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NewsITN all set for royal wedding bonanza
ITN is eyeing a major royal wedding payday after hiring out its facilities to more than 100 staff from international broadcasters and lining up sales of its coverage of the event.
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NewsMad Men to return in 2012
US drama Mad Men is to return in early 2012, despite negotiations between cable network AMC and creator Matt Weiner remaining unresolved.
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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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NewsDiscovery on hunt for head of format factory
Discovery Networks International is understood to be recruiting for a heavyweight exec to head up a London-based initiative to come up with international formats.
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NewsBBC2 to air Kennedys drama
A multi-million dollar miniseries about the rise of the Kennedys, pulled by the History Channel in the US, is to air on BBC2.
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NewsSlavery series heads up Wall to Wall’s US push
Wall to Wall has won a commission from PBS for a series on slavery in South America, as it beefs up ties with the US.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to help Atomized reformat web series for TV
Multiplatform indie Atomized has struck an innovative deal with BBC Worldwide that will see the distributor help fund the reformatting of the indie’s web series as TV shows for international broadcasters.
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NewsRoyal wedding propels Spun Gold into the US
Spun Gold TV is preparing a US offensive after winning its first commission from NBC, to produce a documentary on the royal wedding.
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NewsSpongebob licensing chief to join ITVS GE
The licensing expert behind Spongebob Squarepants is to join ITV Studios Global Entertainment to spearhead its consumer products strategy.
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NewsBBC Arabic Service faces 48-hour strike
The BBC’s Arabic Service is set to experience widespread disruption this week, as journalists plan to embark on a 48-hour strike.
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NewsCineflix set to secure rights to Steadfast TV’s back catalogue
Distributor Cineflix is on the brink of securing the rights to bust indie Steadfast Television’s back catalogue of content.
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NewsSky goes upmarket with Atlantic
Sky is kicking off a major push to convert “older, upmarket Freeview viewers” with the launch of scripted channel Sky Atlantic on 1 February.
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NewsKandola to scour UK for Foxtel
Former ITV director of acquisitions Jay Kandola has been hired by Australian pay TV broadcaster Foxtel to scour the UK for potential shows.
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NewsDaily Show to make way for More 4 investment
Channel 4 is to plough more investment into original commissions and co-productions for digital channel More 4 after cutting back episodes of The Daily Show to just one a week.
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NewsSky to launch Arabic news channel
Sky has formed a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp to launch an Arabic-language news channel across the Middle East and North Africa.
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NewsJeremy Kyle’s US show to air next September
The US version of The Jeremy Kyle Show has been scheduled to launch in September 2011.
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First look: Skins US
MTV has released the first trailer for the US version of teen drama Skins.
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NewsC4 extends Come Dine With Me deal
MIPCOM: Come Dine With Me is to stay on Channel 4 for at least two more years after ITV Studios signed a new multi-year deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsShine inks production deal with Zodiak
Shine Group and Zodiak Rights have joined forces to produce each other’s formats in German and Italian territories.
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NewsCarnival’s Neame to head NBCU production ambitions in UK
NBC Universal has promoted Carnival boss Gareth Neame to spearhead its production drive in the UK ahead of a major push into entertainment, comedy and drama.