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NewsMore 4 acquires US true crime series
US true crime documentary series The Case Of: Jon Benét Ramsey is to air on More 4 in the UK after the broadcaster struck a deal with distributor Electus International.
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NewsUS remake of Hunted scores prime slot
US network CBS has set a prime post-NFL slot for the premiere of its Hunted remake.
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NewsWalter Presents eyes US expansion
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is set to launch in the US, marking its first moves into the international market.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints commissioning boss
BBC Wales head of development Nick Andrews has been appointed head of commissioning across the regional division’s television, iPlayer and interactive platforms.
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NewsBBC3 capacity up for grabs
The BBC could be in for a multi-million pound windfall after putting the spectrum capacity previously used to broadcast BBC3 up for sale.
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NewsC4 searches for Britain's best tree
Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon is to search for Britain’s best tree for a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsEnd of an era as ITV's David Bergg steps down
ITV director of programme strategy David Bergg is to leave the broadcaster after 15 years, to be replaced by Rosemary Newell.
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NewsMPs call for over-75s licence fee reversal
The government faces pressure from a cross-party group of MPs to reverse the decision to burden the BBC with the full cost of licence fees for over-75s.
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NewsTCB sells 150 hours to Germany
German broadcasters including ProSieben and ZDF have picked up 150 hours of programming from Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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NewsObituary: Darryl Noad, lighting director
Darryl Noad, award-winning lighting director, passed away on Friday 18th November after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 57.
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NewsSky strikes women's netball deal
Sky has boosted its support of women’s sport with a four-year netball deal.
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NewsCITV boss faces the axe
ITV is restructuring kids channel CITV in a move that could see the departure of kids chief Jamila Metran.
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NewsPact scraps Mip stand
Pact is to scrap its UK Indies pavilion at Mip and Mipcom – a move that could hit a number of small producers and distributors.
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NewsForces TV's Military Tech Show heads to Lat Am
Forces TV’s The Military Tech Show is heading to Latin America after A+E Networks acquired the series from distributor TVF International.
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NewsScreenwriting Goldmine contest eyes new writers
Judges from the BBC, Sky and HBO are hunting for break-out writers as part of the Screenwriting Goldmine Awards.
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NewsBBC kicks off commissioner shake-up
Commissioners across factual and comedy are set to lose their jobs as part of the latest stage of the BBC’s cost-cutting drive.
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NewsWalliams to launch ITV's Nightly Show
ITV unveiled a raft of commissions at its annual Gala event, including details of its forthcoming nightly entertainment show for the first time.
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NewsITV orders celebrity 'bighead' gameshow
Primal Media, the indie established by Gogglebox Entertainment co-founders Mat Steiner and Adam Wood, has landed a primetime gameshow for ITV.
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NewsBig Ben restoration clocked by C4
Channel 4 is to track the restoration of Big Ben through a series of films which will air over a three-year period.
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NewsDVB hails UHD-1 Phase 2 as tipping point for adoption
The inclusion of High Dynamic Range (HDR), higher frame rates and object-based audio in the latest specification for Ultra High Definition (UHD) could provide the “tipping point” for adoption of the technology, according to the chair of Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), which agreed the specification.