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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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NewsThe Garden adds 'development firepower'
The Garden has reshuffled its development team, adding in “more firepower” and handing Kate Collier greater responsibility.
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NewsBT eyes next wave of TV growth
BT is looking to increase its TV subscriber base following its acquisition of mobile operator EE earlier this year.
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NewsUS nets TLC and ID acquire Piers Morgan doc
US cable group Discovery has acquired Plum Pictures’ two-part doc series Killer Women with Piers Morgan.
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NewsBuzzFeed eyes leap into TV production
BuzzFeed is eying a move into traditional TV production following the success of its short-form video strands including food site Tasty.
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NewsWhat to expect from Doc/Fest 2016
Documentary filmmakers will descend on Sheffield in the coming days to deliver viewers a window on the past, present and virtual future. Michael Rosser reports
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RatingsBoris EU debate fails to match Cameron versus Farage
THURSDAY: Heated EU debate between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon drew a smaller audience than David Cameron’s clash with Nigel Farage earlier in the week, while BBC1 drama New Blood spluttered on its launch.
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CriticsTV Critics: New Blood; Make! Craft Britain; Safeword
“There were plenty of Horowitz touches to make this fun. At least it’s not trying to be a Scandi-noir knock-of.”
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NewsRDF wins extended Shop Well For Less order
BBC1 has commissioned RDF TV West to make a full series of Shop Well For Less after a high rating two-part run in March.
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NewsBBC launches doc directors initiative
BBC1 and BBC3 are hunting for new directing talent for six one-off documentaries offered as part of a new scheme.
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NewsExecs back diversity quotas for tax incentives
Oona King and Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
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NewsMartin Davidson to leave the BBC
Long-standing BBC head of specialist factual commissioning Martin Davidson is leaving to set up a new venture “beyond television”.
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NewsAOL staffs up for video push
AOL UK has hired a head of video to oversee an expanded in-house team that creates content for sites including The Huffington Post and TechCrunch.
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NewsVirtual reality comes alive in BBC trials
The BBC’s research and development department has unveiled a raft of virtual reality experiences including an Aardman project offering a first-hand glimpse of a refugee’s journey and a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station.
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NewsITN reveals short film finalists
ITN Source has revealed the three short films which have made it through to the final of its second annual competition, held in association with Doc/Fest and Audio Network.
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NewsDownton Abbey producer receives OBE
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame and former Channel 4 commissioner Jo Twist were among the TV executives recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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RatingsEuro 2016 opener scores 8.6m
FRIDAY: Euro 2016 kicked off with a peak crowd of 8.6m viewers, 2m more than watched the opening match in 2012.
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RatingsEngland Euro 2016 debut nets 14m
SATURDAY: England’s opening match in Euro 2016 dominated the evening’s schedule – outscoring the clash against France four years ago.
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CriticsTV Critics: Interview with a Murderer; Escape To The Chateau; City in the Sky; Stupid Man, Smart Phone; Mum
“This was an extraordinary film. Perhaps the police will do something about its findings.”