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Blind Date revival leads Disney+ UK charge into reality and formats

Blind Date revival leads Disney+ UK charge into reality and formats
BBC admits it should have pulled Bob Vylan stream
Talent agency KBJ Management sells majority stake
Police launch criminal investigation into Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury performances
Expectation partners with David Flynn’s Plegazoid
C4 picks up ‘duly impartial’ Gaza doc dropped by BBC

WEEKEND: Festival coverage hits high note for BBC

Monique Tedeschi, Sarah Jayne Learmonth, Sophie Lavender, Ellie McClarty, Christalleni Michael, Em Clarke, Tom Cross

Tom Davis host’s next week’s annual ceremony

Mental health: How the industry is tackling the crisis
Channel 4’s in-house proposals: an impossible balancing act?
Prequels and spinoffs make their mark
Production battle lines drawn as worlds collide
Jason Isaacs: 'I worried I would be the dullest person that’s ever been in The White Lotus'
Roundtable: Broadcast Hot Shots – what happened next?

Amol Goes to the Ganges, BBC1
How we made our kids TV show as sustainable as possible
How Firebird recreated the glamour and eccentricity of the Mitford sisters’ world

Q&A: Is it OK to feel stuck in my job in the current market?
Executive search and coaching company Quicksmith explores whether it’s a good idea to leave a safe job and how to approach job hunting
Invite-only events leave too many filmmakers out in the cold
The proliferation of exclusionary broadcaster gatherings is killing festival networking and damaging the industry
Mike Darcey: A universally funded BBC is a tougher sell than ever before
With Tim Davie’s proposals for the future of the licence fee not certain to succeed, the BBC will need a plan B

C4’s in-house production dilemma; The rapid rise of visualised podcasts; Hot Shots 2025

Gorilla seeks head of technology - post production, (Cardiff/Bristol)
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ITV Studios: bringing the entertainment for 70 years
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From island villas to jungle trials, gameshows to talent contests, ITVS is the powerhouse behind some of the world’s most successful formats
An online boost to training
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The HETV Skills Fund’s e-learning series aims to offer tools, resources and support to aid career progression in the post-production sector
Twenty Questions: Elliot Reed
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Good TV founder on the perils of coaching Anne Robinson, working with Britney Spears and how he won’t be hiring his own son
Zoom-in magazine - Spring/Summer 2025
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Check out ABBAS Media Law’s latest issue of zoom-in, your essential round-up of media law and compliance news affecting broadcasters and indies
The future of agentic AI in media
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