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    C5 in Comedy Central link-up

    2015-04-23T07:07:00Z

    Channel 5 and Comedy Central have outlined plans to co-commission comedy content, laying out a two-year strategy that includes prank shows, sketch shows and other scripted series.

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    Murder in Successville

    2015-04-23T07:06:00Z

    Provide picture and audio post for the 6 x 30-minute murder mystery series set in the celebritypacked fictional town of Successville.

  • EastEnders
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    BBC Studios battle lines drawn

    2015-04-23T07:05:00Z

    The BBC has been warned by some of the UK’s biggest production companies that it will face fierce opposition to plans to commercialise its in-house production division unless it puts its biggest shows up for tender.

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    Netflix turns to natural history

    2015-04-23T07:04:00Z

    The producer of Netflix’s first major natural history series has lifted the lid on how his company secured a slice of the subscription VoD service’s £2.15bn content budget.

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    Broadcast hunts for best places to work in TV

    2015-04-23T07:04:00Z

    Broadcast is launching a hunt for the best companies to work for in television.

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    ITV2 takes a hit from ITVBe

    2015-04-23T07:04:00Z

    The launch of ITVBe has helped the ITV family grow its share of audience – but has put a sizeable dent in the ratings of sister channel ITV2.

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    Jay Hunt’s entertainment pledge

    2015-04-23T07:03:00Z

    Jay Hunt has reassured the entertainment community that Channel 4 will not marginalise the genre after rolling the department into its factual entertainment team.

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    BBC3 move delayed until 2016

    2015-04-23T07:01:00Z

    Plans to move BBC3 online have been pushed back until 2016 as the corporation waits for a decision on its proposals from the BBC Trust.

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    IPE pulls plug on TSL merger

    2015-04-22T18:01:00Z

    IPE has pulled out of a proposed merger with TSL.

  • Ed Vaizey
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    Ed Vaizey: no plans to privatise C4

    2015-04-22T17:49:00Z

    The Conservative Party has “no plans” to privatise Channel 4 according to Ed Vaizey, former minister for culture, communication and the creative industries.

  • Bradley 4K
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    Bradley, JVC Kenwood and AltaSens unveil 4K remote camera

    2015-04-22T17:36:00Z

    NAB 2015: Bradley Engineering unveiled the finished version of a small, remote controlled 4K camera for high end broadcast applications at NAB.

  • Bruno Gyorgy
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    zLense launches 3D effects system

    2015-04-22T17:17:00Z

    NAB 2015: zLense has launched zLense Studio, a turnkey system for the creation of on-air 3D effects.

  • Game-of-Thrones(1)
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    INFOGRAPHIC: Game of Thrones, Sky Atlantic

    2015-04-22T12:38:00Z

    Click to view the consolidated ratings data for the first episode of the fantasy drama

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    Vivendi targets acquisitions

    2015-04-22T12:37:00Z

    Happy Valley indie Red Production Company is set to become part of an enlarged global content group after its parent company Vivendi prepares to join the acquisitions trail.

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    Turner UK managing director departs

    2015-04-22T11:53:00Z

    Turner UK general manager Anthony Lukom has left the broadcaster, handing his responsibilities to Northern Europe managing director Ian McDonough.

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    Initial appoints creative director of Big Brother

    2015-04-22T10:13:00Z

    Initial has appointed Denis O’Connor to the newly-created role of creative director for flagship format Big Brother.

  • Top Gear
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    BBC2 to air unused Top Gear footage

    2015-04-22T09:33:00Z

    Kim Shillinglaw has promised to salvage unused footage from Top Gear series 22 in a move that will return Jeremy Clarkson to BBC2’s airwaves.

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    Znak & Jones strikes Danish deal

    2015-04-21T17:41:00Z

    Znak & Jones, the indie co-founded by former Syco Television USA chief Simon Jones, has struck a deal with a judge on the Danish version of The X Factor to produce non-scripted formats in Denmark.

  • Him & Her
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    Comedy from Him & Her creator amid BBC2 slate

    2015-04-21T16:43:00Z

    BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has unveiled a raft of commissions, including fresh comedy from the writer of BBC3’s Him & Her, a new Hugo Blick drama and a Great British Bake Off-style pottery format.

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    Sir Peter Bazalgette joins Creative Week line-up

    2015-04-21T14:46:00Z

    Sir Peter Bazalgette is to deliver a keynote address exploring ways in which a newly elected government should support the UK creative industries as part of Broadcast’s annual Creative Week event held on 1-3 June 2015.