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NewsITVSGE strikes first-look deal with WMR
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has struck a first-look deal with Animal Black Ops indie World Media Rights.
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NewsOfcom probes Countdown and Good Morning Britain
Ofcom has launched investigations into perennials Countdown and Good Morning Britain after complaints were received about the daytime shows.
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RatingsBelow-par BGT thrashes The Voice UK
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent’s second lowest-rated launch on record still had enough to thrash the final episode of The Voice UK on BBC1.
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RatingsBear Grylls bows out with 2.3m
THURSDAY: ITV’s Bear Grylls: Mission Survive closed 1m behind the final episode of its debut series, while BBC1’s How To Stay Young won the 9pm slot with its launch episode.
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NewsFull Fat pioneers ‘full human body rig’ for C4
Colette Foster’s Full Fat TV has landed its second Channel 4 commission – a fixed-rig format which will monitor the human body using forensic filming techniques.
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsTV heavyweights to speak at Media Summit
Television industry heavyweights including James Purnell, Sophie Turner Laing and Delia Bushell will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Media Summit.
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NewsStudio Lambert hires development deputy
Studio Lambert has hired Natalie McArdle as its deputy head of development.
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NewsLion and PBS in science doc deal
Lion Television is to develop and produce a number of archaeology-based documentaries for PBS’s flagship science strand Nova.
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NewsC4 uses fixed-rig for The Job Interview
Former Dragonfly managing director Simon Dickson’s new ITV Studios label will use a fixed-rig to film job interviews for its first commission.
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NewsESG opens Tel Aviv scripted studio
Endemol Shine Group has jumped on the boom in Israeli drama to open a scripted studio in Tel Aviv.
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NewsStorage Hunters star fronts Discovery format
Storage Hunters star Jesse McClure is to front a Zig Zag-produced antiques series for Discovery’s free-to-air channel.
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NewsITV swoops for Little Big Shots
ITV has swooped for the rights to Warner Bros’ hit US kids talent format Little Big Shots.
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RatingsFinal Saturday Night Takeaway demolishes The Voice
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series, but it still thrashed the semi-final of The Voice UK.
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NewsITV to pilot Talpa’s The Wishing Tree
ITV is piloting its first Talpa format after acquiring John de Mol’s production business last year.
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CommentC4 left to reflect on Black Mirror loss
Netflix deal with Endemol Shine has really stung, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsShotglass ups football game
Fremantle digital arm targets millennials with live pilots for YouTube channel Football Republic
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NewsC4 and ESG relations sour
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.
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NewsDrama indies out to conquer US
UK drama producers are looking to tighten their grip on scripted opportunities in the US following an explosion in demand for the genre from cable operators and digital giants.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Bear Grylls’ Survival School
Extreme-survival expert Bear Grylls is hoping to reach a whole new demographic with this CITV-commissioned adventure show, in which 10 children learn to fend for themselves in the Welsh wilderness.