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NewsIn brief: Dot To Dot; ITN; Disney XD
ITN Productions has joined forces with William Hill to launch a Euro 2016 series and Makers Channel, a Dutch-based YouTube rival, has launched in the UK.
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NewsHarry Hill and Jack Dee front Kickstarter pilot
Harry Hill, Jack Dee and Michelle Collins are set to star in a political comedy funded via crowdsourcing site Kickstarter.
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NewsSky shines spotlight on Freemasons
Sky 1 is to go behind the scenes at secretive organisation The Freemasons in a four-part documentary series.
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NewsDownton Abbey producer receives OBE
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame and former Channel 4 commissioner Jo Twist were among the TV executives recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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NewsITN reveals short film finalists
ITN Source has revealed the three short films which have made it through to the final of its second annual competition, held in association with Doc/Fest and Audio Network.
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NewsVirtual reality comes alive in BBC trials
The BBC’s research and development department has unveiled a raft of virtual reality experiences including an Aardman project offering a first-hand glimpse of a refugee’s journey and a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station.
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NewsAOL staffs up for video push
AOL UK has hired a head of video to oversee an expanded in-house team that creates content for sites including The Huffington Post and TechCrunch.
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NewsMartin Davidson to leave the BBC
Long-standing BBC head of specialist factual commissioning Martin Davidson is leaving to set up a new venture “beyond television”.
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NewsExecs back diversity quotas for tax incentives
Oona King and Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
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NewsBBC launches doc directors initiative
BBC1 and BBC3 are hunting for new directing talent for six one-off documentaries offered as part of a new scheme.
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NewsRDF wins extended Shop Well For Less order
BBC1 has commissioned RDF TV West to make a full series of Shop Well For Less after a high rating two-part run in March.
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NewsBuzzFeed eyes leap into TV production
BuzzFeed is eying a move into traditional TV production following the success of its short-form video strands including food site Tasty.
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NewsWhat to expect from Doc/Fest 2016
Documentary filmmakers will descend on Sheffield in the coming days to deliver viewers a window on the past, present and virtual future. Michael Rosser reports
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NewsUS nets TLC and ID acquire Piers Morgan doc
US cable group Discovery has acquired Plum Pictures’ two-part doc series Killer Women with Piers Morgan.
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NewsBT eyes next wave of TV growth
BT is looking to increase its TV subscriber base following its acquisition of mobile operator EE earlier this year.
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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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NewsThe Garden adds 'development firepower'
The Garden has reshuffled its development team, adding in “more firepower” and handing Kate Collier greater responsibility.
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NewsComedy Central eyes Snapchat in social talent push
Comedy Central has appointed former Maverick exec Claire McArdle to scout for social talent as it prepares to turbocharge its short-form programming and Snapchat presence.
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NewsNetflix replaces BBC America on The Last Kingdom
Netflix has replaced BBC America as the US co-producer of BBC2 drama The Last Kingdom.