All News articles – Page 1473
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NewsBBCW embraces artificial intelligence
BBC Worldwide has agreed a partnership with an artificial intelligence business to help it gauge which genres are most in demand around the world.
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NewsITV plans hour-long Olympic switch off
ITV is to shut down its portfolio of channels for an hour as part of an Olympic-inspired initiative to get people active.
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NewsKay Mellor lands BBC1 drama
Kay Mellor’s Rollem Productions has landed a BBC1 drama series about a registrar from Leeds.
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NewsA+E unwraps Freeview channel
A+E Networks has launched general entertainment channel Blaze - the latest US cable group to launch a free-to-air channel in the UK.
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NewsBBC Weather ties with MeteoGroup
The BBC is taking steps to secure the jobs of the “vast majority” of its weather presenters after partnering with MeteoGroup to provide its weather service from next spring.
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NewsAlaska hitches up C5 caravan series
Channel 5 is to get back on the road with a full series of Alaska TV’s Carry on Caravanning.
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NewsSeven invests in Slim Film and TV
Australian broadcaster Seven Network has replaced BBC Worldwide as a major shareholder in scripted production company Slim Film and Television.
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NewsEmma Swain to leave the BBC
BBC’s former factual boss Emma Swain is to leave the corporation after 20 years.
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NewsITV orders sex transition doc series
ITV will delve into the world of gender surgery in a Renegade Pictures and Storyvault Films co-production.
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NewsBriteSpark Films staffs up
BriteSpark Films has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of ITN’s David Tshulak as head of development and Studio Lambert’s Vics Wilson as production executive.
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NewsBBCW buys into Alex Graham and Michael Jackson indie
BBC Worldwide has invested in the new drama indie set up by Wall to Wall founder Alex Graham and former C4 chief executive Michael Jackson, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsCBBC hunts for Britain’s brainiest school
Comedian Susan Calman will search for Britain’s smartest school in a new competitive kids format for CBBC.
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NewsKeshet signs record deal
Keshet, the company behind recent BBC1 drama The A Word, has partnered with Interscope Geffen A&M, the record label behind artists including Lady Gaga and Nirvana, to produce digital series.
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NewsBoycott threat lingers over Project Diamond
Bectu has reiterated its threat to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s industry-wide diversity monitoring initiative if it does not agree to publish diversity data about every TV show.
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NewsITV orders legal drama from Homeland writer
Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson has created a six-part legal drama for ITV.
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NewsBBC1 orders Peter Pan comedy for Christmas
BBC1 has ordered a live TV adaptation of Mischief Theatre’s comic west end show Peter Pan Goes Wrong to air this Christmas.
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NewsPinewood accelerates production push
Pinewood Television, the fledgling production arm of the studio, has hired the man who commissioned The Bridge and Jordskott to lead its push into international co-productions.
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NewsC4 makes offer to The Dog Father
Liberty Bell is on the hunt for troublesome dogs for its upcoming Channel 4 pilot The Dog Father (w/t).
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NewsITV plots Warwick Davis quiz
Life’s Too Short star Warwick Davis is to host a new daytime quiz show for ITV.
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NewsC4 to explore secret restaurants
Michelin starred chef Michel Roux Jr is to explore secret restaurants for a new Boomerang-produced show for Channel 4.