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NewsLark Rise writer to pen political drama for BBC1
Lark Rise To Candleford writer Bill Gallagher is penning a drama series for BBC1 in which a local politician attempts to atone for his sins.
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NewsC4 recruits editor for convergent formats
Channel 4 has handed control of its £2m convergent formats fund to ITV Studios digital executive Anna Cronin.
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NewsGoPro acquires compression firm Cineform
US-based sports camera company GoPro has acquired video compression firm Cineform.
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NewsRadioplayer goes live
Online radio station aggregator Radioplayer has launched with around 3m existing online listeners expected to instantly start using the service.
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NewsSilk wins second series
controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a second series of popular legal drama Silk.
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NewsManufacturers back industry skills manifesto
Harris, EVS and Sony are among 80 firms that have signed the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) Lifelong Learning Manifesto.
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NewsLemon squeezed into Sing if You Can
Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.
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NewsTom Loosemore to lead gov't website project
Former 4iP boss Tom Loosemore has been recruited to oversee a project to rebuild public services online.
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NewsC4 to serve up more Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered second helpings of Robert Popper sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsShine poaches BBC Scotland comedy boss
BBC Scotland’s head of comedy is to step down and head a new regional joint venture between Shine-owned Kudos and Brown Eyed Boy.
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NewsWarner Bros ties with Outline
Outline Productions, the indie behind BBC2’s Great British Food Revivial, has signed a two-year distribution deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsStudio 7 invests in virtual camera system
Motion capture facility Studio 7 has invested £50,000 on a new virtual camera system and motion capture kit.
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NewsOTF swings Monkey Thieves order
Off the Fence Productions has been recommissioned to follow a rogue gang of thieving monkeys.
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NewsRed Arrow takes Mob Film stake
Mob Film, the indie behind Sky1’s fantastical Terry Pratchett adaptations, has sold a 51% stake to Germany’s Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsBBC to revive classic TOTP
BBC4 is to bring Top of the Pops back to the screen – by airing classic episodes from the corporation’s archive.
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NewsPrince Charles to front BBC4 doc
BBC4 has revealed a raft of cultural commissions that will play out over its spring and summer schedule, including a documentary fronted by Prince Charles and a drama starring Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan.
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NewsLondon to go digital before 2012 Games
Television sets in London will all be equipped with digital capability by the time the Olympics are staged in the capital next summer, it has been confirmed.
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NewsDaughter's anger at ITV's Fred West drama
The daughter of serial killer Fred West has said she is “absolutely appalled” that an ITV drama is being made about his life.
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NewsGrade calls for BBC ombudsman
The BBC needs an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints, the corporation’s former chairman Michael Grade has said.
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NewsBBC apologises for web blackout
BBC bosses have apologised after the corporation’s website went offline for almost an hour.