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NewsChannel 4 commits to disability
Channel 4 is to double down on its 2016 year of disability with further investment and a pledge that its efforts will not be a “flash in the pan”.
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NewsMaverick reveals genre plans
Maverick is bidding to become a cross-genre operator, building on the commission of its ambitious Channel 4 specialist factual entertainment format, Escape.
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NewsCreative Access crisis leaves industry dismayed
Television bosses are dismayed at the government’s decision to withdraw funding from diversity charity Creative Access’s BAME internship scheme.
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NewsWales targets high-end TV
Wales is looking to ramp up the amount of high-end TV that is filmed in the country after hosting Will, a major 10-part US drama for TNT, its biggest production to date.
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NewsC4 lines up major tenders
Channel 4 has kicked off a multimillion pound tender drive covering three major sporting opportunities and a “major entertainment format”.
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NewsLinear viewing holds ground
Linear viewing remained steady this year in the face of increased competition from digital rivals such as Netflix and Amazon, while the battle for youth eyeballs intensified following the closure of BBC3.
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NewsThe battle for Saturday nights
ITV’s The Voice and BBC1’s Let It Shine set for high-profile shiny floor entertainment clash
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NewsTelegraph ties with Endemol Shine for VoD push
The Telegraph has launched an online long-form video service stocked with content acquired from Endemol Shine.
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NewsAnna Miralis joins Wall to Wall
Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Anna Miralis has joined Wall to Wall as its head of factual.
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NewsDocs industry urged to support Brexit enquiry
Documentary-makers have been urged to offer their opinions on the impact of Brexit on the creative industries after a parliamentary enquiry deadline was extended.
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NewsBBC commissioner heads to Leopard
Detectorists’ commissioner Kristian Smith is leaving the BBC to join Argonon-owned indie Leopard.
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NewsLime Pictures hires E! VP
Lime Pictures has hired E!’s Noah Pollack as its first US executive vice president of non-scripted programming.
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NewsRevamped Coach Trip scores bumper order
Coach Trip has landed a double series recommission from E4 after the 12 Yard format was upgraded from Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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NewsAmazon Video to rollout in 200 countries
Amazon has rolled out its Prime Instant Video service in more than 200 countries.
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NewsBBC depicts house fire in VR
A BBC virtual reality film is to give viewers an insight into the perils of being trapped in a house fire on Christmas Day.
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NewsDiscovery moves channel playout to Amazon cloud
Discovery Communications is moving the playout of its linear channels and its core master control functions to Amazon Web Services’ public cloud.
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NewsDisney returns to The Lodge
Zodiak Kids has secured a second series of Disney Channel’s music drama The Lodge. Filming on the 15 x 30-minute show will get underway early next year in Northern Ireland after the first series debuted in September to an audience of 270,000 (2.1%), well ahead of ...
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NewsKaren Bradley hints Channel 4 could move into production
Karen Bradley has suggested that Channel 4 could move into in-house production as part of the ongoing debate surrounding the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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NewsBBCW & ITV to launch Netflix rival in US
BBC Worldwide and ITV will join forces to launch a Netflix rival in the US next year, based on offering classic and contemporary British drama.
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NewsThis Time Next Year heads to US
US cable network Lifetime has ordered a remake of Twofour format This Time Next Year.