TV

The show that sees budding entrepreneurs entering the Den to pitch business ideas to the Dragons has unveiled a new line up.

This year’s new additions will join existing multi-millionaire Dragons Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.  

An estimated £15m has been invested by the Dragons since the Den opened its doors a decade ago.

After Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen and Piers Linney left the show, three new investors will join BBC Two’s flagship investment show.

Meet the new dragons:

A survey by diversity campaign group The TV Collective has found that 83% of people believe recent diversity initiatives will not make a difference to the industry. 

Last year, TV and film in the UK introduced a range of initiatives to improve diversity both on and off screen with broadcasters such as BBC, Sky and ITV implementing new measures.

The purpose of the poll, taken by 170 people, was to investigate the impact the diversity drive had on those from varied backgrounds and highlight problems that may still occur. 

The Daily Mail is launching a daily television series focusing on celebrity news, in partnership with Stage 29 Productions, owned by Dr Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw.

Speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity today, McGraw said that DailyMailTV would be Sglobal in scope, adding that they intend to have a studio in London, New York, LA and Sydney.

McGraw came to international fame as Dr Phil, at first as a relationship expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, before launching his own daily advice series Dr Phil.

Twofour Broadcast, the production company behind hit fixed-rig series such as Educating Yorkshire has been hard at work with new TV documentary,The Kings & Queens of Speech. Drawing to a close on Sky1, the series followed six schools preparing for a national debating competition.

Monday

What Do Artists Do All Day?: Sue Webster

BBC Four, 10pm

According to Creative Skillset's workforce survey, released in May, the proportion of disabled people in television is still much lower than in the economy as a whole and has not improved for 10 years.

Just 5% of those who work in TV consider themselves to be disabled, compared with 11% of the wider working population.

Comprising over 1,100 respondents, the poll is the largest survey of skills and training issues of individuals working across television.

Buffy

​UKTV has announced the three new scripted comedies for its comedy channel, Gold.

Henry IX, Marley's Ghosts and Bull are the first of five scripted comedy shows for the channel, which is seeking to balance its slate of classic British sitcoms with new programming.