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NewsITVS creates new label for The Chase exec
ITV Studios has hived off hit shows, including The Chase and The Big Reunion, into a new label led by creative director Michael Kelpie.
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NewsBBC1’s Father Brown to return
BBC1’s daytime drama Father Brown has been blessed with a second series.
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NewsAlan Patridge and will.i.am vie for RTS Awards
The RTS Programme Awards 2012 nominations have been revealed with Sky’s Alan Partridge, Channel 4’s Fresh Meat and BBC2’s Twenty Twelve vying for best scripted comedy.
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NewsSky buys Telefónica's broadband business
BSkyB has become the second largest broadband operator in the UK after acquiring Telefónica UK’s broadband business.
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NewsOfcom awards final local TV licence
Ofcom has awarded the final local television licence to the Sir Michael Lyons-chaired group YourTV in Preston.
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NewsLifetime hunts creative boss for UK launch
A+E Network’s Lifetime has kicked off the hunt for a head of creative as it prepares for its UK launch.
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NewsCharlie Parsons fires shot at C4
Producer airs ‘widespread concerns’ that the broadcaster’s indie relationships have gone sour
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NewsBBC hires new Casualty and Holby City boss
BBC drama lifer Oliver Kent has been appointed as the new executive producer of Casualty and Holby City.
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NewsSky Living orders Australian cooking format
Sky Living HD has ordered a UK version of Australian cooking format My Kitchen Rules.
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NewsBBCW eyes £50m Showcase
Event expected to notch up 20% of annual business, as premium drama and CEE sales boom
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NewsA tribute to Sir Denis Forman
Granada man was a champion of high-quality programming, top staff and financial success, say former Broadcast editor Rod Allen.
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NewsC5 takes CSI route for ob-doc
Channel 5 has ordered CSI-style medical ob-doc Trauma Doctors from Cineflix Productions, which it hopes could become a long-running series for the channel.
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NewsProduct placement to be worth £120m by 2018
The value of product-placement deals in the UK could grow to £120m in the next five years, according to data released by analyst KPMG.
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NewsTV inequality ‘entrenched’
Harriet Harman launches initiatives to quantify extent of discrimination against older women.
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NewsBBCW puts indie acquisition plans on hold
BBC Worldwide will not acquire equity stakes in any further UK indies as it reassesses its strategy in the UK production sector.
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NewsITV eyes £20m content boost
Strong year for ITV with revenue and profits rising as reliance on advertising sales is reduced
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NewsTranscripts reveal split BBC
The scale of the task facing the incoming director of BBC News was laid bare last week as the Pollard transcripts exposed the fault lines in a fractured newsroom.
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NewsSky 1 scuppers Sinbad
Sky 1 has cancelled Impossible Pictures’ big-budget drama Sinbad after a single series.
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NewsFX orders special-ops series from Sons Of Anarchy creator
US cable network FX has ordered a dark action horror drama called Lucas Stand from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter.
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NewsThe Review Show moved to BBC4
BBC2’s The Review Show is to be moved to BBC4 and scaled back to a monthly slot as the multichannel refreshes its arts output.