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  • Frankenstein’s Wedding
    News

    Bollywood opera to air live from Bradford on BBC3

    2013-01-16T17:03:00Z

    BBC3 has embarked on an ambitious project to stage a contemporary Bollywood reimagining of Georges Bizet’s Carmen live from Bradford city centre.

  • Tim Lovejoy
    News

    Twitter users supply C4 doc content

    2013-01-18T09:01:00Z

    A Dispatches film fronted by Tim Lovejoy has become the strand’s latest multiplatform experiment to use crowd-sourced content from Twitter.

  • Karl Pilkington
    News

    Karl Pilkington returns to Sky 1

    2013-01-17T00:01:00Z

    Karl Pilkington is heading back to Sky 1 following the success of An Idiot Abroad after the broadcaster ordered a series dubbed The Moaning of Life.

  • CES 2013
    News

    The view from CES 2013: 3D is dead as TV gets smart

    2013-01-17T09:00:00Z

    BBC North controller of production Mark Harrison presents his findings from the annual tech fest.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    Mothercare partners with One Born...

    2013-01-16T17:25:00Z

    Shine 360° is planning to transform the One Born Every Minute show into a leading UK pregnancy and parenting brand after signing a deal with high street retailer Mothercare.

  • The Walking Dead
    News

    Can Fox beat pay-TV rivals?

    2013-01-17T09:18:00Z

    Newly rebranded network Fox is out to compete with the big boys of British pay-TV broadcasting.

  • Tony Hall
    News

    Hall moves to stabilise BBC

    2013-01-17T08:02:00Z

    Tony Hall has wasted no time in getting to grips with the task of putting the BBC back on an even footing, beginning preparations to become the next director general.

  • Father Brown
    News

    BBC embarks on search for daytime controller

    2013-01-17T08:01:00Z

    The race to become the next controller of BBC daytime has kicked off, with early contenders thought to include Alison Kirkham and Kim Shillinglaw.

  • Homeland
    News

    Twitter reveals viewer habits

    2013-01-17T08:01:00Z

    A detailed study by Twitter into TV has revealed a host of social behaviour from UK viewers including drama ‘bookending’ and the impact of dynamic hashtags.

  • ITV rebrand
    News

    ITV hails ‘landmark’ rebrand

    2013-01-17T08:01:00Z

    ITV’s brand overhaul kicked off this week with chief executive Adam Crozier hailing it as a landmark moment in the company’s 58-year history.

  • Farm Factor
    News

    Irish indies eye global gains

    2013-01-17T08:53:00Z

    The Irish independent sector could be set for consolidation, or at least significant investment, amid a backdrop of increasing interest from international format distributors and changing regulations around terms of trade.

  • Simon Cowell
    News

    Cowell broadens horizons with launch of indie Over The Top

    2013-01-17T08:02:00Z

    Over The Top Productions, the joint venture announced this week between Syco Entertainment and its global head of television Nigel Hall, is set to give Simon Cowell full production capability and move his interests into new genres.

  • Africa
    Ratings

    Africa outplays FA Cup football

    2013-01-17T11:21:00Z

    Africa’s journey into dense tropical rainforest helped it recover from last week’s series low - as Manchester United’s FA Cup replay scored a near 6.3m peak. 

  • Spies Of Warsaw
    Ratings

    Spies of Warsaw tracks down steady audience

    2013-01-17T11:26:00Z

    David Tennant’s BBC4 drama Spies of Warsaw saw 100,000 viewers escape from last week’s opener but remained the most watched show of the day on the channel.

  • Prospectors
    News

    Passion acquires High Noon's Prospectors

    2013-01-17T12:31:00Z

    Passion Distribution has made its first significant programming acquisition following its purchase by Tinopolis.

  • Nick Emmerson
    News

    Shed US hires head as Emmerson returns to Ricochet

    2013-01-17T12:14:00Z

    Shed Media US president Nick Emmerson has returned to the UK to take on the role of chief executive officer at Brighton-based indie Ricochet.

  • Death In Paradise
    Ratings

    Paradise returns for BBC

    2013-01-17T17:19:00Z

    Caribbean crime drama is back with a bang, while Monday night proves perfect timing for comedy

  • Professor Brian Cox
    Ratings

    BBC2 reaches for the stars

    2013-01-17T17:25:00Z

    In the week of David Bowie’s revered return, BBC2’s own starman, Professor Brian Cox, commenced his annual trawl of the sky, but there was still no sign of Major Tom.

  • Splash!
    Ratings

    ITV makes a big Splash!

    2013-01-17T17:33:00Z

    And we’re off. No sooner has Christmas finished than TV gets its glad rags on to entice us with all-new trimmings as each broadcaster seeks to get the year going with some oomph.

  • The New Normal
    Ratings

    Normal start buoys E4

    2013-01-17T17:38:00Z

    Whatever ‘normal’ is, E4 will have liked its new version of it, while ITV2’s genuine reaction to repeats will be a grin.