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NewsFifteen to One wins full C4 series
Channel 4 is to bring back classic quiz Fifteen to One for a full series following a celebrity special in September.
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NewsC5 chows down on dogfood doc
Channel 5 is to investigate what British pet owners are feeding their dogs in a new one-off commission.
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NewsSony channel launches on BT
Sony’s UK pay-TV channel Sony Entertainment Television will be available to BT subscribers after the Hollywood studio struck a carriage deal with the telco.
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NewsC5 and Sky Living grab Australian dramas
Channel 5 and Sky Living have acquired separate Australian series from distributor DCD Rights, continuing the trend for UK broadcasters to hunt for projects from down under.
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NewsDave drives to World Cup with Kia
Dave has ordered its latest advertiser funded commission – a six part series looking ahead to next year’s football World Cup.
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NewsGraham Norton reprimanded over World Aids Day ribbon
Graham Norton and his production company So Television have been reprimanded by the BBC after the presenter wore a World Aids Day ribbon on air.
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NewsPanorama: Comic Relief's investments 'risk reputation’
Comic Relief has been accused of “risking its reputation” after Panorama revealed that the charity’s revenue-generating investments have ended up in the hands of alcohol, arms and tobacco companies.
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NewsEndemol beefs up Israeli business
Endemol is ramping up its business in Israel after acquiring a stake in broadcaster Reshet.
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NewsMichele Kurland heads to Remarkable
Former Sky 1 head of factual entertainment and The Apprentice exec producer Michele Kurland is to join Remarkable Television as its creative director.
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NewsBBC defends Mandela coverage
BBC news and current affairs director James Harding has defended the corporation’s coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death.
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NewsBBC preps five HD channels
The BBC is to launch five HD channels tomorrow, doubling the number of channels it currently airs in the format.
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NewsCartoon Network strikes Netflix UK deal
Powerpuff Girls and LazyTown are to be made available via Netflix in the UK and Ireland for the first time after Turner agreed a deal with the VoD provider.
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NewsMedwyn Jones moves to Wiggin
Bafta trustee Medwyn Jones is leaving Harbottle & Lewis after more than 20 years to join media law firm Wiggin’s film and TV group.
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NewsSky 1 orders Philippines typhoon doc
Sky 1 is to investigate the recent typhoon in the Philippines in an in-house coproduction with US public broadcaster PBS.
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NewsEndemol backs Cineflix exec's indie
Cineflix Studios president Christina Wayne has departed to set up her own indie, backed by Endemol.
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NewsQuestion Time visits South Africa for Mandela special
BBC1’s Question Time is to be broadcast from South Africa this week to mark the death of Nelson Mandela.
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NewsOff the Fence sells 50 hours to Canadian broadcaster
Distributor Off the Fence has sold 50 hours of content to Radio Canada’s French-language Pay TV channel Explora.
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NewsToast to return to C4
Channel 4 comedy Toast of London is returning for a second series next year despite recording low ratings for its first run.
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NewsDSP Mandela doc to air across Discovery network
Discovery Networks International will premiere a Darlow Smithson Productions documentary about the late South African leader Nelson Mandela in the UK tonight.
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NewsProducers honoured at WFTV Awards
Producers Pippa Harris and Danielle Lux are among those to have been honoured at the 2013 Women in Film and Television Awards.