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NewsBBC3 zombie drama to be reshot
EDINBURGH: BBC3 is to reshoot supernatural drama pilot Touch after fast-tracking it to series.
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NewsNorton move date confirmed; Strictly format changed
EDINBURGH: BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has revealed when Graham Norton’s talkshow will move to Friday nights and how the format of Strictly Come Dancing is set to change.
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NewsKatie Price pulls out of Edinburgh
Glamour model Katie Price has pulled out of her appearance at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsC5 plans in-house production push
Channel Five is planning to introduce in-house production as part of Northern & Shell’s strategy to re-invigorate the broadcaster.
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NewsC4's Comedy Showcase to return
Channel 4 is planning a third Comedy Showcase season next year – but plans to enter production on full series much earlier than previously.
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NewsBellamy defends Beauty and the Beast
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 acting chief creative officer Julian Bellamy has defended forthcoming show Beauty and the Beast as part of the broadcaster’s history of “ballsy” programmes.
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NewsCorrie "returning to its roots"
EDINBURGH: Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson wants the famous soap to return to its roots for its 50th anniversary.
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NewsAbbott slams drama commissioning
EDINBURGH: Shameless writer Paul Abbott has launched a stinging attack on the state of drama commissioning in the UK.
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NewsJay Hunt favourite for C4 role
EDINBURGH: Speculation that Channel 4 wants Jay Hunt as its new creative boss has reached fever pitch at Edinburgh.
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NewsGrade: What is C4 for?
EDINBURGH: Michael Grade has accused Channel 4 of losing its sense of purpose through over-reliance on Big Brother.
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NewsBBC1 reopens cases with Sherlock and Luther
BBC1 has unveiled several new comedy, factual and drama series that will see Sherlock and Luther embark on new cases.
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NewsMulville: ITV bosses should give talent space
EDINBURGH: Hat Trick boss Jimmy Mulville has questioned whether new ITV chiefs Adam Crozier and Archie Norman can turnaround the fortunes of the commercial broadcaster, warning that they’re “not simply dealing with tins of beans”.
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NewsMark Thompson's MacTaggart
The full transcript of BBC director general Mark Thompson’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsiPlayer going global within a year
EDINBURGH: The BBC is to launch an international version of catch-up service iPlayer “within a year”.
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NewsThompson ramps up exec pay crusade
EDINBURGH: Any senior staff joining the BBC will be paid less than their predecessors as part of Mark Thompson’s crusade on executive pay.
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NewsThompson "up for the fight" with critics
EDINBURGH: Mark Thompson has proclaimed himself “up for the fight” of leading the BBC and taken aim at the newspapers that harangue the corporation.
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NewsThompson fires back at Sky
EDINBURGH: Mark Thompson has slammed Sky for failing to invest in British talent and content but the big idea of his MacTaggart speech is that Sky should pay to re-transmit PSB channels.
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NewsITV reveal Van Damme doc details
EDINBURGH: ITV4 has revealed details of its forthcoming ob doc with Hollywood action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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NewsMasterChef to show auditions
EDINBURGH: The next series of MasterChef will feature early stage auditions as part of a number of changes being brought in for its seventh year.
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NewsAbbott drama in pipeline for Sky
EDINBURGH: Shameless writer Paul Abbott is developing a new family drama for Sky 1.