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NewsBBC seeks out indies for hour-long Wonderlands
The BBC is to extend the length of its Wonderland docs from 40 minutes to an hour and open the strand to indie producers for the first time.
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Apply now: cultural diversity awards are open for entries
Broadcast is backing a new awards scheme that aims to celebrate diversity in the British TV industry.
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NewsCITV to split target audiences with preschool strand launch
ITV is to launch a dedicated preschool strand hosted by animated ‘acorn-like’ creatures to differentiate it from the main CITV brand, which will now target older kids.
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NewsCBS channels to launch in UK
CBS Reality, CBS Action and CBS Drama channels will launch in the UK on 16 November via the US network giant’s recent deal with Chellomedia.
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NewsFive asks indie Gallowgate to Name That Tune
Five has tasked Ant & Dec’s indie Gallowgate with reviving classic gameshow Name That Tune.
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NewsITV1 eyes Dancing On Ice spin-off for Friday night slot
ITV1 will launch a Friday night primetime Dancing On Ice spin-off when the celeb skating show returns in the new year.
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NewsBBC execs round on ent team
The BBC’s in-house entertainment unit is under fire from the corporation’s own staff for failing to come up with enough new hits.
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NewsSTV says cost savings were major reason for axing ITV dramas
STV director of content Alan Clements has admitted that costs were a major consideration in its decision to drop ITV’s drama slate - which is understood to have saved the broadcaster £4.5m this year.
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NewsCoolabi prepares to bring Bagpuss out of retirement
Bagpuss, Ivor The Engine and The Clangers could be returning to TV after Coolabi struck a deal with the creators of the kids programmes’ to allow it to make new series.
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NewsHat Trick to produce US TV satire for BBC2
Hat Trick Productions is making a BBC2 sitcom starring Friends actor Matt LeBlanc that satirises the trend for US remakes of British comedy shows.
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NewsAll3 launches major US push
All3Media is planning a major US offensive following a deal made by Objective Productions to remake ITV1 gameshow The Cube for Fox.
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News19 exec to lead Discovery AFP push
Discovery Networks International has appointed former 19 Entertainment exec Chris Shaw to secure more AFP and negotiate its new UK business ad sales contract.
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NewsFive mulls switch to pay-TV
Five is considering taking its main terrestrial channel into the pay-TV market as it investigates radical survival strategies.
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NewsFincham: drama deals could be way forward
ITV hopes to follow its resurrection of Primeval with more innovative drama funding deals designed to squeeze the most from its reduced budget.
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Robert Webb named BBC Worldwide chairman
BBC non-executive director Robert Webb QC is to be the next chairman of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsESPN adds live basketball in three-year deal
Live NBA basketball is coming to the UK for the first time after ESPN secured a three-year deal.
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NewsAlesha Dixon to front BBC3 doc
A BBC3 doc about the implications of growing up without a father is to be fronted by singer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, to be produced by Flame TV.
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NewsChorion: Coolabi talks "definitely off"
Chorion has revealed that Coolabi’s bid to buy its crime division has collapsed after the listed indie failed to secure enough funding.
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 satire pilot
Armstrong and Miller’s subsidiary Toff Media is piloting a companion show to Have I Got News For You that will cast a satirical eye on the week ahead.
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NewsFive launches live football on iPhone
Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.