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NewsThames hires head of development
Fremantle Media UK indie Thames has hired Superhero Television founder Lucas Green as its new head of development.
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NewsBlink lands Korean doc deal
Blink Films has struck a landmark partnership with Korean broadcaster EBS after working closely with Argonon-backed business enabler The Bridge.
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NewsAll3Media acquires Neal Street
All3Media has acquired Call The Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions.
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NewsLime and Monkey win Bravo orders
Lime Pictures and Monkey Kingdom have landed major orders from US cable network Bravo as part of the NBC Universal-owned broadcaster’s latest programming slate.
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NewsBBC2 returns to £100k house formats
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Remarkable Television series The House That £100k Built.
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NewsBBC2 orders Stephen Poliakoff WW2 drama
Stephen Poliakoff is to write and direct a six-part drama set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of World War II for BBC2.
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NewsLenny Henry to sing blues for Sky
Lenny Henry’s indie Douglas Road has picked up its first commission – a 3 x 60-minute documentary about the blues for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky teams with Stan Lee
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.
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NewsBen Stephenson joins Bad Robot
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.
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NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsC4 orders fast-turnaround Germanwings film
Channel 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the safety of flying following last week’s Germanwings air disaster.
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NewsNBC picks up First Dates for US remake
Channel 4 dating show First Dates is headed to the US after NBC ordered an eight-part run of the Twenty Twenty format.
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NewsDog House Media embraces cats for C5
Dog House Media has produced two documentaries about cats for Channel 5.
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NewsHBO buys Nick Broomfield murder doc from Sky
US network HBO leads the line-up of international broadcasters that have acquired Sky’s Nick Broomfield documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper.
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NewsTrevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF
Projector Pictures, the indie set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, has inked a first-look deal with ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster.
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NewsBBC greenlights Steve McQueen drama
The BBC has formally commissioned its “epic” Steve McQueen drama about the experiences of a black community in west London.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes at NCA
The National Crime Agency has opened its doors to Blast! Films for Channel 4’s latest access documentary.
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NewsJohn Yorke leaves Company Pictures
John Yorke has stepped down as the managing director of Company Pictures after more than two years and All3Media is now hunting for his successor.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Family Guy
Click to see how ITV2 stands to benefit from its acquisition of the BBC3 series.
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NewsBBC unveils boost for NI television sector
The BBC has pledged to increase network spend in Northern Ireland, as well as plough £200,000 a year into drama development and invest £2m annually in children’s content in the nation.