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NewsABC picks up White Van Man series
Axed BBC3 show White Van Man has been picked up for a full series by US network ABC following a successful pilot.
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NewsSurprise Surprise heads to US
Classic ITV entertainment show Surprise Surprise is to be remade for US network NBC – just months after being revived in the UK.
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NewsNBCUniversal acquires majority stake in KidsCo
NBCUniversal International has acquired a controlling 51% stake in international children’s channel KidsCo.
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NewsITV hires Shine's Ruth Clarke
ITV Studios has continued its senior management overhaul, this time hiring Shine International’s Ruth Clarke to head up indie relations for distribution arm Global Entertainment.
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NewsLondon Mayor calls for Tory DG
Mark Thompson’s successor as the head of the BBC should be a Tory “who knows about the work ethic, and cutting costs”, Boris Johnson has said.
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NewsBBC drama sweeps Bafta Craft awards
Sherlock, Great Expectations and Frozen Planet each picked up a trio of awards at the British Academy Television Craft Awards last night.
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NewsClunes and Norris to star in ITV1 murder drama
Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes are set to star in an ITV1 drama about a mother who suspects her son has committed murder.
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NewsWales should seek own C3 licence, report says
The Welsh government should seek a specific Channel 3 licence as part of a range of measures to safeguard the nation’s media interests, a new report has recommended.
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NewsPortillo boards BBC2 railway show
BBC2 is to push daytime format Great British Railway Journeys into peak as host Michael Portillo broadens his horizons to the rest of Europe.
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NewsITV1 orders second helping of Let’s Do Lunch
ITV1 has commissioned a second series of Let’s Do Lunch…With Gino and Mel after a solid first outing last year.
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NewsOfcom invites local TV bids
Ofcom has opened its doors for bidders to submit their applications to run local TV services in 21 towns and cities across the country.
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NewsFriday Night Dinner beats Gervais comedy at Rose d’Or
Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner has been named best sitcom at the Rose d’Or Festival, beating Ricky Gervais’ latest BBC comedy Life’s Too Short.
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NewsLast chance: Freelancer Survey 2012
Broadcast is inviting freelancers working in TV to have their say on the industry in our annual Freelancers Survey.
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NewsRoly Keating named British Library chief exec
Roly Keating is to leave the BBC after 29 years to become chief executive of the British Library.
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NewsBragg "angry" over limited tax breaks
Melvyn Bragg is unhappy that tax breaks are to be limited to high-end cinematic TV dramas and not available to smaller, less mainstream arts programming.
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NewsC4 asks viewers to spot mental health patients
Channel 4 is embarking on a major programming stunt by casting people with mental health issues in some of its highest-profile series – and asking viewers whether they can spot them.
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NewsMykura to build NGCI London hub
Hamish Mykura is creating a National Geographic Channel International commissioning hub in London in a bid to reinvent its output with a string of long-running formats.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC DG
The deadline for applications to become BBC director general has passed – with four internal candidates thought to be battling a handful of outsiders to land arguably the top job in British television.
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NewsSpectrum charges could hit content spend
Public service programming could be under threat if Ofcom pushes ahead with plans to start charging broadcasters for spectrum, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSky extends comedy strategy to Living and Arts
Sky Living has ordered its first ever scripted comedies as BSkyB ramps up its aggressive push in the genre across its portfolio of channels.