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NewsBBC drama chief joins Euston Films
Drama chief Hilary Martin is leaving the BBC and re-joining former colleague Simon Judd to establish a Manchester base for Euston Films.
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NewsITV Studios indies to play part in cost savings
ITV Studios’ portfolio of in-house labels and acquired indies will all be expected to play their part in the company’s efficiency drive – as its bid to find £25m of savings begins to bite.
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NewsBBC starts axing Studios jobs
BBC Studios’ bases in London and Bristol will bear the brunt of a large-scale redundancy drive as director Mark Linsey’s plan to slash its headcount by around 15% gets under way.
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NewsIP dispute the talk of Mipcom
A major formats dispute between Banijay and Fremantle Media-backed Israeli indie Abot Hameiri was the talk of Mipcom, with the row shining a light on an “increasing” issue around international format theft.
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NewsBBC tender prompts questions
Producers have raised questions about the value of securing a BBC format after A Question Of Sport and Holby City became the first shows to be put out to tender since the in-house guarantee was scrapped.
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NewsShonda Rhimes eyes UK project
Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes has revealed that she is eager to create a show for the UK and is eyeing the possibility of tapping intoDisney’s increasingly international production presence.
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NewsITV Encore’s identity crisis
Leading drama producers have agreed with director of television Kevin Lygo’s assessment that ITV Encore remains a ‘work in progress’ and requires strategic refinement.
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NewsBroadcast Commissioning Forum lifts the lid on hit shows
The creative forces behind hit shows including BBC drama The A Word and ITV’s Marcella will explore the secrets of their success at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum on 3 November.
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NewsAOL UK takes ‘huge leap’ with in-house originals
AOL UK has ordered the first batch of original series from its in-house division, as the fledgling production arm shifts gear.
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NewsHolby City put out to tender
Producers have been offered the opportunity to land a three-year contract to produce Holby City – the second BBC show to be put out to tender after the broadcaster scrapped in-house guarantees.
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NewsTony Blackburn returns to the BBC
Tony Blackburn is to return to the BBC, eight months after he claimed to have been sacked by the corporation.
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NewsITV returns to the wrestling ring
ITV is returning to the ring with a one-off pro-wrestling special after a 20-year hiatus.
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NewsBafta Children's Awards nominations announced
Horrible Histories and online educational platform TrueTube lead the way in the Bafta Children’s Awards nominations after picking up three nods each.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery unveils first UK originals
Investigation Discovery has revealed three real crime commissions - its first slate of UK originals.
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NewsVoltage cooks up food format for BBC2
Voltage TV has landed a 12-part primetime food competition celebrating home cooking to air on BBC2 next summer.
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NewsITV drama: Lygo demands more fun & lightness
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo has called on programme makers to come up with more “happy, life affirming” dramas like The Durrells, saying he was “tired of endless murders”.
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NewsVice News staffs up
Nightly show Vice News Tonight is to launch on Vice in the UK as the fledgling broadcaster staffs up its newsroom with eight hires.
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NewsPaxman to travel UK rivers for C4
Jeremy Paxman will journey along four of the UK’s greatest rivers in an upcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsIn brief: Thunderbirds; NBCU; Avanti; Aurora; World of Weird
Thunderbirds go to China as Pinewood forges a development funding deal with Avanti.
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NewsBBC releases Question Of Sport tender
Regional producers could be best placed to scoop the £4m contract to produce A Question of Sport after the BBC released its first tender document since scrapping its in-house guarantee.