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NewsCTBF and Big Talk launch emerging writer scheme
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has teamed up with Big Talk Productions and the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival to launch a major emerging writers scheme.
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NewsCBeebies prepares dedicated games app
CBeebies is to launch a third app to host HTML5 games previously only available via the channel’s website.
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RatingsEuro 2016: ITV semi-final outscores BBC
THURSDAY: BBC1’s second Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany was down by over 4m viewers compared with ITV’s match featuring Wales.
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NewsAvid releases updates based on Orad technology
Avid has updated two graphics products based on technology it absorbed as part of its acquisition of Orad last year.
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NewsHat Trick plots Brexageddon satire for BBC2
The Hat Trick team responsible for BBC3’s The Revolution Will Be Televised is to produce a fast-turnaround satirical comedy for BBC2 reacting to the Brexit fallout.
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NewsLiz Warner launches blistering attack on TV
TV has become “old and boring” and regurgitates “risk-averse, culturally bland programming”, according to Betty founder Liz Warner.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 27 June - 3 Jul 2016
Home nation’s defeat to minnows Iceland draws 11 million as Euro 2016 again dominates the table
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 27 June - 3 July 2016
The final episode of Top Gear on Sunday - and, it turns out, also Chris Evans’ last episode - was watched by just 1.9 million/ 9%
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 27 June - 3 July 2016
Tabloid coverage of the naughty goings-on on ITV2’s Love Island helped Tuesday’s episode reach 1.2 million/6%
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NewsLords: privatisation would jeopardise C4
A Lords report has urged the government not to privatise Channel 4, arguing that culture secretary John Whittingdale has left important questions about the impact of a sale unanswered.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 27 June - 3 July 2016
The final episode of Sky Atlantic’s latest series of Game Of Thrones drew 682,000/3% in its Monday 9pm slot
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RatingsTop 15 consolidated shows: 20 - 26 Jun 2016
The most recorded show this week was BBC1’s swashbuckling drama The Musketeers on Monday at 9pm.
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NewsBBC3 delves into box-set factual
BBC3 is delving into box-set factual after reopening the case of a teenage boy who went missing on the Isle of Wight 20 years ago.
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VideoBBC Rio 2016: Olympic Games trailer
The BBC’s Olympic Games trailer, set in Rio’s Tijuca Forest with music from Jamie N Commons.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsCliff Richard to take legal action against the BBC
Sir Cliff Richard is to take legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police over the live raid on his house in August 2014.
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NewsIn brief: Levison Wood; Ketchup TV; Brave Bison
Levison Wood is to embark on his latest adventure for Channel 4, while a dedicated kids channel has launched on Freeview. Click for more
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CriticsTV Critics: Celebrity First Dates; The Musketeers; Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud
“There was the unmistakable sound of a barrel being scraped.”
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RatingsGains for Euro 2016, Wimbledon and Robert Peston
SUNDAY: Portugal’s extra time victory over France in the Euro 2016 final netted more than 16m viewers, while Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win was watched by close to 14m.
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NewsPinewood posts record revenue as TV income falls again
The Pinewood Group has recorded a surge in revenue due to the strong performance of its film division, which has once again limited the opportunities for TV productions to use the company’s facilities.