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NewsEndemol Shine gaming arm completes MBO
Endemol Shine UK’s games developer Bossa Studios has completed a management buyout from the mega-indie.
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NewsShine secures bumper police doc for Sky
Sky 1 has ordered a bumper 20-part documentary about the Greater Manchester Police force from Shine TV.
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NewsC4 unable to reach new NFL deal
Channel 4 is to stop screening its NFL coverage after two years as the two parties failed to agree a new deal.
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NewsObjective wins retro C4 commission
Objective Productions has revealed its first commission following the departure of chief executive Andrew Newman – a full series building on two-part documentary It Was Alright in the 70s.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsLee Bartlett to leave Discovery
Discovery’s Lee Bartlett is to leave the company five years after joining from ITV.
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NewsITV Studios America hires scripted boss
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Studios chief executive Philippe Maigret as it continues to boost its scripted arm.
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NewsMary Beard returns to Pompeii for BBC1
Professor Mary Beard is to front an hour-long documentary on the restoration of Pompeii for BBC1.
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NewsIn brief: Boundless; Twofour; Videology
Boundless has signed Michael Portillo for his tatest BBC2 railway adventure and Twofour is to explore tragedies for Nat Geo. Click for more
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NewsLittle Dot poaches Maverick exec for TV push
Little Dot Studios has set its sights on a move into linear TV production after hiring three Maverick execs, including creative director of digital Dan Jones.
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NewsFormer Remarkable boss sets up indie
Colette Foster, the former co-managing director of Remarkable Television, has launched an indie three months after revealing she was leaving Endemol Shine UK.
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NewsRemarkable unveils fresh management team
Endemol Shine UK indie Remarkable Television has unveiled its new look management team, promoting James Fox and hiring Twofour’s Kitty Walshe as co-managing directors.
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NewsBravo pilots Lime family business format
Lime Pictures has won a pilot order from US network Bravo for a format in which family businesses will be run by the reluctant offspring of their founders.
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NewsRemarkable boss handed central Endemol Shine role
Endemol Shine UK has appointed Remarkable Television co-managing director Nick Mather as creative director of its central creative team.
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NewsFormer ITV controller installed as Objective boss
All3Media has installed former ITV entertainment controller Layla Smith as chief executive of Objective Productions with immediate effect, replacing Andrew Newman after six years in the role.
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NewsBoundless appoints managing director
Boundless creative director Hannah Wyatt has been promoted to managing director after Patrick Holland left to become BBC head of documentaries.
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NewsBoomerang lands 60 hours of C4 business
Twofour Group indie Boomerang has won 60 hours of business from Channel 4 including a one-off documentary about high-end removal firms and a bumper second series of Posh Pawnbrokers.
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NewsC4 orders health slate
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of health-based feature shows from Twofour, Fresh One and Broadbean Media.
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NewsITV US president steps down
ITV Studios America president Orly Adelson has stepped down, prompting a restructure at the US business.
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NewsBentley wins supernatural ITV drama
Bentley Productions has landed its first non-Midsomer Murders drama for ITV since Ultimate Force – a two-hour special based on Neil Spring’s The Ghost Hunter novel.