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NewsSky produces cycling VR special
Sky is continuing its push into virtual reality programming with a behind-the-scenes special following the Team Sky cyclists.
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NewsSky 1 orders James Van Der Beek comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a James Van Der Beek-fronted family comedy from Cuckoo and Trollied indie Roughcut TV.
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NewsFox acquires TV remake of Wolf Creek
Fox has acquired the TV adaptation of Australian horror film Wolf Creek.
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NewsSMPTE members appoint Gauntlett as UK Section chair
The DTG’s chief technology officer Simon Gauntlett has been appointed chair of the UK Section of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE).
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NewsBBC backs HbbTV for interactive TV
The BBC has pledged its support to the HbbTV standard for interactive TV.
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NewsShadow culture secretary Maria Eagle resigns
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle has become the latest to MP to resign from her position following a mass walkout from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet.
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NewsThe Jump set for first global remake
The Jump is to be remade in Slovenia after Twofour struck a deal with local broadcaster Planet TV, marking the show’s first international format deal.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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NewsBBC reveals Writersroom award
Playwright Charlotte Josephine has won the inaugural BBC Screenplay First Award, run by BBC Writersroom and BBC Films.
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NewsRTS Craft & Design Awards now open for entries
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards 2016 have opened for entries with an extension to the Director category which will now recognise achievement in three genres.
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NewsC5 makes £40m profit after revenue surges
Channel 5 is set to post annual pre-tax profits of around £40m after a massive 35% surge in turnover.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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NewsPioneer hires Arrow Media exec
World’s Weirdest Weather indie Pioneer Productions has hired Arrow Media exec Thomas Viner as creative director.
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NewsPassion strikes CEE deals
Dynamo: Magician Impossible distributor Passion Distribution has struck a raft of deals across CEE with fledgling DTT broadcasters.
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NewsWife Swap remade in Russia
Russian broadcaster Friday TV is to remake Wife Swap after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsSky closes Polish deals
Sky Vision has sold 600 hours of programming to broadcasters in Poland.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsSherlock colourist joins Technicolor
Sherlock colourist Kevin Horsewood has left Blue 2.0 in order to join Soho rivals Technicolor.
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NewsPact: Brexit vote is "disappointing"
UK producer body Pact has called the country’s decision to leave the UK “disappointing” but has reassured producers that there is no “immediate cause for concern”.
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NewsYouTube Red orders first scripted original
YouTube has moved into original big-budget scripted programming for the first time, ordering of an adaptation of Channing Tatum film Step Up.