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  • Sophie Turner Laing and Cécile Frot-Coutaz
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    Mega-indies bank on brands

    2016-06-09T07:04:00Z

    The bosses of Fremantle Media and Endemol Shine Group have claimed they are banking on the longevity of superbrands and evergreen formats as the days of securing commissions from paper treatments are over.

  • Helga-Eike
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    ITV US partners with Toddlers & Tiaras producer

    2016-06-08T09:36:00Z

    ITV America has joined forces with Toddlers & Tiaras producer Helga Eike to set up a production company in the US.

  • Barbara Windsor
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    Tony Jordan pens Barbara Windsor biopic

    2016-05-26T10:17:00Z

    Former EastEnders writer Tony Jordon is to create a 90-minute biopic about actress Dame Barbara Windsor’s life to air on BBC1 later this year.

  • Nick Mather
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    Pointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine

    2016-05-20T12:56:00Z

    Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.

  • kim-shillinglaw
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    Kim Shillinglaw in talks with Endemol Shine Group

    2016-05-16T13:07:00Z

    Kim Shillinglaw is in talks with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) about a potential new role that could encompass leading One Born Every Minute-indie Dragonfly.

  • Disappearance
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    BBC4 buys French crime drama

    2016-05-10T11:45:00Z

    BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.

  • The Murder Trial
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    Dragonfly doc takes C4 to trial

    2016-05-06T10:05:00Z

    Dragonfly will explore the shielded process of a trial by jury in a documentary series for Channel 4.

  • Cherry-Healey
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    Dragonfly wins BBC2 flower market doc

    2016-05-05T11:49:00Z

    Dragonfly will take audiences inside the biggest flower market in the world in a one-off documentary for BBC2.

  • Dick Colthurst
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    Tigress MD to retire

    2016-05-05T11:45:00Z

    Tigress managing director Dick Colthurst is to retire from television in the autumn after a 35-year career.

  • Pretty Upfront
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    ESG digital arm eyes expansion

    2016-05-05T07:06:00Z

    Endemol Shine Beyond is drawing up plans to grow its digital channels network to include services dedicated to travel, comedy and men’s lifestyle.

  • Catherine Lynch
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    Initial appoints creative director

    2016-05-03T10:04:00Z

    Initial’s development chief Catherine Lynch has been promoted to creative director following the departure of Nick Samwell-Smith.

  • The Almost Impossible Gameshow
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    MTV US commissions clutch of Brits

    2016-04-22T10:22:00Z

    Barcroft Media and Done + Dusted have picked up major MTV US commissions, while the broadcaster is remaking ITV2’s The Almost Impossible Gameshow.

  • Guerrilla
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    Sky's multi-million pound drama bet

    2016-04-20T13:01:00Z

    Sky has made a multi-million pound bet on drama after ordering six high-profile series featuring talent including Idris Elba, Christina Hendricks, Dawn French and Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley.

  • The Boy Who Sees Upside Down
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    C5 returns to Extraordinary People

    2016-04-19T10:08:00Z

    The Extraordinary People strand is to return to Channel 5 with three films from Dragonfly, Transparent Television and Markthree Media.

  • Life at the Extremes
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    Plimsoll & Kudos launch student schemes

    2016-04-12T12:50:00Z

    The Story of Cats producer Plimsoll Productions has partnered with The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust to offer kids from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to get into natural history production.

  • Gal Zaid
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    ESG opens Tel Aviv scripted studio

    2016-04-04T12:04:00Z

    Endemol Shine Group has jumped on the boom in Israeli drama to open a scripted studio in Tel Aviv.

  • British Treasure, American Gold
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    Storage Hunters star fronts Discovery format

    2016-04-04T11:30:00Z

    Storage Hunters star Jesse McClure is to front a Zig Zag-produced antiques series for Discovery’s free-to-air channel.

  • black-mirror-6
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    C4 and ESG relations sour

    2016-03-31T07:07:00Z

    Relations between Channel 4 and Endemol Shine Group (ESG) have hit a low after the broadcaster lost out to Netflix in the battle to premiere the third series of Black Mirror in the UK.

  • Animal Park
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    BBC1 resurrects Animal Park

    2016-03-30T12:31:00Z

    Remarkable Television’s Animal Park is returning to BBC1 after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first drive-through safari park.

  • Hunted
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    Shine's Hunted reaches China

    2016-03-30T10:13:00Z

    Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is to be remade in China after Endemol Shine struck a deal with local broadcaster Shenzhen Satellite Television.