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Oxford Scientific’s Evans to head factual at Seneca
Alain de Botton’s Seneca Productions has recruited Oxford Scientific Films’ Joe Evans as managing director to oversee growth of the company’s factual output.
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NewsJordan pens last con as Hustle runs course
BBC1’s Hustle is coming to an end, with creator Tony Jordan writing the eighth and final series of the Kudos and Red Planet drama.
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NewsSyco TV open to co-pros as Red Or Black? launches
Simon Cowell is ready to throw open the doors of Syco TV for co-pro format ideas if its first gameshow, Red Or Black?, is a success.
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NewsBellamy takes Discovery reins
Discovery Networks International has made Julian Bellamy its content supremo, handing him control of all production, development and commissioning outside of the US.
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NewsBBC in talks with Equity to reduce drama royalties for repeats
The BBC is in negotiations with actors’ union Equity in a bid to reduce royalty repeat fees for drama.
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NewsBBC1 failing in coverage of developing world, IBT report claims
BBC1 is turning its back on content about the developing world, according to a report by the International Broadcasting Trust.
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NewsTitchmarsh recruits team for ITV gardening show
Alan Titchmarsh’s new ITV1 gardening series will air just before BBC2’s Gardeners’ World in the primetime Friday night schedule.
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NewsE One seeks UK broadcaster for The Firm sequel
A 22-part TV reworking of John Grisham’s The Firm is up for grabs in the UK after Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Entertainment One Television teamed up to create the project.
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NewsDisney Junior revives Art Attack around the world
Classic ITV kids show Art Attack is being brought back by Disney, which will produce 12 international versions for more than 100 countries.
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NewsCowell eyes X Factor move
Simon Cowell has hinted that the 2011 X Factor final could move away from Fountain Studios to an arena.
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NewsSky News breaks digital records for Royal wedding
Sky News saw 35,000 people tune into its coverage of the Royal Wedding via its iPad app, the highest viewing figure since it launched in March.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest line-up revealed
Adam Curtis, Bruce Parry, Molly Dineen and Nick Broomfield are among the leading film-makers appearing at next month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsEyeworks set to continue alone
Netherlands-based Eyeworks has removed itself from the market and decided to “continue on its own” after completing a strategic review.
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NewsGive auditors access to BBC books, says Hunt
Auditors should have “unfettered” access to the BBC’s accounts, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today.
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NewsCohen criticises number of crime dramas on TV
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has criticised the amount of crime drama on TV as he admitted that the BBC risked having too many male-led detectives on screen.
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NewsSky profits up by 24%
Sky’s HD user base has risen to 3.7m homes as the pay TV operator added 51,000 new subscribers in its third quarter.
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NewsEntwistle named BBC Vision boss
George Entwistle has been formally appointed director of BBC Vision, after three months of acting in the role.
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NewsRegional indies miss out on BBC funding
A fund created by the BBC to boost regional film-making was accessed by indies just five times in its first year of existence, compared with 43 in-house productions.
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NewsUKTV’s Kingsbury to spearhead launch of PBS in the UK
US public broadcaster PBS has drafted in UKTV’s Good Food and Yesterday channel head Richard Kingsbury as it formulates plans to launch a channel in the UK.
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NewsThompson faces down Lords over compliance
Mark Thompson has given an impassioned defence of the BBC’s compliance system to the House of Lords communications committee.