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NewsC4 heads down Glory Road with Springsteen doc
Lonesome Pine, the indie established by former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas, is producing a feature-length rock-doc about Bruce Springsteen for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 cooks up more Mary Berry recipes
The BBC has cemented its post-Great British Bake Off relationship with Mary Berry with a six-part cooking commission.
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NewsTwenty Twenty dances off with BBC2 format
Twenty Twenty is to apply The Choir format to dance after securing a five-part documentary from BBC2.
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NewsDeluxe buys cloud-based localisation company Sfera
Deluxe has acquired Sfera, a cloudbased localisation platform and distributed services firm.
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NewsBabcock Media signs deal for Nigeria's Legend TV
Vauxhall-based Babcock Media has won a contract to provide channel aggregation and distribution services for Suburban FiberCo’s Nigerian television platform Legend TV.
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NewsElstree to consider building another new sound stage
The owner of Elstree Studios, Hertsmere Borough Council, wants to hear from firms interested in designing, building and operating a new stage at the Borehamwood facility.
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NewsAaqil Ahmed to leave BBC Studios
BBC Studios head of religion and ethics Aaqil Ahmed is to leave the corporation after a 20-year career as his department becomes part of the newly-formed Factual Scotland division.
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NewsBBC launches Google VR experience
BBC has teamed up with production studio Vrtov to create an enhanced version of VR experience The Turning Forest for Google’s headset Daydream.
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NewsVirgin strikes deal for Turner box-sets
Virgin Media and Time Warner-owned Turner have expanded a carriage deal for the UK and Ireland to include catch-up TV and box sets.
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NewsIdris Elba to exec BBC3 shorts
Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and BBC Studios are co-producing a BBC3 short-form scripted series showcasing new writing and acting talent.
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NewsITN closes archive division and plans to cut 50 jobs
ITN has struck a licencing deal with Getty Images to represent its entire archive of news clips and will also cut 50 jobs as its bids to hit its ambitious 2020 targets.
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NewsITV gears up for I'm A Celebrity launch
ITV is gearing up for the launch of the 16th series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here after appointing Monterosa and Somethin Else to key digital roles.
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NewsITV orders This Time Next Year spin-offs
Twofour is to apply the “entertainment grammar” of its transformation format This Time Next Year to a pair of ITV factual spin-offs.
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NewsCelia Taylor to leave Sky
Sky head of non-scripted Celia Taylor is leaving the broadcaster after seven years.
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NewsIn brief: Sky Atlantic; Professor Green; TriForce; Lionsgate / Green Door
Merman, Big Talk Productions and David Cross have collaborated on a Sky Atlantic sitcom, as BBC3 has turned to Professor Green for two docs exploring cannabis legalisation and child poverty.
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NewsC4 doubles Naked Attraction order
Channel 4 has supersized its risqué dating show Naked Attraction for a second series.
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NewsOptomen formats boss joins BBC Studios
BBC Studios has appointed Optomen TV development director Jon Swain to lead its newly-formed popular factual unit.
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NewsITV hit by ad market collapse
ITV has been hit by a downturn in the TV advertising market and has warned its ads revenue will continue to tumble across the rest of the year.
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NewsWalter Presents picks up Nordic noir
Channel 4’s foreign-language on-demand service Walter Presents has acquired Nordic noir drama Valkyrien from distributor About Premium Content.