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NewsThe CW buys Sky's Hooten & The Lady
US cable network The CW has picked up Sky 1 action drama Hooten and The Lady from Sky Vision, marking one of the distributor’s biggest scripted US deals to date.
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NewsSky: Discovery demands £1bn for channels
Sky has revealed that Discovery is demanding £1bn for its portfolio of channels as the carriage row between the two media giants ratcheted up a level.
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NewsPrincess inks Rimmel deal
Princess Productions has forged a deal with make-up brand Rimmel to launch an online series featuring 12 of YouTube’s biggest beauty influencers.
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NewsFledgling indie scores Tough Mudder Sky show
Sky Sports has commissioned fledgling indie Wilson Worldwide Productions to follow British Olympians as they compete in a selection of Tough Mudder challenges.
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NewsRealscreen: entertainment and politics dominate DC
Realscreen Summit was marked by the issue of indie sustainability and discussion of how the stormy political climate would impact unscripted television.
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NewsEmerging writer join Dancing Ledge
Dancing Ledge Productions has awarded its second writer in residence bursary after receiving submissions from over 150 writers.
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NewsLionsgate backs Last King Of Scotland producer
Lionsgate UK has taken a stake in The Last King Of Scotland producer Potboiler Television and signed a first-look deal for global distribution of its shows.
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NewsDRG eyes investments after Wildseed tie-up
DRG has an “eye and a half ” on making a series of investments in the wake of its deal to back Wildseed Studios content, as it evolves into a future-proofed distribution business.
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NewsC4 to air full series of Bake Off this year
Jay Hunt has revealed that the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off will air on Channel 4 in 2017.
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NewsGinger Spice helps BBC celebrate the ‘90s
Ginger Spice Geri Horner is to feature in an Outline Productions documentary as part of the BBC’s My Generation strand.
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NewsNetflix lifts lid on unscripted strategy
Netflix plans to release at least 30 documentaries and is looking to reach “double-digit” numbers of unscripted formats in 2017.
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NewsBBC acquires first Spanish drama
BBC4 has acquired its first Spanish drama – striking a deal with distributor Arrow Films for thriller I Know Who You Are.
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NewsITV opens up Russian doll gameshow
Catchphrase indie STV Productions is making a Russian doll-themed studio gameshow for ITV.
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NewsReports: C4 in Bake Off talks with BBC
Channel 4 is negotiating with the BBC to air The Great British Bake Off this year, according to a series of press reports.
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NewsDonna Clark to join Darlow Smithson
Donna Clark, former head of formats and features commissioning at the BBC, has joined Darlow Smithson Productions as joint managing director.
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NewsLine of Duty commissioner joins Two Cities
Line Of Duty commissioner Stephen Wright is to leave the BBC to join Alex Graham and Michael Jackson’s Two Cities indie.
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NewsCarnival recruits BBC Studios exec
Carnival Films has recruited Jessica Pope as an exec producer.
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NewsITV expands Save Money strand
ITV has expanded its fledgling Save Money strand after ordering a primetime consumer format from Crackit Productions.
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NewsTigress scores marquee Nat Geo series
National Geographic is to explore the life of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey in a major Sigourney Weaver-narrated series from Endemol Shine’s Tigress Productions.
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NewsBBC restructures specialist factual team
The BBC has overhauled its specialist factual commissioning team - creating three roles dedicated to science, religion & ethics and history.