C4 role
EDINBURGH: Speculation that Channel 4 wants Jay Hunt as its new creative boss has reached fever pitch at Edinburgh.
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NewsGrade: What is C4 for?
EDINBURGH: Michael Grade has accused Channel 4 of losing its sense of purpose through over-reliance on Big Brother.
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NewsAbbott slams drama commissioning
EDINBURGH: Shameless writer Paul Abbott has launched a stinging attack on the state of drama commissioning in the UK.
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NewsCorrie "returning to its roots"
EDINBURGH: Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson wants the famous soap to return to its roots for its 50th anniversary.
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NewsBellamy defends Beauty and the Beast
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 acting chief creative officer Julian Bellamy has defended forthcoming show Beauty and the Beast as part of the broadcaster’s history of “ballsy” programmes.
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NewsC4's Comedy Showcase to return
Channel 4 is planning a third Comedy Showcase season next year – but plans to enter production on full series much earlier than previously.
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NewsKatie Price pulls out of Edinburgh
Glamour model Katie Price has pulled out of her appearance at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsNorton move date confirmed; Strictly format changed
EDINBURGH: BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has revealed when Graham Norton’s talkshow will move to Friday nights and how the format of Strictly Come Dancing is set to change.
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NewsBBC3 zombie drama to be reshot
EDINBURGH: BBC3 is to reshoot supernatural drama pilot Touch after fast-tracking it to series.
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NewsJeremy Hunt scotches Thompson's Sky proposals
EDINBURGH: Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has poured cold water on BBC director general Mark Thompson’s call for Sky to invest more in UK content.
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NewsGovernment moves to relax CRR
EDINBURGH: The government has moved to relax the ITV Contract Rights Renewal scheme and indicated that it could support a full review of the television advertising market.
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NewsJana Bennett defends salary
EDINBURGH: BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has publicly defended her salary, arguing that compromises already made by the executive board were enough.
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Abbott voices diversity concerns
EDINBURGH: Labour leadership contender Dianne Abbott has aired fears that diversity in TV would be knocked off the agenda as the industry braces for more job cuts.
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NewsITV to get fresh factual Perspectives
EDINBURGH: ITV has finally revealed details of its strategy for serious factual - unveiling a strand called Perspectives.
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NewsGrade: C4 should fight for licence fee
EDINBURGH: Former ITV chairman Michael Grade has called for Channel 4 to compete for licence fee funding.
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NewsNext Doctor Who series split in two
EDINBURGH: The next series of Doctor Who will be split in two, with blocks of episodes airing in the spring and autumn.
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NewsITV unveils new crime dramas
ITV has signed up heavyweight writers Anthony Horowitz, Peter Morgan and Sally Wainwright to pen a hat trick of gritty crime dramas.
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NewsITV to get tough with indies
EDINBURGH: ITV will become more hard-nosed in negotiations with indies to secure a greater stake in secondary content value, according to director of television Peter Fincham.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Paula Milne drama
An ambitious new drama from Small Island writer Paula Milne has been unveiled by the BBC.