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NewsTiger to lift lid on UK housing for C4 campaign series
Channel 4 has commissioned Tiger Aspect to make a campaigning series that will raise the roof on empty houses in the UK and look at ways to address the country’s burgeoning housing issues.
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NewsSilver River to bring AFP to C4 primetime
Silver River is producing Channel 4’s first primetime AFP series - an ambitious multiplatform project that will attempt to tap into the British public’s latent talents.
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NewsBBC kicks off 3D push with Planet Dinosaur spin-off
The BBC will commission up to six pieces of original 3D content a year, kicking off with a stereoscopic dinosaur doc that will air on BBC HD.
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NewsObjective wins All3 pitch for interactive pilot
Objective Productions has won funding from parent company All3Media to develop and create a pilot for an interactive quiz show.
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NewsPassion secures deals for 200 hours at Discop
Passion Distribution has secured deals with broadcasters throughout Eastern Europe totalling more than 200 hours in the wake of the Discop market in Budapest.
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NewsGogglebox eyes Breakout hit with BBC2 gameshow
BBC2 has ordered a daytime gameshow from Sony-owned indie Gogglebox Entertainment in which contestants are forced to choose between working together or striking out alone.
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NewsTF1 and ZDF climb aboard ITV’s £11m Titanic drama
TF1 and ZDF are the latest broadcasters to board ITV’s £11m Titanic drama as it continues to attract international suitors.
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NewsBBC springs for Q-Balls
The BBC Natural History Unit has chosen remote camera systems from Camera Corps for the seventh Springwatch series.
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NewsProcam vans debut on Red or Black
Syco TV’s ITV1 gameshow Red or Black has made first use of outside broadcast-equipped custom-built Volkswagen Crafter vans from Procam Television.
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NewsDisney Channel HD to launch
Disney is extending its HD portfolio of channels with the rollout of the Disney Channel in the superior format.
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NewsCameron: hacking won't impact BSkyB takeover
The Prime Minister has indicated that News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB will still be allowed go ahead in the wake of News of the World phone hacking allegations.
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NewsC4 Sri Lanka doc sparks outrage and praise
Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, Channel 4’s harrowing film about the final weeks in the country’s civil war, sparked nearly 470 viewer comments of both praise and complaint.
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NewsMike Green named RTS treasurer
Former ITV exec Mike Green has been appointed honorary treasurer of the Royal Television Society.
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NewsSky Atlantic unveils plans for final Entourage
The final season of HBO drama Entourage is to air on Sky Atlantic just one day after its US broadcast.
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NewsC5's Hotel Inspector to front BBC business show
Alex Polizzi, star of hit Channel 5 series The Hotel Inspector, is to front a new show for the BBC about failing family businesses.
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NewsFood Network launches on Freeview
Scripps-owned cooking channel Food Network UK has launched on Freeview as it looks to extend its reach further.
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NewsVirgin Media ties with Spotify
Virgin Media has agreed a partnership with Spotify that will see it offer the on-demand music service to its subscribers and build it into its Tivo connected-TV service.
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NewsESPN signs first darts rights
ESPN has won the rights to the BDO Winmau World Masters darts tournament, which was previously aired by the BBC, as it looks to push beyond its core sports of footabll and rugby.
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NewsBBC News faces July strikes
The BBC is facing another set of strikes, after NUJ members voted in favour of industrial action over compulsory redundancies caused by the World Service cuts.
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NewsBBC to revisit Gypsy Wars
BBC1 is to follow up seminal documentary Gypsy Wars five years on as the community of 400 traveller families prepare for eviction.