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NewsBBC comedy lures back Princess exec
The BBC in-house comedy unit has lured back Rebecca Papworth from Princess Productions and promoted radio producer Steve Canny.
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NewsIWC hires Kelehar as fact ent boss
IWC Media has appointed North One Television’s Ricky Kelehar as head of factual entertainment and US formats.
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NewsUKTV to break £110m spend
UKTV is on course to invest a record £110m in programming this year, £10m more than the broadcaster originally budgeted.
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NewsAMC orders Walking Dead spin-off
US cable network AMC is developing a spin-off of smash hit zombie series The Walking Dead.
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NewsC5 opens door to nightmare neighbours
Channel 5 has commissioned Flame TV to produce a series revealing some of the country’s most extreme and extraordinary neighbour disputes.
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NewsPBS America scores 88 hours of new content
PBS America has struck a raft of content deals with distributors including Off The Fence and Content Media, as well as an agreement to air the world premiere of WGBH’s JFK.
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NewsSky to up investment in Irish content
Sky is to commission a raft of Irish-originated programming following the success of comedy Moone Boy as part of a promise to invest more than £1bn in the country over the next five years.
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NewsC5 launches Nazi season
Channel 5 is launching a season of Nazi-themed programming with five new docs, including three coproductions with GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsNetflix eyes pirated series
Netflix is analysing the performance of shows on pirate networks such as BitTorrent to help it determine which series to acquire, according to acquisitions exec Kelly Merryman.
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NewsSky boards Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsRace on for BBC4 channel editor role
A number of internal candidates are leading the charge for the BBC4 channel editor role - with more than one Channel 4 commissioner also said to be interested.
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NewsNickelodeon to air viral videos
Nickelodeon has struck a deal with viral experts Viral Spiral to feature popular online clips on the channel.
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NewsBBC Breakfast appoints editor
Adam Bullimore has been promoted to editor of BBC Breakfast following the death of Alison Ford in July.
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NewsSky Vision secures Scandi sales for Love, Actually
Sky Vision has sold the format of confessional couple docu-series, It’s Love, Actually to Denmark and Iceland.
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NewsITNP docs boss joins C5 commissioning team
ITN Productions’ head of documentaries Guy Davies is leaving the indie after less than a year to become a commissioner at Channel 5.
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NewsFast Train makes tracks for Scotland & Wales
Scotland and Wales are to host the next in the series of BBC Academy training events, Fast Train.
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NewsBBC names new press chief
The BBC has appointed John Shield, the Department for Work and Pensions’ press chief, as its director of communications.
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NewsC4 to take stakes in fledgling indies
Channel 4 has revealed plans to take stakes in fledgling indies to help establish them in the industry.
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NewsNetflix to double original content spend
Original commissions are set to account for a fifth of Netflix’s content spend within the next few years.
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