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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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NewsBetty launches US arm
The Undateables producer Betty has launched a US production arm headed up by Discovery exec Jon Sechrist as it attempts to crack America.
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NewsPact attacks EU stance on content-blocking
Pact has hit back at European Commission claims that Sky and the US studios are acting illegally by preventing consumers across the continent from accessing content in other territories.
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NewsC4 sets sail with Twofour Navy doc
Royal Marines Commando School producer Twofour is to turn its attention to the Royal Navy for its latest fixed-rig series for Channel 4.
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NewsBroadcast launches WhatsApp alerts for Edinburgh
Sign up to Broadcast’s WhatsApp messaging list for the latest Edinburgh news
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NewsYentob: Kids Company claims 'a disgrace'
BBC creative director and chairman of Kids Company Alan Yentob has refuted claims of financial mismanagement at the children’s charity but admitted to contacting Newsnight regarding its revelations.
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NewsBBC1 developing Mark Duggan drama
BBC1 is in the early stages of developing a factual drama about Mark Duggan, the Tottenham resident killed by police in 2011 whose death sparked riots across the country.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.
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NewsDiscovery appoints international content boss
Discovery veteran Marjorie Kaplan is to become president of content for Discovery Networks International (DNI), overseeing the US giant’s international commissioning hub and working closely with its UK indies including All3Media.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: The Great British Bake Off, BBC1
Click to see how well the opener of the Love Productions show fared.
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NewsITVS ties with Weinstein Company for USSR drama
ITV Studios and The Weinstein Company have boarded Archery Pictures’ big-budget drama set in the USSR.
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NewsSport and films drive TV spend to £6.4bn
Total broadcaster spend on UK content grew by 9% in 2014 to £6.4bn, with an 18% surge in film and sport responsible for the rise.
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NewsBBC breakfast DJs Evans & Grimshaw gain listeners
BBC Radio 1 & 2 breakfast hosts Nick Grimshaw and Chris Evans grew their audiences over the past three months, according to the latest set of Rajar figures.
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NewsJoanna Lumley explores Elvis for ITV
Joanna Lumley is to travel to Graceland to explore the life of Elvis Presley in a one-off documentary for ITV.
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NewsHow Amazon secured the Top Gear team
Producer Andy Wilman’s full interview, which reveals the promise of a big budget and creative freedom sealed the deal for the SVoD service
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NewsC5 plans Lip Sync litmus test
Channel 5 will use buzzy, karaoke-style format Lip Sync Battle as a litmus test for its entertainment strategy next year.
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NewsC4 confident of public future
Channel 4 is quietly confident of staving off privatisation despite chancellor George Osborne lining up a £32bn sell-off of public assets.
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NewsLiberty Global boss: ITV a content 'case study'
Liberty Global chief executive Mike Fries has revealed that the cable giant is using its ITV investment as a “case study” for its content strategy and underlined it had “no intention” of launching a full takeover.
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NewsDiscovery hit by net income fall
Discovery Communications struggled with a foreign currency crunch, a content write-off and costs relating to its recent acquisition of Eurosport as net income dropped 25% in the last quarter.
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NewsEd Sayer leaves Nat Geo for Discovery
Discovery Networks International has boosted its commissioning team by hiring Nat Geo’s Ed Sayer.