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NewsMinnow kicks off long-term C4 social mobility project
Channel 4 is to embark on a long-running documentary project, filmed over five years, to expose the reality of social mobility in Britain.
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NewsVR headset sales to hit 14.5m in 2016
Sales of smartphone VR devices such as Google’s Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR headset will reach 14.5m this year, according to a forecast by CCS Insight.
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NewsSharon Horgan: scrap comedy briefs
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan used the Alternative MacTaggart lecture to call for comedy commissioners to be less prescriptive.
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NewsThe Miniaturist adapted by BBC1
Jessie Burton’s period novel The Miniaturist is being made into a three-part BBC1 drama.
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NewsPatrick Holland: BBC2 needs fact-ent
Newly appointed BBC2 editor Patrick Holland has called for producers to bring him factual entertainment shows, saying the channel is not pitched enough.
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NewsMercury Media founder dies aged 53
Tim Sparke, the founder of international distribution house Mercury Media, has died at the age of 53.
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NewsBBC News faces social media challenge
The way people use social media undermined the BBC’s ability to challenge claims by politicians in the run-up to the EU referendum, James Harding has revealed.
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NewsBBC4 to recreate first British TV broadcast
BBC4 is to recreate the first broadcast on British TV using the original technology and filming techniques used 80 years ago.
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NewsNat Geo & MTV ramp up visions of scale
Nat Geo and MTV are on the hunt for programmes with increased ambition, vision and scale to maximise their global reach.
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NewsBBC2 slate led by Nigel Farage mockumentary
A comedy from The Inbetweeners creator Damon Beesley and a mockumentary starring Kevin Bishop as Nigel Farage are among the latest slate of BBC2 shows.
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NewsCassian Harrison calls for producers to 'fuck with form'
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has encouraged producers to “fuck with form” when developing for the digital channel.
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NewsHigh-end TV levy allays talent shortage fears
The high-end TV skills council and TV drama skills levy are already a hit, according to a panel of experts at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsYouTube leads Carpool Karaoke strategy
The Late Late Show With James Corden executive producer has revealed that he checks YouTube stats ahead of TV ratings – as 172 of the show’s clips have notched up over 1m online views.
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NewsBBC3 heads to the USA
Donald Trump’s superfans, African-American teens and the latest documentary from Reggie Yates are to feature in a season of BBC3 documentaries about the US.
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NewsMarcella to return to ITV
Hans Rosenfeldt’s Scandinavian drama Marcella is to return for a second series on ITV.
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NewsKevin Lygo outlines ITV wishlist
Cookery, travel, consumer shows and make-over formats are all high on Kevin Lygo’s priority list to help balance the budget due to the rising cost of drama.
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NewsVice reveals mobile plans
Vice is to launch a Europe-wide mobile strategy to support its forthcoming linear channel, as chief executive Shane Smith revealed he would not have taken BBC3 off-air.
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NewsTop talent beefs up ITV entertainment
Harry Hill, Dawn French and Jack Dee are all fronting new shows for ITV as the broadcaster beefs up its entertainment and comedy slate.
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NewsBen Frow 'bored' of copycat accusations
Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has hit back at accusations of copycat commissioning and used a raft new of commissions, including the renewal of scripted comedy Borderline, to underline the channel’s distinctiveness.
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NewsITV factual to 'go big on crime'
ITV’s Sue Murphy has ordered a police series tracking the first hour of murder investigations as she prepares to “go big on crime”.