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NewsGot Talent and Idol brands boost FremantleMedia revenues
The …Got Talent and …Idol formats helped FremantleMedia record a revenue rise of 19.7% - although profits dipped to just above £121m.
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NewsCBS Drama acquires Waterloo Road
CBS Drama has acquired long running drama Waterloo Road from Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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NewsRenegade hires Shed exec as MD
Renegade Pictures has appointed Shed Media’s head of commercial affairs Charlotte Street as its managing director further to the departure of Ed Nissen.
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NewsFormat changes unveiled for The Voice UK
The Voice UK is to be significantly re-tuned in a bid to prevent the ratings slump that affected the first series.
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CommentIf classic cars could talk...
NGC’s Car SOS host Tim Shaw on discovering people love cars as much as their kids
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NewsMartin Trickey hired as Shed Media digital head
Shed Media has hired Twofour Digital’s creative director Martin Trickey as its group head of digital.
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NewsX Factor rapped for giving London hotel undue prominence
The X Factor has been rapped by Ofcom for giving undue prominence to the Corinithia Hotel during the first live episode of the series.
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NewsSky 1 pilots playalong gameshow
Sky 1 is piloting an interactive quiz fronted by Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox which will see viewers at home compete with studio contestants in real time.
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NewsShed US hires head as Emmerson returns to Ricochet
Shed Media US president Nick Emmerson has returned to the UK to take on the role of chief executive officer at Brighton-based indie Ricochet.
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NewsBGT exec producer heads to America's Got Talent
Britain’s Got Talent executive producer Sam Donnelly is heading to America to executive produce the US version of the show.
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NewsBen Fogle travels to C5 for adventure series
Channel 5 has ordered a four part adventure series fronted by Ben Fogle which will see the former Countryfile host visit some of the most remote locations on Earth.
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NewsFremantleMedia to adapt Craig Pearce's The Maid
FremantleMedia is producing an international TV series based on New York Times bestseller The Maid, written by Moulin Rouge writer Craig Pearce.
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NewsThe IT Crowd set for special in 2013
Graham Linehan has revealed The IT Crowd will return for a Channel 4 special in 2013, along with details of his forthcoming Count Arthur Strong series for BBC2.
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NewsTwofour revisits 80s for NGCI
National Geographic’s fast-growing international commissioning hub has ordered a fresh round of shows, including a detailed look back at the 1980s from Twofour.
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NewsLong Lost Family team make ITV1 adoption series
Long Lost Family co-host Nicky Campbell will delve into the adoption process for an ITV1 series from the same production company.
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Behind The ScenesThe Girl, BBC2
A BBC/HBO co-pro delving into Alfred Hitchcock’s infatuation with star Tippi Hedren involved painstaking recreation of some iconic movie moments. Benji Wilson hears how it was done
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NewsX Factor vote count may be revealed weekly
X Factor bosses may consider regularly revealing the number of votes cast for each contestant on the next series of the show.
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NewsFresh Meat set for third series
Comedy drama series Fresh Meat starring Jack Whitehall will return for a third series, the actor has revealed.
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NewsShed hunts head of digital
Shed Media is hunting for a new head of digital to replace Juliette Otterburn-Hall, who is leaving in January.
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NewsBBC4 orders emergency aid film
BBC Four has commissioned a feature length documentary from Wall to Wall exploring the history of emergency aid and the current challenges facing the fundraising and distribution of disaster relief.