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NewsUKTV mulls another channel rebrand
UKTV is considering rebranding its entire portfolio of channels after the success of renaming UKTV G2 as Dave.
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NewsChibnall to work on UK's Law & Order
Life on Mars and Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall will be the US-style showrunner on ITV1's version of US drama Law & Order.
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Clark scoops Broadcast/AP news bursary
Freelance journalist Mary Clark has been awarded the first AP Television News/Broadcast training bursary to fund training for working in hostile environments.
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BBC Switch hands Conker three multimedia projects
BBC teen strand Switch has made its biggest cross-platform commission to date, with a 15-month deal for Lime Pictures offshoot Conker Media to deliver three multimedia projects.
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NewsBranagh to star in Harries crime drama
Andy Harries' indie's first commission is a£6m Kenneth Branagh detective series for the BBC billed as the new Inspector Morse.
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NewsSky One ups UK spend after US strike
Sky One is fast-tracking a number of home-grown UK projects and has freed up extra commissioning cash as a result of the ongoing US writers' strike.
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NewsBBC slides back on ethnic target
The BBC has fewer black and minority ethnic (BME) staff on its senior management team than it did four years ago, despite setting voluntary targets to boost diversity.
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NewsFive to strip conservation series across six weeks
Michaela Strachan is to front a True North wildlife series for Five that will be stripped across six weeks.
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NewsC4 partners Darlow in Maddie film bid
Channel 4 is attached to Darlow Smithson's proposed documentary about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsRadioCentre creates insight department
The RadioCentre has created a new insight department to analyse commercial radio audiences and identify areas for growth.
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NewsC4 to track 'real Elephant Man' doctor
Channel 4 will follow a maverick doctor in China who treats the people no one else will as part of its Bodyshock strand.
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NewsKids indies merge and diversify
Two leading children's indies have merged and are moving into drama and factual programming in a bid to overcome the crisis facing children's TV.
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Old Street on the money
Oxford-based indie Old Street Films has won its second commission for BBC2's Money Programme strand.
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Free Agents wins series
Channel 4 is lining up a full series of Free Agents, one of the six pilots in its recent Comedy Showcase strand.
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Shephard in lottery slot
Dance X host Ben Shephard is to take over from Dermot O'Leary as host of BBC1's National Lottery gameshow, 1 vs 100.
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Rhodes sets out across China for UKTV
UKTV aims to build on the success of Gary Rhodes' culinary travel show, Rhodes Across India, by sending the TV chef to China to celebrate authentic regional cuisine.
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NewsBBC to explore forces of nature worldwide
The BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol is to look at how seasonal changes in the environment affect animals for a six-part BBC1 series.
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Red Bee appointment
Red Bee Media has appointed Adam Poulter to the role of executive commercial director reporting to chief executive Pam Masters.
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New plug-ins from Foundry
The Foundry has released its Furnace 4 plug-ins for Eyeon Software's Fusion, giving effects artists access to advanced image-processing tools.