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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.
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NewsAll3Media launches multi-indie production hub
All3Media has tasked Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman with running an American production hub designed to help all its companies grow in the US.
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NewsAvalon buys Artists Rights Group
Avalon Management Group has acquired All3Media’s talent agency Artists Rights Group (ARG).
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NewsFarrell charged with Objective comedy development
Ben Farrell’s role as Objective head of comedy has been expanded to include comedy development.
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NewsOlympics coverage honoured at RTS Craft & Design Awards
Last night’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards were dominated by the Olympics, with coverage and work promoting the 2012 Games scooping three awards.
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NewsNickelodeon goes behind-the-scenes at House Of Anubis
Nickelodeon is to produce a second series of behind-the-scenes shorts to support drama series House Of Anubis.
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NewsBrown quits BBC drama to plot Neal Street expansion
Nicolas Brown, the BBC’s director of UK drama production, is following John Yorke into the indie sector and will join Sam Mendes’ indie Neal Street Productions next year.
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NewsSkyfall duo developing supernatural drama
John Logan and Sam Mendes, two of the creative forces behind the latest James Bond, are teaming up to create a supernatural drama set in the UK.
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NewsBectu leaflets indies in factual campaign
Media union Bectu is targeting employees working in factual TV by leafleting outside high-profile producers.
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NewsBBC drama exec to join Company Pictures as MD
BBC drama executive John Yorke has been confirmed as the new managing director of All3Media drama producer Company Pictures.
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NewsC4 urges British shoppers to haggle in Optomen series
Channel 4 has tasked businessman Justin Preston with turning British shoppers into bargain hunting hagglers in a 6 x 60-minute series.