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NewsInteractive C4 doc explores NHS
Sanjay Singhal’s Voltage TV has picked up its first commission - an interactive documentary format about the NHS for Channel 4 in which viewers will give their opinions about patients receiving treatment.
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NewsPBS orders Windfall D-Day doc
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off D-Day documentary from Windfall Films which draws heavily on cutting-edge technology.
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NewsRichard Osman fronts Remarkable quiz
BBC Daytime has commissioned Pointless-indie Remarkable Television to produce a quick-fire quiz show for BBC2.
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NewsLion's Find My Past heads to Travel Channel
US cable network Travel Channel is remaking Lion Television’s British genealogy series Find My Past.
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NewsA League of Their Own’s future secured until 2017
Sky 1 has struck a deal to keep James Corden-fronted panel show A League of Their Own on air until 2017.
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NewsTop Gear ‘regrets’ offensive remark
Top Gear showrunner Andy Wilman has expressed regret over a joke made by Jeremy Clarkson that was considered racist by some viewers.
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NewsPact: kids TV needs tax break
Pact has called for the government to introduce a tax break for kids TV in line with the recent financial backing for animation and drama.
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NewsDiscovery scraps Everest event
Discovery Channel has scrapped plans for its ambitious Everest Jump Live stunt following an avalanche on the mountain which resulted in the deaths of 12 people.
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NewsBBC probes Jamaica Inn audio issues
The BBC is investigating audio issues affecting the first episode of Jamaica Inn after fielding complaints about muffled sound from the production team and viewers.
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NewsITV pilots sitcoms from Green Wing writers
Darren Boyd and Katherine Parkinson have been lined up to star in two separate ITV sitcoms from the writers behind Channel 4’s cult comedy Green Wing.
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NewsObituary: Frances Berrigan, Cicada Films
Frances Berrigan, the managing director and owner of Cicada Films, has died aged 70.
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NewsNetflix unveils price hike
Netflix is to increase the price of its subscription streaming service around the world to help with its push to acquire more content.
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NewsThe Hangover indie launches TV distribution arm
The Hangover producer Legendary has launched an international TV distribution division following the appointment of former Sony Pictures Television president Michael Grindon.
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NewsITV prepares for Good Morning Britain
ITV will launch new breakfast brand Good Morning Britain next week with a greater focus on news than the ill-fated Daybreak.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire pupil heads to Stammer School
Educating Yorkshire star Musharaf Asghar is to appear in a Twofour documentary about stammerers for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC considers revival of The Generation Game
The BBC is in early talks to revive classic 1970s entertainment show The Generation Game with Miranda Hart as host.
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NewsMajor TV dramas face disruption in pay dispute
Bectu has threatened to derail production on dramas including Call the Midwife and Doctor Who if a long-running pay dispute is not resolved.
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NewsDiscovery and Sky drop C5 bid
Discovery Communications and BSkyB’s £350m bid for Channel 5 appears to have been insufficient to land the broadcaster from Northern & Shell.
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NewsWaitrose & C4 partner for cookery AFP
Channel 4 has teamed up with Waitrose to create an ad-funded programming (AFP) Saturday morning live cookery show fronted by Steve Jones and Lisa Snowdon.