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NewsC4 News journalists take to the road to cover major stories
The US elections will signal the start of Channel 4 News presenting more bulletins from outside locations.
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NewsJones and Brooker to focus on Zeppotron scripted output
Zeppotron managing director Annabel Jones is stepping down as part of a management restructure at the Endemol-owned indie.
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NewsPact issues manifesto for overseas growth
Pact is refocusing its energies on the international market with the publication of a new manifesto that focuses on maintaining the indie production sector’s success abroad.
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NewsITV hones live show to debate world of football
ITV4 is developing a Question Time-style topical debate show about the world of football.
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NewsFacebook offers tips for indies
Facebook has urged indies to wrest control of the social media presence of shows away from broadcasters, claiming they are better placed to take editorial responsibility.
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NewsITV plans second Savile doc
ITV is planning a second documentary on Jimmy Savile just weeks after its original investigation prompted a media storm about the former Top of the Pops star.
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NewsDownton creator Fellowes to explore historic homes
Carnival Films’ stablemate Chocolate Media is to follow Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes as he explores a collection of England’s historical houses for ITV1.
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NewsCBS Studios plots EMEA expansion
CBS Studios International is to extend the reach of its entertainment channels to 83 territories across EMEA from 3 December, further to regulatory approval.
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NewsTaylor sets out her CBBC stall
CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor is seeking the next Dynamo magician, a Goonies-inspired adventure series, and has revealed plans to bridge the gap with sister channel Cbeebies.
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NewsBBC holds fire on top roles amid Savile row
The BBC is unlikely to have a permanent director of television or radio until 2013 as the Jimmy Savile scandal engulfs the corporation.
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NewsSTV to air Kinetic ent co-pro to help secure global sales
STV is to broadcast a pilot of a wedding dance format co-developed with US partner Kinetic Content before attempting to distribute it around the world.
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NewsC5 showcases engineering feats
Channel 5 has beefed up its factual commissioning team and ordered a “guerrilla engineering” series that will transform a fire engine into a tree-felling machine and turn a concrete mixer into a cargo boat.
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NewsChannel 4’s Allen pokes fun at Hunt in satirical leaving speech
Channel 4’s outgoing head of comedy, Shane Allen, delivered a provocative leaving speech last week as he prepares to move to the BBC.
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NewsC4 orders full Man Down series from Avalon
Avalon Television has been commissioned to make a full 6 x 30-minute series of Greg Davies comedy Man Down, which was piloted by Channel 4 earlier this year.
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NewsC4 facing fallout from Scottish independence
Channel 4 is set to become embroiled in the debate surrounding Scottish independence.
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NewsFour Rooms moves into daytime as C4 beefs up schedule
Channel 4 is to move antiques series Four Rooms into daytime as it bolsters its off-peak schedule with three new commissions including impressionist Rory Bremner fronting a gameshow for the first time.
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NewsBBC2 commissions sketch show from Edinburgh Fringe
BBC2 has ordered comedy sketch series The Ginge,The Geordie And The Geek from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival show of the same name after a pilot earlier this year.
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NewsIndies set for next-gen deals
Umbrella networks are set to replace outright acquisitions as the driving force behind the next wave of indie sector consolidation, execs have predicted.
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NewsWill Wyatt weighs into Savile scandal
Former BBC Television managing director Will Wyatt has said that the Savile affair would not have escalated if former deputy director-general Mark Byford had been in his job and able to sort out problems earlier.
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NewsITV out of race to produce BT's Premier League coverage
ITV has pulled out of the running to produce BT’s live Premier League football coverage from next season.