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Pickard calls for longer kids commissions

Pickard calls for longer kids commissions

Showcomotion: Nigel Pickard, director of family entertainment at RDF, has called on broadcasters to guarantee the longevity of series in order to help indies attract licensing deals.
Endemol names digital chief

Endemol names digital chief

Endemol has hired former LoveFilm chief executive Adam Valkin as its global head of digital media and new business.
Steven D Wright quits Shine after six years

Steven D Wright quits Shine after six years

Steven D Wright, creative director of entertainment at Shine, is leaving the company after six years.
Bosses go undercover for Five reality series

Bosses go undercover for Five reality series

Five has commissioned Love Productions to develop a reality format described as "The Secret Millionaire meets Back to the Floor".
Second year for writing prize

Second year for writing prize

Red Planet Pictures is set to announce the second year of its writing prize to find the best of Britain's unsigned writers.
Tern wins double BBC order

Tern wins double BBC order

Tern Television will give six people the chance to beat their modern lifestyle addictions in an 8 x 30-minute series for BBC Northern Ireland.
All3Media buys US producer Zoo

All3Media buys US producer Zoo

All3Media has taken the first step towards creating "All3America" by acquiring US reality outfit Zoo Productions.
Pact seeks to cut ‘holdback’ time for PSB indie content

Pact seeks to cut 'holdback' time for PSB indie content

Pact is calling for a reduction in the time UK broadcasters are granted exclusive control of content made by indies as part of it submission to Ofcom on the future of PSB.
C4 music shows to return

C4 music shows to return

Channel 4 has cemented its ongoing commitment to music programming with a third extensive run for Freshly Squeezed.
BBC NI to create marriage bootcamp

BBC NI to create marriage bootcamp

Green Inc Film & Television will attempt to cure husbands of their bad habits by sending them to a "marriage bootcamp" for a BBC Northern Ireland show.