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TV Critics: Human Universe; The Driver; Cat Watch 2014
“The desire to lead us ‘on a journey’ was so overwhelming, it seemed, that many of the points got lost along the way.”
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Objective teams with magic agency
Objective Productions has partnered with magic talent agency Pickpocket to help it develop new projects.
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BBC defends EastEnders rape storyline
The BBC has defended a rape storyline in an episode of this week’s EastEnders after it received over 300 complaints from viewers.
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EE readies set-top box
Mobile operator EE has launched a set-top box, offering access to the range of Freeview channels and a host of on-demand services.
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Alaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.
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ITV prepares £13m legal battle against Mediaset
ITV is taking legal action to recover £13m (€17m) from Mediaset after the Spanish broadcaster aired its game show format The Alphabet Game for five years without any rights.
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Vision247 to relaunch Vision TV on Freeview
Vision247 is using the Strategy & Technology-owned Synapse TV to relaunch Vision TV on Freeview.
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Racetech upgrades lenses in five-year Fujifilm deal
Racetech, the technical and broadcast services provider to the horseracing industry, is to upgrade all of its camera lenses after signing a deal with Fujifilm’s Optical DevicesDivision.
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Re:fine looks to Tedial for MAM system
Re:fine, the London-based content processing and media management service provider, has installed Tedial’s TarsysMedia Asset Management system.
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Edmond de Rothschild seeks Thomson stake
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners is preparing to take an equity stake in Thomson Video Networks.
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Miranda Hart commits to BBC1 entertainment format
Miranda Hart has committed to hosting a BBC1 entertainment show – but there are doubts over whether it will be a direct revival of The Generation Game.
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Entertainment One restructures London TV sales arm
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has restructured its London-based sales division to merge its TV and film arms.
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BBC to walk the Pennine Way
BBC2 and BBC Yorkshire are joining forces for a documentary series marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of Britain’s toughest walk – the Pennine Way.
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DNA Films hires head of TV development
Bentley Productions head of development Tom Winchester has joined the TV arm of 28 Days Later film producer DNA.
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Showtime brings back Twin Peaks
FBI agent Dale Cooper is set to return to a sleepy town in Washington after US pay-TV broadcaster Showtime ordered nine episodes of cult series Twin Peaks.
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ITN launches diverse apprentice scheme
ITN is to strengthen its diversity credentials with an internship scheme targeting candidates from socially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
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TalkSport orders comedy chat show
TalkSport has teamed up with Avalon Entertainment to commission its first stand-up chat show.
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UKTV’s CFO gets expanded role
UKTV’s chief financial officer Jan Gooze-Zijl has been handed an expanded remit following the departure of Julia Jordan last month.
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Teletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.
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C4 acquires second French language drama
Channel 4 has acquired its second French language drama following the success of The Returned.