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NewsPact issues manifesto for overseas growth
Pact is refocusing its energies on the international market with the publication of a new manifesto that focuses on maintaining the indie production sector’s success abroad.
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NewsDavid Booth exits MTV
MTV International’s senior vice president of content and programming David Booth is to leave the broadcaster after five years.
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NewsShowtime orders third Homeland run
A third season of Homeland has been ordered by Showtime, which will air on Channel 4 in the UK.
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NewsBBCW inks first co-pro deals with BBC in-house
BBC Worldwide’s original commissioning strategy has led to its first co-production deals with BBC in-house.
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NewsCentury doc to launch global Why Poverty? event for BBC
A 60-minute BBC1 film from Brian Hill’s Century Films will launch a major international broadcasting event about global poverty, with a further seven films to be broadcast on BBC4.
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NewsHulu and BBC in second co-pro deal
Mipcom: BBC Productions has agreed its second co-production deal with US VoD service Hulu to create comedy thriller The Wrong Mans.
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NewsTop Gear hosts sign three-year deal
BBC Worldwide has struck new deals with Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond which are likely to secure the future of the show for three years.
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NewsSky strengthens film offering in Warner Bros deal
Sky has secured a major new deal with Warner Bros that will bring blockbusters such as The Dark Knight Rises and Sherlock Holmes to the platform.
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NewsBBC1's White Queen heading to US
Company Pictures’ epic War of the Roses drama based on Philippa Gregory’s triology of novels has been picked up by US broadcaster Starz.
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NewsSarah Wright adds Sky Movies role
Sky Entertainment acquisitions boss Sarah Wright has been promoted and will take on Simon Rexworthy’s duties on Sky Movies.
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NewsPeter Smith named Cineflix Studios CEO
Peter Smith, the former president of NBCUniversal International, has been named chief executive of Cineflix Studios.
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NewsITV4 nets Bundesliga football highlights
ITV4 has netted free-to-air rights to broadcast highlights of Germany’s top flight football league.
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NewsDirector Tony Scott dies in suicide jump
Top Gun director and TV executive producer Tony Scott has died after leaping from a bridge in Los Angeles.
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NewsBaxter leaves Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television’s long-time head of European distribution Stuart Baxter is leaving the company after nine years.
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NewsHat Trick expands Spy ring to 105 countries for second run
The second series of Hat Trick comedy series Spy has been pre-sold to 105 countries including Japan, France, Norway and across Asia.
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NewsRaw wins order for Investigation Discovery and History Television
Raw TV will produce a dramatic documentary series examining how people are coerced into carrying out unthinkable acts by criminals or abusive family members.
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NewsBBC global audience hits 239m
BBC international services have seen a rise in its global weekly audience by 14m to 239m in 2012 - an increase of 6% despite facing cut backs.
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NewsFME partners with Bones exec producer
FremantleMedia Enterprises is pushing further into US drama after securing a first look deal with Hollywood film and TV producer Barry Josephson’s production company.
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NewsUS shows: saved and scrapped
As US networks decide what to save and scrap from their schedules, Broadcast offers an at-a-glance guide to how UK TV channels will be affected.
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NewsHincks promoted to Endemol Group president
Endemol UK chief executive Tim Hincks has been upped to president of Endemol Group.