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RDF Media jumps as deal with Cyrte nears
RDF Media added 42.25% to its share price after confirming offer discussions with Cyrte Investment were nearing completion.
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NewsLiving acquires ‘sexy' ice hockey drama
Living has acquired a Canadian ice hockey drama inspired by ITV1's Footballers' Wives.
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GMTV picks up Mip Jr kids hit from Inspire
GMTV has struck a deal with Inspire GLG for its pre-school series Amber's Animals.
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NewsAxed TalkSport DJ was 'undercover' at BNP
Rod Lucas, who was dropped from TalkSport after a BNP members list was leaked on the internet, has admitted to Broadcastnow that he was a temporary member of the far-right organisation - so he could expose the party in an investigative report.
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NewsBravo sends MacIntyre to world danger zones
Bravo is pitching Donal MacIntyre as its answer to Sky 1's Ross Kemp with a series in which the investigative journalist ventures into some of the world's toughest neighbourhoods.
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Men to undergo Beauty treatment on C4
Channel 4 is to transform overweight slobs into Adonises in the latest factual entertainment format from the makers of Supersize vs Superskinny.
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RDF USA and IWC Media strike first co-pro deal
RDF Media is to examine the science behind blowing up buildings in the first co-production between its UK and US businesses.
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Off the Fence meets sharks
Wildlife specialist Off the Fence has received a commission for two 60-minute shark HD specials from National Geographic Channels International.
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NewsCollins to refresh Sky 1 blooper format
Justin Lee Collins is to voice a 50 x 30-minute Sky 1 series that aims to put a modern spin on the classic blooper show.
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NewsRhodes goes to Caribbean
UKTV Food will build on the success of Gary Rhodes' trips to Asia by sending the chef to the Caribbean.
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BBC3 orders more Younger
Twofour is to make a second 8 x 60-minute series of Make My Body Younger for BBC3 and is shifting production to Plymouth.
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NewsTrust to ‘contain' BBCW activity, Lyons tells MPs
The Sachsgate row has overshadowed the BBC Trust's clearest indication yet that it will rein in BBC Worldwide's activities.
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NewsFinancial misery to hit home next year
Producers are bracing themselves for the fallout of the economic crisis as hard-hitting budget cuts by broadcasters threaten to hammer the content sector.
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NewsCommissioners at ITV to join producers at the South Bank
ITV will step up its drive to get its production and commissioning teams working together more closely in the new year - by moving the latter to the South Bank.
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NewsWeb pioneers benefit from growing budgets
Endemol UK, Conker Media and film production company Big Balls have emerged as the early market leaders in online comedy, drama and entertainment, according to the first attempt to offer a snapshot of the sector.
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NewsHospital doc uses remote workflow to streamline post
Talkback Thames has made use of a specially created remote access workflow for the post-production of its new BBC daytime documentary series Hospital Heroes.
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NewsFremantle gears up for Original deal
Fremantle Media is understood to be in advanced takeover talks with Ice Road Truckers indie Original Productions, but the affiliated Original Productions UK will not be part of the deal.
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NewsDirectors UK wants share of online cash
Directors UK is preparing to launch a campaign to secure for directors up to 5% of the revenue made from the online advertising surrounding their content.
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NewsReporter's family call for answers from BBC
The family of murdered BBC journalist Kate Peyton will next week call on the BBC to end what they claim is a “distressing and confusing” silence over the circumstances that led to her death.