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NewsPurnell to head BBC religious affairs
The BBC has added religion and ethics to director of radio and learning James Purnell’s rapidly expanding remit following Aaqil Ahmed’s departure earlier this month.
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NewsComedy Central revives C4's Your Face Or Mine
Comedy Central UK is reviving Channel 4 gameshow Your Face Or Mine 14 years after it made its debut.
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NewsFrapa prepares format guide
International format protection body Frapa is preparing an updated legal guide for format creators.
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NewsWainwright awarded Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship
Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright will develop stories exploring science and health
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NewsDrama imports lose ground
Local scripted shows outperformed imports from September 2015 to June 2016, while international drama hits reached fewer countries than over the same period the previous year, according to research from global ratings firm Eurodata.
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NewsBBC quiz uncertainty as lottery goes online
The future of three of BBC1’s key Saturday night gameshows is uncertain after the broadcaster pulled the live weekly National Lottery Draw from the airwaves.
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NewsC4 ‘encouraged’ over future
Channel 4 has been “encouraged” by the government’s recent attitude towards the broadcaster but remains “puzzled and perplexed” by the ongoing limbo of potential privatisation.
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NewsBectu raises BBC Studios concerns
The BBC could be forced to pay more for large swathes of programming if BBC Studios becomes a commercial unit, Bectu has warned.
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NewsITV set to shake up Saturdays
ITV is to shake up its Saturday night schedule and has called for producers to bring it the next You’ve Been Framed or Family Fortunes to slot into the “white heat” of primetime entertainment.
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NewsRadio 1 taps into slow TV
Radio 1 is to explore slow TV for the younger generation after partnering with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit to launch Planet Earth II-themed programming.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2017: Best Post House shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the Best Post Production House category at the 2017 Broadcast Awards has been revealed.
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NewsBroadcast Awards shortlist 2017
ITV stablemates Big Talk and Twofour will battle four other major players to be named Best Independent Production Company at the Broadcast Awards 2017.
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NewsBBC1 scrambles for more McIntyre
BBC1 has swiftly recommissioned “a bigger and better” series of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show after the opening episode of the second run.
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NewsCall The Midwife lands £30m order
BBC1 has committed to a bumper, three series order of Call The Midwife, worth around £30m.
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NewsNEP Group set to acquire events services firm Avesco
Outside broadcast giant the NEP Group has agreed a £124m takeover of audio visual equipment and services provider Avesco, which owns events business Creative Technology and services company mclcreate.
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NewsRadio 2 preps Richard Bacon return
Richard Bacon could be set for a return to BBC Radio 2 as a weekly fixture after Sam Delaney’s Studio Sixty Billion scored an initial two-part order.
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NewsIn brief: UKTV shorts; 5 News editor; The Box
Air Television has landed a series of online shorts from UKTV, while 5 News has appointed a new editor following its relaunch.
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NewsNew tenants join media village at Bottle Yard Studios
Rigging firm Figure Nine and agency Briz Kidz Casting are the latest additions to the media village at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol.
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NewsBBC plans 'Netflix of spoken word'
The BBC plans to create a “Netflix of spoken word” using BBC Radio archives, director general Tony Hall will announce later today.
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NewsDRG funds Three River Fiction drama developments
Jonathan Drake’s Three River Fiction is developing three big-budget dramas including a reboot of Robin Hood after renewing its first-look deal with distributor DRG.