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NewsBBC3 orders Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show successor
BBC3 is aiming to build on the success of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show by ordering a new Simon Brodkin comedy character vehicle.
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NewsGetting On to be piloted by HBO
HBO is to pilot a US version of BBC4’s Bafta-winning Jo Brand comedy Getting On.
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NewsC4 drama Utopia to get full multiplatform experience
Conspiracy drama thriller Utopia is set to become the first Channel 4 drama to have a full multiplatform commission accompany it, and has revealed its cast.
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NewsEvolutions completes Editworks deal
Evolutions has struck a deal for the creative and technical team from Editworks to re-launch the post facility at its Berners Street headquarters.
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NewsOpen Mike profits jump 30%
Seven extra commissions helped Open Mike, the producer behind Alan Carr: Chatty Man and Live at the Apollo, post pre-tax profits of £4m for the financial year ending on 31 January.
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NewsBoorman to bike around South Africa
Charley Boorman is to head on a 6,200 mile journey around the borders of South Africa for his latest adventure with Channel 5.
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NewsAustin to lead MediaCityUK post operation
Former Clear Cut Pictures managing director Paul Austin is set to join The Studios at MediaCityUK.
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NewsThompson named New York Times chief executive - update
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to become the president and chief executive of the New York Times Company.
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NewsEvening Standard among local TV bidders
The Evening Standard and Scottish broadcaster STV are among the organisations that have bid for local TV licences around the UK.
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NewsGrand Designs set to hit 100 episodes
Grand Designs, Channel 4’s show following people determined to build their own homes from scratch, will celebrate its 100th episode when it returns in September.
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NewsOlympics drives "millions" of NBC Shazam tags
US network NBC’s Shazam-enabled London 2012 Olympics coverage resulted in “several million interactions” over the 17 day event.
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NewsTake Me Out handed two more series
Hit ITV dating show Take Me Out has been re-commissioned for a further two series, along with spin-off Take Me Out: The Gossip.
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NewsMrs Brown gets Saturday night gameshow
The star of Mrs Brown’s Boys, Brendan O’Carroll, is being handed his own BBC1 Saturday night gameshow.
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NewsC5 pledges to air students' show
Channel 5 has formed a partnership with the National Film and Television School which will see it broadcast a show developed and produced by students.
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NewsDiscovery promotes Thornton for TLC content push
Discovery Networks International has promoted two executives including Sarah Thornton, who is to lead the hunt for content for female lifestyle channel TLC International.
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NewsE4 series dominate 4oD viewing
Nine of the most watched series on 4oD in June premiered on youth-skewing entertainment channel E4.
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NewsEllis takes charge of Trilogy's broadcast team
Trilogy has appointed Mark Ellis to the role of head of its broadcast division.
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NewsBBC Sport breaks online records at Olympics
BBC Sport’s online coverage of the London 2012 Olympics attracted 55m global browsers across the 16 day event, making it the broadcaster’s most successful online event to date.
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NewsFishing TV app reels in 40,000 downloads
Fishing TV has launched a connected-TV app on Samsung devices that has been downloaded more than 40,000 times globally in the four weeks since it launched.
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NewsBBC pension deficit rockets to £2.6bn
The BBC’s pension deficit has increased by more than one billion pounds to £2.6bn amid “economic headwinds”.