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NewsJules Oldroyd to join Mykura's NGCI content team
National Geographic Channel International has hired former Channel 4 executive Jules Oldroyd and promoted Matt Taylor to senior vice president of content international as it creates six new positions at its global commissioning hub.
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NewsC4 orders additional Paralympics content
Channel 4 looks set to increase its coverage of the Paralympics to between 180 and 200 hours, and has commissioned Twofour to make a further six docs for a strand featuring some of Britain’s up-and-coming Paralympians.
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NewsC4 mixes old and new as campaigns return
Cooking, fishing and property are among the themes on Channel 4’s features slate as the broadcaster unveils new commissions and returns to its high-profile campaigning series.
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NewsDuck lays $9m golden egg for Zodiak with Nick Jr deal
Zodiak Kids has secured a global pre-sale to Nickelodeon, for a series whose budget is thought to be in the region of $9m (£5.7m).
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NewsContent providers add services to YouView trial
Multichannel broadcasters and app developers will shortly be invited to enter a formal process to launch services on YouView, following the start of its alpha trial this week.
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NewsQVC plans HD and extra channels after studio move
Shopping channel QVC has moved into a new £35m studio as it prepares to broadcast in HD and launch two new 24-hour channels later this year.
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NewsPact and PSBs agree personal data guidelines
Cross-industry guidelines have been agreed for the first time between Pact and the four PSBs over how producers and crews should handle sensitive data obtained from their work.
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NewsUniversal Channel to air US Prime Suspect remake
Universal Channel has acquired exclusive rights to the US remake of police drama Prime Suspect.
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NewsCineflix leads BBC pets season
Cineflix Productions UK is set to prove that pets aren’t just for Christmas in a major factual series for CBBC.
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NewsBBC changes business model
The BBC is “radically redesigning” its business model, promising to cut red tape within BBC Vision and put more money on screen.
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NewsCohen hails Voice UK a success despite ‘teething problems’
Controller Danny Cohen has hailed The Voice UK as a Saturday night “game-changer” for BBC1 and expects to make progress with its live show “teething problems” in series two.
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NewsDe Mol eyes UK-based indie
Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol has lifted the lid on the creativity at the heart of Talpa Media and revealed his ambitions to establish a UK-based production company – either with or without Endemol.
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NewsHollyoaks lands Nokia smartphone PP deal
Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks has won its second major product placement deal, and will feature Nokia Lumia smartphones in the programme across four months from July.
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NewsITN’s Dispatches poaches Unreported World editor
The series editor of Channel 4 international current affairs strand Unreported World has been poached by ITN to series produce its Dispatches output contract.
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NewsStudio Lambert to take search for love Undercover
Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert is rejigging its undercover take on life experiences in a format for Channel 4 in which a wealthy bachelor ditches his riches to try to find love.
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CommentSky spend: what’s not to like?
Its impact in comedy and arts is upping the ante, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsC5 orders Raw Cut police chase doc
Channel 5 has ordered a two-part blue light special from Raw Cut featuring footage of high-speed police chases.
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NewsDirk Gently falls victim to DQF
The holistic detective Dirk Gently has become the latest victim of the BBC’s cost-cutting initiative DQF.
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NewsDe Mol plans global brainstorm to re-tune The Voice
John de Mol is to lead a brainstorming session with The Voice creatives from around the world in a bid to improve the singing format’s live shows.
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NewsFacejacker movie in the works
Facejacker star Kayvan Novak has revealed that he is working on plans to turn his Channel 4 prank show into a film.