All articles by Rachel Nelson
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NewsRadio 1 and 1Xtra unveil new docs
Nearly 80 documentaries have been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 and digital station 1Xtra that will include DJ Tim Westwood speaking to army wives, profiles of major record labels and a special on late poet and musican Gil Scott-Heron.
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NewsBBC Sport revs up F1 app
The BBC has launched a sport app focusing on Formula 1 that will bring viewers live streams, on-demand video and additional content of the races on connected TVs.
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NewsOSF scores BBC1 first
Oxford Scientific Films has won its first order from BBC1 to make half-hour pilot How To Beat: Pain.
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NewsMud Men returning to History
Johnny Vaughan is to return for a third series of Mud Men on History.
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NewsBBC2 to lift lid on the People's History
The BBC has ordered a new series about Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s past by looking at how the countries’ people shaped their history.
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News6Music's Adam Buxton spins Sky Atlantic show
BBC 6Music DJ Adam Buxton is to front a music video series for Sky Atlantic produced by Clive Tulloh’s Burning Bright Productions.
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NewsC5 heads behind bars
Channel 5 has commissioned a new three part series about crimes committed by some of the country’s most notorious serial killers entitled Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story.
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NewsBBC3's Free Speech is Twitter hit
Young viewers of BBC3 live debate show Free Speech tweeted twice per second during the show’s first episode.
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NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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Lovefilm VOD overtakes DVD
Lovefilm subscribers streamed more film and TV series than rented physical DVDs and games for the first time last month.
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Al Jazeera debuts mobile app
Al Jazeera English viewers can now instantaneously submit and share content as well as live stream 24-hour news broadcasts using its first iPhone app.
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NewsDads Army and Doris Day in Radio 4 dramas
BBC Radio 4 has ordered radio dramas about the making of sitcom Dad’s Army and the friendship between Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor from indie CPL Productions.
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NewsBBC iPlayer launches on Xbox
BBC iPlayer users can find and play programmes using hand gestures and voice recognition for the first time following a distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox.
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Livity hires DocuMovie for C4 Education films
Livity has appointed indie DocuMovie on behalf of C4 and Barclays to produce five short films for The Stake.
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NewsMandrake explores legal system for BBC2
The Learning Zone on BBC2 has commissioned Mandrake Films to produce Young Legal Eagles, a series of short films aimed at teens about the British legal system.
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NewsCameramen to celebrate work in warzones
The Guild of Television Cameramen will run a one-day workshop/seminar on 31 March, which will celebrate the work of TV cameramen in warzones and riots.
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NewsSmiths drummer fronts online pilot
Mike Joyce, former drummer for The Smiths, is to make an online video pilot of radio feature ‘Blueprint Studio Sessions.’
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NewsBBCW promotes digital director Heaf
BBC Worldwide has promoted digital director Dan Heaf to the new role of managing director for consumer digital.
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NewsSoccer Aid to return to ITV1
Soccer Aid returns to ITV1 this summer with three-episode lead up presented by Dermot O’Leary.
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NewsLily Cole to front Sky Arts series
Supermodel and actress Lily Cole will front a new 6 x 60-minute series for Sky Arts where she will get under the skin of some of the most famous contemporary artists.