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NewsBBC2 vision in the spotlight
Senior figures have backed the plan to make BBC2 the home of authored programming, and urged new channel editor Patrick Holland to cast the net wide to find distinctive voices.
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NewsKids producers prepare for Brexit
A panel of children’s TV executives have pointed to the resilience of the sector in the face of the threat to growth from Brexit.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsTop Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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NewsChannel 4 to replenish Growth Fund
Channel 4’s Growth Fund is primed to be extended beyond its initial £20m investment pot and is expected to deliver its first return within 12 months.
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NewsPurnell explains BBC Children's move
BBC Children’s new home as part of the strategy and education department will enable the corporation to learn from the “frontline” of changing audience behaviours, according to James Purnell.
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NewsStudio Hamburg launches UK arm
Studio Hamburg Production Group has launched a UK production arm, which will be overseen by BFI executive Vivien Muller-Rommel.
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NewsSky plans Duck Quacks for kids
Sky 1 shows Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and Big Cats are to be remade for youngsters as the broadcaster continues to push into children’s content.
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NewsWaheed Alli: contestable funding is a BBC time bomb
Labour peer Waheed Alli has warned that the proposed £60m contestable funding pot for children’s TV is a “ticking time bomb” for the BBC licence fee.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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NewsObjective umbrellas 'adventure' indie
Plimsoll Productions creative director Gavin Henderson has established a male-skewing adventure and entertainment indie – under the umbrella of Objective Media Group.
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NewsC5 political doc tails Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah
The working lives of MPs Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah are to be laid bare in a one-off Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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NewsJames Purnell takes centre stage in BBC reorganisation
BBC director general Tony Hall has unveiled his long-awaited management reshuffle, anointing Charlotte Moore as director of content and expanding James Purnell’s role to cover education.
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NewsGoodnight Sweetheart revived by BBC1
BBC1 is travelling back in time to revive 90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart as part of its classic sitcom season.
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NewsC4 puts a stop to Benefits Street
Love Productions’ controversial factual format Benefits Street will not return to Channel 4.
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NewsITV raises writers' rates
ITV writers are set to receive a pay rise after the broadcaster agreed to raise its minimum writers’ rates by 1.75%.
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NewsBrazil snaps up Saturday Night Takeaway
Saturday Night Takeaway is heading to Brazil after ITV Studios Global Entertainment struck a number of format deals with South American broadcasters.
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NewsITV returns to Sugar Free Farm
Liberty Bell’s healthy-eating format Sugar Free Farm is to return for an extended second outing on ITV.