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NewsJekyll and Hyde draws 500 complaints
ITV’s teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has drawn almost 500 complaints after depicting horror and violence before the watershed.
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NewsITV confirms 'landmark' Sound of Music event
ITV will broadcast the first-ever live musical drama on UK television, with its feature-length version of The Sound of Music scheduled for Christmas.
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NewsITVS looks north east for talent
ITV is to expand the volume of partnerships it forges with regional indies – with a focus on those based in the north east.
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NewsITV Studios America options Bull Mountain
ITV Studios America is developing a drama about a small-town sheriff after optioning novel Bull Mountain.
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NewsChannel 5 to get tough with NQIs
Channel 5 intends to become stricter when striking deals with non-qualifying indies and will write to its biggest suppliers imminently to outline its new position.
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NewsLeftfield staff vote to join WGAE union
Writers and producers working at ITV Studios’s Leftfield Entertainment have voted to unionise as tension grows between the UK broadcaster and the Writers Guild of America (WGAE).
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NewsRepurposed RAF site to host Mammoth Screen production
Mammoth Screen’s ITV drama series Victoria will be the first production to shoot at new film and TV facility Yorkshire Studios.
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NewsC5 orders Alex Polizzi spin-off
Alex Polizzi is sticking with Channel 5 after the Viacom-owned broadcaster ordered a further two series from its Hotel Inspector.
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NewsEsquire Network picks up Beowulf
ITV’s upcoming teatime drama Beowulf has been picked up by Esquire Network to air in the US.
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NewsMidwinter of Spirit shifted from Encore
ITV has bumped Midwinter of the Spirit, its first original commission for pay-TV channel Encore, onto its main channel.
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NewsEmmerdale producer to take over Coronation Street
Days before Coronation Street is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live special, it has emerged the soap’s producer will leave his role at the end of the year.
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NewsSolid start for Saturday Night Takeaway US
The US version of Saturday Night Takeaway has become NBC’s biggest non-scripted launch since gameshow Take It All three years ago.
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NewsTwofour to resurrect Pompeii for ITV doc
Michael Buerk and Twofour are to bring destroyed Roman town Pompeii back to life using CGI in a single documentary for ITV.
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NewsBBC2 checks into Real Exotic Marigold Hotel
Twofour is to replicate the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel film with a group of celebrities in a documentary series for BBC2.
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NewsSlow TV returns to BBC4
A sleigh ride through Lapland and the exploration of the biology of a 400-year-old oak tree form part of BBC4’s second slow TV season.
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NewsIndus wins clutch of C4 docs
Indus Films is to investigate the world of luxury interior design as one of three Channel 4 documentaries.
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NewsTwofour attempts 'time travel' transformation for ITV
Twofour has landed a six-part series with ITV in which Davina McCall will meet individuals who are attempting to change their lives.
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NewsITVS label signs Balls of Steel creator
ITV Studios’ comedy label Second Act Productions has inked a first-look deal with the creator of Balls of Steel and The Friday Night Project.
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NewsBritespark, Popkorn & Twofour land First Cut films
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest slate of First Cut documentaries with BriteSpark Films, Popkorn TV & Twofour winning business from the strand.