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NewsNational Lottery draw to end on BBC1
BBC1 is to drop the National Lottery draw from its Saturday night schedule and will air it on iPlayer after the corporation extended its contract with Camelot for a further three years.
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NewsE4 orders confessional cab format
VH1’s confessional cab ride format Walk Of Shame Shuttle is headed to E4.
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NewsGoogle and Sony join VR Summit
Speakers from Google and Sony have joined the line-up for the VR Creative Summit.
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NewsAtlantic Productions expands exec ranks
Conquest of the Skies indie Atlantic Productions has made a number of key promotions within its UK team.
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NewsCBeebies heads Children’s Baftas
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow took a swipe at US president elect Donald Trump at last night’s Children’s Baftas, championing her channel’s role in developing “happy, resilient and tolerant” children.
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NewsRaised By Wolves fundraiser fails
Channel 4 sitcom Raised By Wolves is unlikely to return after Caitlin and Caroline Moran failed to secure sufficient funds from their crowdfunding campaign.
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NewsTLC serves up Celebrity Fat Fighters
A group of celebrities are taking on an extreme weight-loss challenge in a three-part TLC series from Chalkboard TV.
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NewsHat Trick's The Secret triumphs at RTS NI awards
Hat Trick Production’s The Secret and Erica Starling’s Find Me A Family were among the winners at the Royal Television Society’s second annual Northern Ireland Programme Awards.
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NewsC4 orders OAP wedding doc
Channel 4 will follow three OAP couples set to tie the knot in a one hour documentary.
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NewsEnders: Trump could dent US studios trade output
Donald Trump’s election win could bring about a “less benevolent” attitude towards the foreign operations of major US studios, according to an Enders analysis report.
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NewsWall to Wall boosts drama division
New Tricks producer Wall to Wall has made two new hires to boost its drama division.
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NewsBBC extends Wimbledon contract
Wimbledon will stay on the BBC until at least 2024 after the broadcaster and the All England Club extended their partnership by four years.
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NewsDiscovery hires VR exec
Discovery Communications has tapped former virtual reality advisor Rebecca Howard as senior vice-president, emerging platforms and partnerships, with oversight of the company’s virtual reality offerings.
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NewsBBCW hires former ITVS GE sales boss
BBC Worldwide has appointed former ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales director Andre Renaud as vice-president of sales for Italy and Iberia.
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NewsBroadcasters to end tape submissions in 2017
The BBC, BT Sport, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and UKTV will no longer accept the delivery of new programmes on videotape after 1 October 2017, the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced.
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NewsBaby Cow swoops for Zadie Smith novel
Baby Cow, the indie co-founded by Steve Coogan, is developing a television adaption of Zadie Smith’s latest novel Swing Time.
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NewsDuck Dynasty to end in 2017
US reality series Duck Dynasty, made by ITV America’s Gurney Productions, is coming to an end after five years on air.
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NewsIn brief: RTS; Brightcove; Peter Western; C4 & Visable; Pulse
The RTS has appointed a new chair, while the Snowman and the Snowdog animator is to be honoured by Bafta. Read on for more
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NewsIndielab seeks producers for investment training
Non-London indies will be offered the opportunity to receive training from Indielab to help them unlock funding, as the TV accelerator programme prepares to return for a second year.
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NewsClaudia Rosencrantz leaves Jamie Oliver Group
Claudia Rosencrantz is leaving Jamie Oliver Media Group after four years at the business.