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NewsOctober scores Discovery US order
Walking The Himalayas indie October Films has picked up a six-part survival series for Discovery - its third major US commission in the last two months.
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NewsITV Studios appoints international president
ITV Studios Global Entertainment managing director Maria Kyriacou has been promoted to international president of ITV Studios.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of development
In-house development chief Damon Pattison has been appointed to the “business critical” role of BBC Studios head of development.
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NewsKudos co-founder launches scripted indie
Kudos co-founder Stephen Garrett has launched scripted production business, Character Seven, and begun developing a supernatural series for Hulu.
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NewsElectric Ray lands debut ITV order
Electric Ray has landed its first ITV commission – a primetime factual series following Britain’s army of council enforcement officers.
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NewsTalpa UK hires ex-C4 commissioner
Talpa UK has hired former Channel 4 commissioning editor Madeleine Knight as its director of development and formats.
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NewsSimon Jack appointed BBC business editor
Radio 4’s Today programme business and economics correspondent Simon Jack has been appointed BBC business editor.
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NewsIn brief: More 4; RTS; Grass Roots
More 4 has picked up an Australian vet doc while the RTS is to invest £75,000 in TV technology bursaries.
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NewsShine takes The Force to Essex for Sky 1
Shine TV is to head to Essex for the second series of Sky 1 blue-light documentary The Force.
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NewsJaney Walker steps down as ITF boss
Indie Training Fund (ITF) managing director Janey Walker has stood down from her role for family reasons.
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NewsFairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale
Rona Fairhead has sought reassurance from culture secretary John Whittingdale that the BBC Trust’s public consultation will be taken into account as part of charter review.
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NewsKevin Lygo to rip up ITV rulebook
Kevin Lygo is expected to rip up ITV’s traditional commissioning structure and blur the boundaries between genres as he aims to breathe new life into factual and entertainment.
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NewsSyco: The X Factor will not be rested
Syco has denied reports that The X Factor will be rested and is quietly confident that the singing contest will be recommissioned by ITV.
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NewsHincks slams ‘snobbery’ over BBC entertainment imports
Outgoing Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks has claimed that an “inherent snobbery” lies behind criticism of the BBC importing entertainment formats.
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NewsSVoD giants on factual hunt
Netflix and Amazon are ramping up their non-scripted plans and both online giants were seeking out new projects at Realscreen this week.
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NewsBBC Olympics deal analysed
The BBC and Discovery are eyeing future sports partnerships after striking an Olympics rights deal this week that was hugely important for both parties.
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NewsWildgaze developing Brooklyn TV spin-off for BBC
Wildgaze Films is developing a TV spin-off to Oscar and Bafta-nominated Brooklyn, the company’s producers Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey have confirmed to Broadcast sister-magazine Screen.
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NewsNew C4 chair praises broadcaster’s unique remit
Channel 4’s new chairman Charles Gurassa has extolled the virtues of the broadcaster’s unique public service remit in his first message to staff.
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NewsNAO prepares two BBC reviews
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.