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NewsITV buys Talpa for £355m
ITV has taken full control of Talpa Media for an initial fee of £355m in what marks chief executive Adam Crozier’s biggest acquisition to date.
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NewsIndus brings fresh face to BBC2
Former Indus Films researcher Will Millard is to front a three part series by the indie exploring the Pacific Ocean’s Coral Triangle.
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NewsBBC unveils nations formats
A primetime BBC1 physical gameshow, a “super-smart, cryptic” BBC4 quiz and a Robot Wars-style BBC2 pilot are among 10 entertainment commissions unveiled this week.
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NewsTop Gear: how it rates
BBC2 and iPlayer are on the brink of losing their most popular show after the BBC pulled the remaining three episodes of its latest series.
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NewsTop Gear controversy threatens £50m 'super-brand'
The fracas surrounding the future of Top Gear and its host Jeremy Clarkson could significantly dent BBC Worldwide revenues after the format was estimated to be worth at least £50m per year.
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NewsNerd hires Fresh One producer
Inside The Gangster’s Code producer Nerd TV is boosting its popular factual development plans with the hire of Supernanny producer Jeremy Lee.
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NewsUS network GSN eyes Man Vs Fly
US network GSN is developing a TV version of Gogglebox Entertainment’s online fly-swatting format Man Vs Fly.
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NewsLuther producer sets up Endemol Shine drama label
Endemol Shine Group has launched its first new label since its merger in December - a drama indie headed up by Luther and Silent Witness exec Phillippa Giles.
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NewsThe Fall returns for third outing
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Allan Cubitt’s thriller The Fall after the second series ended on an open-ended cliffhanger.
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NewsBBC suspends Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended as the presenter of Top Gear following a “fracas with a BBC producer”.
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NewsGaelic drama Bannan to return
Gaelic broadcaster BBC Alba is to tap into the success of foreign-language series such as The Killing after commissioning another 10 episodes of local drama Bannan.
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NewsC5 returns to 10,000 BC
Channel 5 is bringing back The Garden’s stone-age reality series 10,000 BC for a second series.
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NewsC4 explores SAS selection process
Minnow Films is to use fixed-rig cameras to shine a light on the SAS selection process in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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NewsHat Trick backs Emma Read indie
Hat Trick Productions has made its first indie investment in eight years after acquiring a stake in the indie launched by former ITN Productions executive Emma Read.
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NewsKevin Spacey to front CNN White House doc
Kevin Spacey is to front a documentary series about the White House for CNN, produced by Raw TV.
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NewsBBCW hires Twenty Twenty producer
BBC Worldwide has appointed Twenty Twenty executive producer Kirsty Hanson as commissioning executive for its recently-launched international channel BBC Earth.
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NewsEuston Films options Tana French best-sellers
FremantleMedia UK indie Euston Films has optioned three murder mystery novels by Tana French as it establishes its development slate.
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NewsStudioCanal restructures TV division
The creator of The Killing and Red Production Company are to forge closer ties following a restructure of StudioCanal’s TV business.
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NewsThree River Fiction hires drama exec
Three River Fiction, the drama division of Jonathan Drake’s indie, has hired former Emmerdale writer Ben McGrath as development producer.
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NewsLBC presenter handed ITV series
LBC Radio presenter James O’Brien has signed up to front a topical debate show for ITV Daytime in the run up to the election.