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NewsBBC4 takes on sketch show born on BBC3
BBC4 has commissioned a three-part sketch show series from indie Angel Eye that was originally destined for BBC3.
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NewsGranada to ship HMS Illustrious doc for Five
Five is to embark on a documentary series filmed aboard aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during a rare four-month deployment.
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NewsC4 set for 'high-impact docs' as Mykura takes coveted job
Channel 4 will be looking for agenda-setting documentaries that deliver “a mighty roar” under the department's new head, Hamish Mykura.
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NewsC4 takes libel action against police
Channel 4 and Hardcash Productions are seeking up to£150,000 in damages in a libel claim against the police and CPS over their inquiry into Dispatches doc Undercover Mosque.
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NewsBBC lifts RDF ban with£10m kids show
RDF Media Group's first order from the BBC since its commissioning suspension was lifted is a 100 x 20-minute pre-school show thought to be worth more than£10m.
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NewsBBC Worldwide and DRG quit Pact after fee hike
Pact is facing a fresh membership crisis after it emerged that distributors BBC Worldwide and the Digital Rights Group have both left the trade body.
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NewsTarget buys Greenlit Rights in drama push
Foyle's War and Honest producer Greenlit Rights has been bought by producer and distributor Target Entertainment.
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NewsSilver launches Red House with Zodiak
John Silver, the former Shine executive responsible for relaunching Masterchef, has set up a production company in partnership with super-indie Zodiak Television Group.
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NewsPrentice to head comedy at TwoFour
TwoFour has hired Never Mind the Buzzcocks producer Warren Prentice to oversee a move into comedy.
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NewsSecond series for Coleen
ITV2 has recommissioned Coleen's Real Women mid-way through the series' first run.
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NewsCall Girl up for Rose d'Or
Secret Diary of a Call Girl and its star Billie Piper are in the running for the prestigious Rose d'Or international television awards. Includes full nomination list.
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ITV Productions entertainment move
ITV Productions has appointed Dancing on Ice executive producer Katie Rawcliffe as its first head of entertainment series within the London factual division.
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Cranford tops nominations for BPG Awards
BBC1's Cranford leads the field for this year's Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards with six nominations in four categories
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Bebo to run Kate Modern finale as ‘event' day
Online social network Bebo is to attempt to emulate the “watercooler effect” of linear event TV by running the 13 episodes of the second series of Kate Modern in one day
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NewsRenegade recruits Johnstone
Factual indie Renegade Pictures has hired the maker of Channel 4's upcoming Stephen Hawking documentary series to help it secure international specialist factual co-productions.
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NewsMasterchef whips up share and beats rivals
The final of Masterchef looks set to bring in bumper ratings for BBC2 after the show sailed past 4 million viewers earlier this week.
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Metzger quits as History Channel chief
History Channel UK managing director Geoff Metzger has left his role after 12 years at the broadcaster.
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CBBC orders bug show
CBBC1 has invited young viewers to get up close and personal with “mini-beasts” in a Life in the Undergrowth-style children's series.
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NewsShearman made BBC factual commissioner
The BBC has completed its factual commissioning team with the appointment of Nick Shearman as in-house commissioning editor for factual formats and features.
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NewsIndia's Zee TV plans world news channel
India's biggest broadcaster is planning to launch a global news channel to rival BBC World and CNN and is eyeing takeover targets around the world, writes Chris Forrester