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NewsCelebrity Juice creators launch ‘ideas factory’
The co-devisers of Celebrity Juice have established a company that will operate in the space between commissioning and production.
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NewsTern TV explores classical theatre for BBC4 series
Tern TV has won two BBC factual commissions including a 3 x 60-minute series about classical civilisation for BBC4.
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NewsVFX house Cinesite turns to production with travel series
Visual effects house Cinesite has made its first move into production, selling a travel and adventure series to Discovery Networks.
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NewsAtomized helps Dispatches with social media push
Channel 4’s Dispatches is to be marketed using specially created social media content overseen by Atomized Entertainment.
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Warner heads to Scandinavia for Good Food
UKTV pay channel Good Food has commissioned a 10 x 30-minute cookery travel series from Rockabox Media, fronted by chef Valentine Warner.
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NewsOxford and Birmingham local TV licences awarded
Ofcom has rubber-stamped the local TV licences for Oxford and Birmingham, bringing the total number of awards to eleven.
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NewsBBCW comedy boss exits
BBC Worldwide head of comedy Stuart Snaith has resigned from the company after 23 years.
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NewsC4 News' Carl Dinnen joins ITV News
Channel 4 News reporter Carl Dinnen is joining ITV News as political correspondent later this year.
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NewsMentorn to reveal Sandy mobile footage for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a fast-turnaround documentary from Mentorn Media about how mobile phones and personal cameras captured unforgettable images of Superstorm Sandy.
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NewsWarner Bros buys sound post specialist De Lane Lea
UK post-production house De Lane Lea has been bought by Warner Bros Studios Leavesden (WBSL).
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NewsBBC freelancers and stars face 'employment test'
Thousands of BBC freelancers and stars face an “employment test” as part of a campaign by the broadcaster to tighten up its tax arrangements.
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NewsDesmond lieutenant handed control of C5
Northern & Shell has handed operational control of Channel 5 to Paul Dunthorne, an executive who has worked with Richard Desmond for 18 years including a long spell running adult broadcaster Portland TV.
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NewsC4 orders Leveson doc - and riles MP
A Conservative MP has questioned Channel 4’s impartiality after the broadcaster ordered a Films of Record doc about the Leveson inquiry, presented by Hugh Grant.
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NewsBBC dominates Griersons
Documentaries first shown on the BBC swept the board at the Grierson Awards 2012 scooping half of the awards.
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NewsLocal TV hits funding snag
The government’s local TV vision has hit a snag after the European Commission (EC) delayed sanctioning £25m of capital funding for the project.
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NewsJonathan Ross lands ITV film show
Jonathan Ross will front a movie review show for ITV which he claims will be “much bigger” than his BBC film series.
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NewsCrufts final moved to C4 for first time
The final of pedigree dog show Crufts will be shown on Channel 4 rather than More 4 for the first time in 2013.
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NewsOfcom investigating live Emmerdale episode
Ofcom is investigating whether a violent scene in the live episode of Emmerdale to commemorate the soap’s 40th anniversary breached its rules.
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NewsSky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform.
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NewsSky wins trademark dispute
BSkyB has won a high court trade dispute over the branding of its new IPTV service.