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Talpa UK hires ex-C4 commissioner
Talpa UK has hired former Channel 4 commissioning editor Madeleine Knight as its director of development and formats.
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Simon Jack appointed BBC business editor
Radio 4’s Today programme business and economics correspondent Simon Jack has been appointed BBC business editor.
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ITV Studios appoints international president
ITV Studios Global Entertainment managing director Maria Kyriacou has been promoted to international president of ITV Studios.
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In brief: More 4; RTS; Grass Roots
More 4 has picked up an Australian vet doc while the RTS is to invest £75,000 in TV technology bursaries.
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BBC Studios hires head of development
In-house development chief Damon Pattison has been appointed to the “business critical” role of BBC Studios head of development.
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Shine takes The Force to Essex for Sky 1
Shine TV is to head to Essex for the second series of Sky 1 blue-light documentary The Force.
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Electric Ray lands debut ITV order
Electric Ray has landed its first ITV commission – a primetime factual series following Britain’s army of council enforcement officers.
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Fairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale
Rona Fairhead has sought reassurance from culture secretary John Whittingdale that the BBC Trust’s public consultation will be taken into account as part of charter review.
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Syco: The X Factor will not be rested
Syco has denied reports that The X Factor will be rested and is quietly confident that the singing contest will be recommissioned by ITV.
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Wildgaze developing Brooklyn TV spin-off for BBC
Wildgaze Films is developing a TV spin-off to Oscar and Bafta-nominated Brooklyn, the company’s producers Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey have confirmed to Broadcast sister-magazine Screen.
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Hincks slams ‘snobbery’ over BBC entertainment imports
Outgoing Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks has claimed that an “inherent snobbery” lies behind criticism of the BBC importing entertainment formats.
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New C4 chair praises broadcaster’s unique remit
Channel 4’s new chairman Charles Gurassa has extolled the virtues of the broadcaster’s unique public service remit in his first message to staff.
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NAO prepares two BBC reviews
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.
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Matt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.
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BBC Olympics deal analysed
The BBC and Discovery are eyeing future sports partnerships after striking an Olympics rights deal this week that was hugely important for both parties.
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Sky eyes free-to-air growth
Sky is increasingly moving into the free-to-air world, with chief executive Jeremy Darroch opening up about the broadcaster’s non-pay strategy.
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Kevin Lygo to rip up ITV rulebook
Kevin Lygo is expected to rip up ITV’s traditional commissioning structure and blur the boundaries between genres as he aims to breathe new life into factual and entertainment.
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Moyles gets Radio X off to a strong start
Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.
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E4's Tattoo Fixers inks spin-off series
E4 has ordered two Tattoo Fixers spin-off series following the success of the Studio Lambert format.
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MTV attempts second Catfish adaptation
The Valleys producer True North is working with MTV on a second attempt to bring Catfish: The TV Show to British audiences.