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NewsITV pilots Lambert challenge format
Gogglebox indie Studio Lambert is developing a factual entertainment format for ITV in which teams will have one day to walk between two well-known landmarks.
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NewsBake Off heads to Bulgaria and Mexico
The Great British Bake Off is heading to Mexico and Bulgaria after BBC Worldwide secured two international format sales.
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NewsAmazon preps podcast service for UK launch
Amazon-owned audio service Audible is gearing up to launch podcast network Audible Channels, featuring hundreds of hours of original programming, in the UK.
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NewsNetflix to bolster UK team
Netflix is preparing to put a number of commissioners on the ground in the UK with content boss Ted Sarandos revealing the streaming service is committed to British originals.
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NewsHunt and Purnell clash over Bake Off
Jay Hunt and James Purnell have gone toe-to-toe over The Great British Bake Off, in a fiery on-stage exchange at the RTS London conference.
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NewsOfcom to step up diversity focus
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has pledged to step up the regulator’s work around diversity and intends to give a “harder edge” to requirements placed on the BBC.
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NewsMillichip: drama funding faces 'sub-prime mortgage' moment
British drama funding could be heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment” if fresh financing models aren’t found, according to Sky Vision boss Jane Millichip.
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NewsC4 reveals secrets of super-rich
Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan will reveal how the super-rich built their fortunes in a Channel 4 series.
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NewsNBCU boss cool on ITV acquisition
NBC Universal chief executive Steve Burke has poured cold water on rumours that the US giant was planning to acquire ITV.
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NewsMcArdle returns to Electric Ray
Studio Lambert deputy head of development Natalie McArdle has returned to Electric Ray five months after leaving the indie.
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NewsBBC unveils daytime slate
Emerging Bristol-based indie Hungry Gap has scooped two BBC commissions as part of the broadcaster’s refreshed daytime slate.
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NewsBBC Radio boss set to retire
BBC director of radio Helen Boaden is preparing to announce her retirement – a move that would allow the corporation to finalise its management reshuffle.
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NewsiPlayer to require log-in from 2017
The BBC will require users to sign-in to access iPlayer from early next year, bringing the corporation closer to its personalised MyBBC vision.
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NewsStudio Ramsay hires Chris Brogden
Gordon Ramsay’s fledgling indie has hired Tinopolis creative director of entertainment Chris Brogden as chief creative officer.
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NewsNews UK acquires TalkSport owner
News UK has completed its acquisition of TalkSport and Virgin Radio owner Wireless Group.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Australian crime drama
BBC4 has acquired an Australian period drama that deals with the murder of over 80 homosexual men during the 1980s and 1990s.
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NewsOfcom hails 'highly successful' local DAB trial
Local radio stations could begin broadcasting nationwide after Ofcom completed “highly successful” trials of a low-cost DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) system.
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NewsBBC hunts emerging scriptwriters
The BBC is calling for scriptwriters in the early stages of their careers with “striking and unusual stories” to apply for its 2017 Writers Programme.
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NewsDave deletes TV Burp transgender skit
An episode of Harry Hill’s TV Burp which mocked the transgender community will be re-edited after Ofcom ruled it had become intolerable to shifting audience attitudes.
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NewsCan ITV learn from Corden?
Stephen Arnell weighs up the chances of Kevin Lygo pulling off the ‘holy grail’ of a successful late-night talk show.