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NewsLondon Games take victory at Bafta TV Craft Awards
The London 2012 Games were the star of the of the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2013, with three gongs going to coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics.
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NewsBBC1 to return to The Village
BBC1’s historic drama The Village has been commissioned for a second series before the first has ended.
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NewsBBC1 orders second David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams book Gangsta Granny for Christmas 2013, following the success of Mr Stink last year.
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NewsEndemol confirms Kuperman acquisition
Endemol is to launch an Israeli division after acquiring a majority stake in Kuperman Productions, as first reported by Broadcast last week.
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RatingsDoctor Who overnights close to three-year low
Doctor Who teleported in its lowest overnight audience in nearly three years on Saturday – as The Voice UK narrowed the gap on Britain’s Got Talent.
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RatingsEndeavour dips but still tops The Village
ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour slumped to a series low on Sunday but again managed to fend off competition from BBC1’s freshly recommissioned The Village.
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RatingsBen Earl fails to perform magic for C4
Ben Earl: Trick Artist failed to perform magic for C4 on Friday, while Ice Cream Girls lost nearly 1m viewers in its second episode.
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NewsCharlotte Moore named acting BBC1 controller
Charlotte Moore has been named acting BBC1 controller after Danny Cohen’s promotion to director of television last week.
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NewsBanijay hires former Endemol boss Marco Bassetti as CEO
International producer and distributor Banijay has appointed former Endemol president Marco Bassetti as chief executive.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsChancellor calls on producers to sell tax credits internationally
Chancellor George Osborne has called on producers to bang the drum internationally for UK creative industries tax credits, at the official launch event today.
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NewsPinewood to build US studio facility
Pinewood Shepperton has announced its second joint venture deal this month, with an agreement to build a new facility in the US.
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NewsBradby writing Great Fire of London drama for ITV
ITV News political editor Tom Bradby is writing a period drama for ITV based on the events of The Great Fire of London in 1666.
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NewsToday registers leap in number of female contributors
The Today programme has seen a dramatic improvement in its ratio of male to female experts, with the balance in favour of men reducing to a record-breaking 3:1 according to Broadcast’s latest figures.
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NewsBT Sport set for MotoGP deal
BT Sport is poised to snatch the rights to motorcycle racing competition MotoGP from the BBC and could give it the Formula 1 treatment.
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NewsBBC launches radio journalism apprenticeship
The BBC is launching a speech radio apprenticeship scheme aimed at giving people without a degree a break in the industry.
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NewsSpike returns to drama with Raw TV
US cable network Spike TV is aggressively moving back into scripted programming and is developing a mini-series about technological innovation with Raw TV.
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NewsABC orders Endemol talent format
US network ABC has ordered talent competition Sing Your Face Off, a remake of Endemol format Your Face Sounds Familiar.
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NewsFar Moor sets up US division
TV financier and indie producer Far Moor has opened an office in LA and hired industry veteran Louisa Spring as part of its expansion into the US.
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NewsITVS GE poaches NBCU scripted exec
Scripted director of NBC Universal International channels, Fraser Robinson, is joining ITV Studios Global Entertainment to focus on scripted acquisitions and co-productions.