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NewsManchester indie scores US doc deal
US cable network Smithsonian and German public broadcaster ZDF have boarded a big-budget drama documentary from Manchester-based indie Urban Canyons.
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NewsDoc/Fest: TV fails to reflect Muslims
Media misrepresentation of Muslims, and fear of reproach from within their communities, are hindering TV depictions of the less “extreme” aspects of Islam, according to leading programme-makers.
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NewsThe Living And The Dead to premiere on iPlayer
The BBC is to premiere the entire series of a drama on iPlayer for the first time to capitalise on the trend for binge viewing.
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NewsDoc/Fest launches training programme for emerging talent
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled a bespoke training and mentoring programme to help grow emerging talent in the UK.
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News'Cameraperson' wins top prize at Doc/Fest
Cameraperson, a documentary about the career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson, has won the grand jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsBBC arts boss eyes Radio 1 push
BBC arts chief Mark Bell has earmarked Radio 1 as a way to broaden the reach of his content and help tap into a younger audience.
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NewsDoc/Fest: Filmmakers show Cuba in transition
British Council supports a delegation of three emerging Cuban filmmakers, and one Colombian filmmaker with a Cuban project, to attend Sheffield Doc/Fest with their new works that explore Cuba in its current moment of transition.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsVice orders Port Talbot film
Vice has ordered a documentary set in beleaguered steel town Port Talbot from the winners of its Rule Britannia pitch competition at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsLord Puttnam calls for ITV to boost current affairs
ITV should dramatically increase its commitment to current affairs to strengthen its contribution to the PSB ecology, an influential review has concluded.
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NewsC5 keen to 'own' down-the-lens docs
Knickerbockerglory is to apply the ‘down-the-lens’ technique of its Channel 5 documentary I’m An Alcoholic: My Name Is… to five further subject areas.
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NewsPressure on VFX firms to locate in tax havens
Visual effects firms are under continuing pressure from production companies and studios to locate in parts of the world that offerthe best tax credits, according to a panel discussion at last week’s Media Production Show in London.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new board members
Members of UK Screen Association have voted four new directors to the board of facilities trade body.
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NewsUpstart Crow to return to BBC2
Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsBBC Parliament producers plan strike
BBC Parliament’s coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions could be hit tomorrow after producers at the channel voted unanimously in favour of a 24-hour walkout.
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NewsC4 bulks up entertainment slate
Channel 4 is locking up seven strangers in a room for the chance to win £10,000 in a new Monkey-produced daytime quiz, while E4 has tasked DJ Charlie Sloth to find the perfect housemate.
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NewsWorld lands ITV crime drama
ITV has commissioned Line of Duty indie World Productions and Finlaggan Films to produce a factual crime drama based on a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring a notorious serial killer to justice.
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NewsCarol producers tie with Red in TV move
The producers of Cate Blanchett-fronted feature film Carol are moving into television and have partnered with Red to adapt Henry James’ Portrait of A Lady.
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NewsEnfield Haunting to return as standalone specials
Sky is set to bring back paranormal drama The Enfield Haunting as a series of standalone supernatural specials.
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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.