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NewsLesley Douglas leaves Lime amid restructure
Lime Pictures chief executive Lesley Douglas is leaving The Only Way is Essex and Hollyoaks-producer as it restructures its senior management team.
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NewsCompany Pictures founders go separate ways
Company Pictures founders George Faber and Charles Pattinson have gone their separate ways since leaving the Shameless producer.
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NewsAlan Patridge and will.i.am vie for RTS Awards
The RTS Programme Awards 2012 nominations have been revealed with Sky’s Alan Partridge, Channel 4’s Fresh Meat and BBC2’s Twenty Twelve vying for best scripted comedy.
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NewsNorth One sells off Australian division
North One Television has sold its Australian arm to the division’s current head of programming Adam Kay.
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NewsGeordie Shore heads to Oz for sixth season
MTV UK has renewed Geordie Shore for a sixth season, which will see the reality stars head to Australia.
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NewsFunny Fortnight pilot set to secure C4 series
Objective Productions’ sitcom Toast of London, first piloted as part of Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight season, is on the brink of being commissioned.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsYouTube channels evolve
The indies behind YouTube Original channels are beginning to commission third parties to produce shows, as they start to move closer to the traditional responsibilities of a broadcaster.
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NewsC4 orders London Irish sitcom
A group of Northern Irish ex-pats, living, working and drinking in London will be the basis of a C4 sitcom.
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NewsBetty launches school for freelancers
Betty, the indie behind The Undateables, is launching a school for aspiring series producers to address the lack of training opportunities available to freelancers.
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NewsDNI recommissions over 50 hours
Discovery Networks International has ordered 54 hours of original content from UK producers as it recommissions five series for 2013.
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NewsSuper slow-mo gameshow wins BBC1 series
BBC1 has given the greenlight to Reflex, a gameshow which will test the reactions of contestants as they take part in challenges which include diving headfirst through glass panels.
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NewsLion promotes US & Scotland execs
Lion Television’s US and Scottish bosses will have a greater say in the running of the indie after being promoted to its senior management team.
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NewsShowtime orders Sam Mendes horror drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a horror series from Skyfall director Sam Mendes and Call The Midwife producer Neal Street Productions.
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NewsDate set for TOWIE court case
The row over who created ITV2 show The Only Way is Essex is a step closer to going to court, with a date set for October and both parties gearing up to appear.
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NewsTOWIE helps relaunch SBS channel
Danish broadcaster SBS is launching a new youth skewing channel and has acquired The Only Way Is Essex from All3Media International as its centrepiece.
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NewsTony Wood exits Lime Pictures
Lime Pictures creative director Tony Wood is leaving the Hollyoaks producer the company after seven years.
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NewsBBC opts not to replace in-house drama bosses
Kate Harwood has been promoted to head up all of the BBC’s drama output in England as part of a move that means Nick Brown and John Yorke will not be replaced.
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NewsMaverick set to pilot TV ideas on YouTube
Maverick Television is set to pilot up to 30 TV format ideas on YouTube next year following the promotion of Dan Jones to creative director of digital.