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Russell T Davies and Stephen Poliakoff lead BBC drama line-up
BBC drama boss Wenger orders over 25 hours of drama.
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Lionsgate UK backs 'Last King Of Scotland' producer
Investment in London-based Potboiler Television furthers Lionsgate’s burgeoning TV interests.
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Amazon ties with BBC for Terry Pratchett adaptation
SVoD platform and British broadcaster are teaming on a six-episode version of the 1990 comic novel.
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Le Carré's 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' set for BBC1
Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy is adapting the novel for The Night Manager producers The Ink Factory.
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BAME charity funding slashed
Creative Access facing closure as government withdraws £2m for paid internship programmes.
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Sky's 'Westworld' traps huge 500k
JJ Abrams’ sci-fi drama Westworld gripped almost half a million UK viewers last night.
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Matt Hancock backs "success, access and synthesis"
Minster for digital and culture Matt Hancock has flagged “success, access and synthesis” as the three cornerstone principles of his strategy for the creative industries.
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Bectu, Prospect unions to merge
Bectu’s 27,000 members will join Prospect’s 115,000-strong union.
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Netflix dominates Amazon in UK, Ofcom report
In Feb-Apr 2016, Netflix was viewed by 23% of British adults, while Amazon Prime Video was used by 7%.
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Weinstein TV, BBC team on 'Les Miserables'
Six-part series will be adapted by War And Peace scribe Andrew Davies.
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Piers Wenger appointed BBC head of drama
Channel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger has been appointed BBC director of drama commissioning after four years at the ad-supported broadcaster.