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NewsTim Hincks confirmed as Endemol & Shine president
Tim Hincks has been named as president of the newly merged Endemol and Shine Group company.
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NewsMidsomer Murders inducted into crime Hall of Fame
Midsomer Murders has become the first TV show inducted into the Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame as BBC1’s Happy Valley picked up two awards.
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NewsAmazon schedules Ripper Street weekly
Amazon has opted to schedule Ripper Street, its first UK commission, in a regular weekly slot rather than follow the Netflix model of releasing the entire series all at once.
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NewsC4 signs up Little Dot to create pilots for Shorts
All3Media digital company Little Dot Studios is to create a pilot a month for Channel 4’s online short-form video platform Shorts.
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NewsMary Berry heads to Shine for next BBC2 series
Shine Soho, the indie label behind all UK MasterChef series, has lured Mary Berry away from Love Productions for her latest BBC2 format.
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NewsBBC3’s Snog Marry Avoid? set for US remake
Long-running BBC3 series Snog Marry Avoid? is to be remade in the US for Discovery-owned broadcaster TLC.
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NewsYalli wins C4 gameshow pilot
Yalli Productions is to pilot a gameshow format for Channel 4 in which contestants must agree how to divide up a prize pot into unequal amounts.
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NewsBetty sets up ugly date for TLC
The Undateables producer Betty is to follow singletons with hidden medical conditions including alopecia and hyperhidrosis as they try to find love in a dating format for TLC.
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NewsEmma Willis to join Twenty Twenty
The Great British Bake Off commissioner Emma Willis is to leave the BBC after nearly nine years to become creative director of Twenty Twenty Television.
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NewsJonathan Levi joins Renegade Pictures
Jonathan Levi, the executive producer responsible for shows including recent BBC3 doc Tulisa: The Price of Fame, has joined Renegade Pictures.
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NewsJames Murdoch hints at future for Shine/Endemol
Mipcom: 21st Century Fox co-chief operating officer James Murdoch has provided the first glimpse of what a merged Shine and Endemol business will look like in a keynote interview in Cannes.
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NewsTwofour’s Educating… to be remade in China
Mipcom: Twofour has teamed up with Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV to develop a local version of its Educating… brand.
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NewsX Factor UK completes international deals
The X Factor UK will be broadcast in 147 territories after Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia International completed a raft of international distribution deals.
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NewsShine cooks up 50th MasterChef format deal
MasterChef is heading to Colombia after Shine International closed its 50th format deal for the hit cooking fomat.
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NewsHospital Club's hClub100 revealed
The Hospital Club has revealed its hClub100 list of the most innovative and inspirational people working across the creative industries, including 10 names from the TV sector.
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NewsFirst Dates pulls 12-part order
Fixed-rig dating show First Dates is to return to Channel 4 for a third run – with an extended 12 part series.
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NewsITV signs Grantchester vicar up to Twitter
The crime-fighting vicar in ITV’s forthcoming 1950s drama Grantchester is to get his own Twitter account as part of a social media experiment from producer Lovely Day.
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NewsAlex Mahon rallies Shine staff
Outgoing Shine Group chief exec Alex Mahon has written to staff to say she is confident they will continue to produce “spectacularly compelling” shows following the mega-merger with Endemol.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch to leave Shine after mega-merger
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.