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NewsVictory wins National Lottery gameshow
Sony Pictures’ Victory Television has scooped a BBC1 National Lottery gameshow that sees contestants choose their own prizes.
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NewsMartha Kearney brings bees to BBC2
Journalist Martha Kearney is transporting her love of bees to BBC2 with a documentary produced by Impossible Factual.
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NewsBBC to launch music awards show
BBC1 is planning to launch a music awards show to rival the Brits later this year in collaboration with Radio 1 and Radio 2.
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NewsITV's Thunderbirds remake heads down under
ITV’s big-budget remake of Thunderbirds is to launch in Australia after the broadcaster’s sales arm closed its first international licensing deal.
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NewsTLC rapped over Honey Boo Boo profanities
TLC has been rapped by Ofcom after airing an episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo before the watershed that included a slew of profanities.
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NewsPinewood opens Iskandar Malaysia Studios
Pinewood’s South East Asia studio facility was officially opened over the weekend.
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NewsSky hires banks for Euro mega-merger
Sky’s plans to create a European mega-broadcaster have moved a step closer after the pay-TV operator engaged investment banks Morgan Stanley and Barclays to help with the complex transaction.
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NewsAP launches Middle East video service
The Associated Press has launched AP Middle East Extra, a service offering video packages of news, human-interest, cultural, economic and technology stories from the region.
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NewsSlater & Gardner receive Queen's Birthday honours
BBC Sport director Barbara Slater and Julie Gardner, the producer who helped revive Doctor Who, have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours.
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NewsCulture secretary eyes BBC licence fee overhaul
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has hinted that the BBC licence fee will be overhauled during charter renewal negotiations next year to reflect changing viewing habits.
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NewsTraining scheme launched for location crew
The Production Guild of Great Britain has launched a scheme for 30 location assistants and runners to be trained and mentored by top location managers in TV and film.
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NewsC4 dog fighting doc draws 2,200 complaints
Penny Woolcock’s Channel 4 documentary about illegal dog fighting has generated more than 2,000 complaints.
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NewsPeter Capaldi wins at first RTS Scotland awards
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi won a special prize at the inaugural Royal Television Society Scotland Awards in Glasgow this week.
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NewsC4 takes aim at US gun culture
The lives of children who are caught up in America’s gun culture are to be explored in a Minnow Films doc for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC sets sail with Mayflower doc
BBC2 is exploring the history of the first new world pilgrims in a two-part documentary series.
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NewsLouise Brown heads NFTS new media course
Channel 4’s former multiplatform boss Louise Brown is to head up an NFTS course which will give graduates skills to help build audiences and drive engagement around online video.
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NewsShell joins Pebble Beach
Matthew Shell has joined Pebble Beach Systems as proposals and solutions manager.
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NewsITV Player crashes during World Cup opener
ITV has apologised after its online coverage of the opening World Cup match between Brazil and Croatia was affected by problems.
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NewsGearhouse provides kit for ITV's World Cup coverage
Gearhouse Broadcast has supplied kit for ITV’s World Cup broadcast operation.