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NewsSky Atlantic signs comedy duo
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a Mrs Merton-style comedy chat show hosted by two American Jewish mothers.
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DNI sets out ambitious plans
Discovery Networks International has ordered 20 hours of content from indie Maverick Television, as Julian Bellamy outlined the broadcaster’s “step change in ambitions” at the Broadcast Business Breakfast.
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NewsBBC agrees Directors UK deal
The BBC and Directors UK have signed a landmark agreement aimed at putting directors back at the centre of programme-making.
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Reaction: Director UK's BBC agreement
Directors including Simon Curtis, Paul Unwin, Paul Elston, Susanna White and Paula Milne give their reaction to Director UK’s long-sought agreement with the BBC.
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NewsViacom to pilot gameshow with slo-mo action replays
Viacom is to pilot a pioneering 3D-ready physical gameshow that is co-produced by ITV Studios USA and Zig Zag USA.
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NewsAckerman sets up indie with Prdctbl backing
Sebastian Scott’s production hub Prdctbl Media has invested in a third start-up indie, led by former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman and focused on comedy and entertainment.
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NewsAbsolute app to control Android connected TVs
Absolute Radio is to launch a “proof of concept” app that allows users to control its connected-TV app via their Android phone.
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NewsNutopia appoints Hepton for The 80s
Nutopia has hired the head of specialist factual development at Fremantle Media UK’s Boundless to executive produce its new commission for Nat Geo US.
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NewsS4C strives to make a Welsh killing
S4C is hoping to turn Wales into the next Denmark by creating programming to be sold worldwide.
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NewsC4 goes on Fox Watch for spring
Channel 4 is lining up an ambitious natural history event looking at the lives of urban foxes for this spring
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NewsC4 in talks with Pact over template for sharing viewer data
Channel 4 is looking to establish a contractual template for sharing the viewer data that indies generate through their multiplatform properties.
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NewsTouchpaper returns to supernatural for ITV2
The indie behind Being Human is to create a supernatural drama for ITV2 about contemporary witches living in London.
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NewsKindle updates Dickens for BBC1
Bafta-winning kids’ indie Kindle Entertainment is reimagining Charles Dickens’ The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby in a 21st century setting for BBC1 Daytime.
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NewsWendy Darke to lead BBC NHU
The BBC has appointed Wendy Darke as the new head of the Natural History Unit.
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NewsWhite Heat to air in US
BBC dramas White Heat and Inside Men have been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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NewsC4 News reporter joins Dispatches
Channel 4 News reporter Morland Sanders is set to move to current affairs strand Dispatches.
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NewsBBC3 to air US Don’t Tell the Bride
The US version of wedding format Don’t Tell the Bride is to air on BBC3.
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NewsC4's Food Hospital to return
A second shorter run of The Food Hospital, which looks at using food rather than medicine to treat illnesses, has been ordered from Betty for Channel 4.
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NewsITV1 orders 'landmark' history series
ITV1 has teamed up with the British Museum to create a “landmark” series about historical artefacts uncovered by the public.