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NewsEndemol Shine leapfrogs FMI
The Endemol Shine Group merger has helped its recently unified distribution division leapfrog Fremantle Media International to become the second-largest sales house in the UK, according to Broadcast’s Distributors Survey 2015.
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NewsMidwinter of Spirit shifted from Encore
ITV has bumped Midwinter of the Spirit, its first original commission for pay-TV channel Encore, onto its main channel.
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NewsEndemol Shine loads first PC game
Endemol Shine UK has moved into PC gaming for the first time – launching a ninja fighter months after offloading games division Bossa Studios.
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NewsTroy heads up BBC1 slate
BBC1 has ordered a “bold and visceral” primetime dramatisation of the Greek myth of Troy as part of a raft of 10 commissions and a comedy season.
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NewsTriForce launches comedy writer competition
Diverse comedy writers will get the chance to work on a Tiger Aspect development as part of TriForce Creative Network’s second WriterSlam.
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NewsPrincess to make YouTube cancer fundraiser
Princess Productions will team up with well-known vloggers to produce a 12-hour live-streamed event on YouTube for Stand Up To Cancer.
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NewsEmmerdale producer to take over Coronation Street
Days before Coronation Street is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live special, it has emerged the soap’s producer will leave his role at the end of the year.
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NewsSolid start for Saturday Night Takeaway US
The US version of Saturday Night Takeaway has become NBC’s biggest non-scripted launch since gameshow Take It All three years ago.
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NewsHincks and Abraham clash over ToT
The future of the terms of trade remained a key theme on day two of the RTS Cambridge Convention, with Channel 4 boss David Abraham and Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks clashing on the topic.
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NewsAll3Media invests in top film directors
Anand Tucker and Sharon Maguire, the directors and producers of films including Girl With A Pearl Earring and Bridget Jones’s Diary, have created an indie with backing from All3Media.
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NewsFremantle Media backs Andreae indie
Simon Andreae has launched a London-based indie with a 25% investment from the increasingly acquisitive Fremantle Media.
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NewsPlebs star to front hybrid ITV2 sketch show
ITV2 will send up some of television’s most recognisable brands in a hybrid sketch/prank show from the makers of Celebrity Juice.
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NewsHall defends The Voice and ‘luvvies letter’
Director general Tony Hall has pledged that the BBC’s next entertainment hit will be “home grown” and defended the decision to coordinate a ‘luvvies letter’ backing the broadcaster.
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NewsRenegade co-founder takes on Warner group role
Renegade Pictures creative director Jon Rowlands is leaving the indie after nearly 10 years to take on a newly created brief at Warner Bros. Television Production UK.
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NewsKudos reshuffles production team
Kudos joint chief executives Diederick Santer and Daniel Isaacs have reshuffled the company’s production team.
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NewsWall to Wall options Israeli entertainment format
The Voice producer Wall to Wall is in talks with broadcasters over a UK version of shiny floor format I Can Do That after licensing the Israeli format.
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NewsConfusion over Black Mirror rights
Confusion has emerged over the rights to Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror following reports that Channel 4’s dark comedy will move to Netflix.
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NewsNetflix snatches Black Mirror from C4
Netflix has swooped to nab Charlie Brooker’s dark comedy Black Mirror away from Channel 4.
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NewsITV to pilot parent intervention format
ITV has ordered a pilot from Boundless which will follow grown-up children as they help their parents deal with life-threatening health, debt and anxiety issues.
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NewsDavid Liddiment joins FremantleMedia
All3Media co-founder David Liddiment has joined FremantleMedia UK as non-executive chairman.