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NewsGreenlight round-up: Sky Atlantic sets sail to Brixham
This week Greenlight is going fishing with Sky Atlantic, as a series set in the coastal town of Brixham tops this week’s new commissions
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NewsKidnap and Ransom to return
ITV has recommissioned hostage negotiation drama Kidnap and Ransom, starring Trevor Eve.
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NewsDyckhoff to bring critical eye to architecture for C4
Channel 4 is to examine how buildings affect our lives in a series fronted by architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff.
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NewsCowell eyes X Factor move
Simon Cowell has hinted that the 2011 X Factor final could move away from Fountain Studios to an arena.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: BBC3 rings wedding bells
Wedding fever reaches Greenlight this week with a live episode of BBC3’s Don’t Tell The Bride, to air on the big day (April 29), topping this week’s new commissions.
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NewsOfcom clears raunchy X Factor performances - just
Ofcom is to revise the rules governing family entertainment shows after ruling that The X Factor final performances by Rihanna and Christina Aguilera were “at the very margin of acceptability”.
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NewsFrance and Germany learn How To Live With Women
BBC3 reality series How To Live With Women is to be remade by Elisabeth Murdoch’s super-indie Shine Group in France and Germany.
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NewsDon’t Tell The Bride goes live for royal wedding
BBC3 has ordered a live version of Renegade Pictures’ Don’t Tell The Bride, for the night of the Royal Wedding.
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NewsDiscovery first to buy Gypsy Weddings in acquisitions strategy
Firecracker Films’ ratings smash Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is to air in seven Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA) territories as the broadcaster hones its acquisitions strategy.
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NewsIndie survey records first fall in revenues
The value of the UK independent production sector tumbled by almost 10% to £1.74bn in 2010 - the first time it has fallen since Broadcast’s Indie Survey began in 2003.
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NewsRicochet dips into Warner roster to develop Bachelor for C5
Shed Media is set to tap into parent company Warner Bros’ catalogue for the first time, with plans to produce a UK version of The Bachelor for Channel 5.
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NewsBBC3 to air Being Human spin-off
Becoming Human, the online extension to BBC3 drama Being Human, is to reach its finale via a simulcast aired online and on the digital channel.
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NewsFincham: ITV not over-reliant on X Factor
Peter Fincham has insisted that ITV is not over-reliant on mega brands The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsTalkback gets Squeamish and Shackleton doc
Talkback Thames has won a $3m (£1.84m) commission from the Discovery Channel, and will make a documentary on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton for National Geographic.
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NewsTalkback drama chief heads back to Casualty
Johnathan Young, head of drama at Talkback Thames and the former executive producer of The Bill, is to join the BBC, replacing Holby and Casualty boss Belinda Campbell.
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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsITV rapped over X Factor guest promotions
Ofcom has censured ITV for promoting downloads of guest performers on The X Factor and for broadcasting flashing images.
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NewsTV faces freelancer brain drain
More than half of TV freelancers expect to have quit the industry in 10 years’ time, according to a major survey of the sector by Broadcast.
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NewsX Factor magazine closed
The X Factor’s spin-off magazine has been closed after the seventh series of the hit ITV show ended last week.
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NewsX Factor site pulls in 12 million users
This year’s series of The X Factor attracted 12 million unique users to a dedicated site on itv.com, an increase of 16% year on year.