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NewsUK falls behind in TV social media link-ups
The UK is lagging behind other countries when it comes to TV engaging with social media and the wider multiplatform world, according to new statistics and industry experts.
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NewsAttenborough to front Eden nature project
Sir David Attenborough is to front a series about the ways animals adapt themselves in a rare original commission by UKTV natural history channel Eden.
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NewsITNP searches for antiques experts in Sky Arts series
ITN Productions will unearth the antiques experts of the future in a series for Sky Arts that will combine elements of Four Rooms and Antiques Roadshow.
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NewsN&S planning adult channels on YouView
Channel 5 owner Northern & Shell wants to capitalise on its position as a YouView shareholder by launching premium adult channels via the IPTV service.
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NewsViacom extends Lynn’s remit to 63 global channels
Viacom UK & Ireland managing director David Lynn has been handed an extended remit covering Russia, Israel, Hungary and a handful of other territories.
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NewsKudos to make C4 conspiracy thriller
Kudos Film and Television is to make its first Channel 4 drama in more than a decade – a dark conspiracy thriller written by the co-creator of Olivier Award-winning musical Matilda.
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NewsC4 joins BBC and Lime in Digital Fiction Factory
Channel 4 is investing an undisclosed six-figure sum in a two-year deal with the Digital Fiction Factory (DFF) – the BBC North and Conker Media drama multiplatform initiative.
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NewsMencap hands out criticism and praise to C4 on disability
Charity Mencap has questioned Channel 4’s approach to disability, praising it for developing talent and pushing issues into the mainstream, but issuing stinging criticism of Derek and the marketing for The Undateables.
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NewsC4 to probe zoo tragedy and female Afghan soldiers
The slaughter of 50 exotic animals set loose by their owner in a small American town will be explored for a Channel 4 True Stories documentary.
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NewsBagnall takes over BBC2’s This World strand
Sam Bagnall is to oversee BBC2 international current affairs strand This World as Lucy Hetherington shifts her focus to landmark BBC2 series.
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NewsITV1 doc to tell story of Soham victim’s family
ITV1 is to mark the 10th anniversary of the Soham murders with a documentary featuring exclusive access to the family of one of the victims, Holly Wells.
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C4 reveals online Hidden Talent games
New Channel 4 series Hidden Talent will offer viewers the ability to test their own talents through a series of online games.
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NewsC4 to reconstruct 1950s house
Channel 4 will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by looking at science and innovation from the 50s and how it has affected our lives.
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NewsQ&A: Harry Shearer on Nixon
US actor Harry Shearer fulfils a lifetime obsession with Richard Nixon in a new comedy for Sky. He outlines why he brought the project to the UK, the bidding war between broadcasters and the challenge of recreating real-life dialogue line-for-line
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NewsSky Atlantic to mark Jubilee with 'queens'
Sky Atlantic has ordered a new series looking back at six decades of flamboyant and iconic gay performers to tie in with the Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsFreeview: on demand most in demand
Viewers value TV-enhancing services such as VoD players and TV Anytime more than innovations, according to consumer research from Freeview.
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NewsVirgin to carry BBC's Olympics channels
Virgin Media has agreed deals with the BBC and Eurosport to offer 24 live HD channels and 3D coverage of sporting events from the London Olympics 2012.
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NewsNetflix UK acquires Lilyhammer
Netflix has secured the streaming rights in the UK and Ireland for Lilyhamer, the mobster comedy drama starring Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt.
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NewsSundance ties with Shine Group
Shine Group’s youth production arm is to produce a series of highlights packages of the inaugural Sundance London film and music festival.
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NewsSTV on course for bumper summer
STV is on course for a summer of bumper airtime revenues as advertisers increase their spend in anticipation for Euro 2012.