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NewsFremantle buys stake in Danish indie Miso
FremantleMedia has bought a majority stake in Miso Films, the Danish producer behind ITV3 drama Those Who Kill.
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NewsDancing on Ice leads RTS Craft & Design Awards nominations
Dancing on Ice has picked up four nominations at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards.
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NewsBBC3 recruits for World’s Toughest Jobs
BBC3 is to send three young people overseas to take on some of the world’s toughest jobs.
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NewsDerren Brown in C4 art heist
Derren Brown will attempt to steal a Turner-nominated painting using pensioners for his next Channel 4 stunt.
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NewsLion TV beefs up Scotland base
Lion Television is beefing up its Scottish production base ahead moving its Homes Under The Hammer series to Glasgow.
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NewsWatch plans to take magic to the ‘next level’
Watch is to return to the magic circle with its latest original commission The Happenings, from Derren Brown-producer Objective Productions.
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NewsYalli hires head of entertainment
Shed Media’s comedy production division Yalli Productions has hired Mark Cossey to the newly created position of head of entertainment.
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NewsITV to renew X Factor and BGT for three more years
ITV is on the brink of renewing The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent until the end of 2016 in a deal that will open the door for Simon Cowell to return to the Dermot O’Leary-fronted singing contest.
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NewsTiger Aspect hires Clare Handford as head of factual
Tiger Aspect has appointed former Sky commissioner Clare Handford as head of factual programming.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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NewsDave orders Brewster's Millions-style travel show
Dave has commissioned a comedy travel series inspired by classic film Brewster’s Millions in which celebrities must spend up to £10,000 in 24 hours.
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NewsMonty Don tests craftmanship for More4
Monty Don is to investigate the world of traditional craftsmanship in a Ricochet series for More4.
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NewsYahoo! orders Boris Johnson spoof
A spoof Boris Johnson is to offer viewers an alternative guide to London in Yahoo!’s latest online commission.
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NewsFrow brings drama back to C5
Channel 5 has ordered its first original British drama in eight years – a 10-part crime procedural called Evidence.
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NewsShed hires business affairs boss
Shed Media has hired Kudos Film and Television’s Martin Haines to head up its commercial and business affairs.
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NewsShed Media US boosts development team
The US arm of Shed Media has boosted its development team with the hire of two execs including Firecracker Films exec Dan Snook.
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NewsMonkey swings for Talkback exec
Made In Chelsea indie Monkey has hired Talkback exec Ollie Brack to help the indie grow its business in the US.
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NewsC4 serves up sex season
Docs about a psychosexual therapist and a Loaded editor’s decision to leave the soft porn industry will form part of a five-part real sex season due to air next month on Channel 4.
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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NewsTV comic Mel Smith dies aged 60
Mel Smith, the comedian and producer behind some of Britain’s best comedy, died on Friday at the age of 60.