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NewsLove lands Great British Bake Off spin-off
Love Productions has landed a Great British Bake Off spin-off in which teams of professional pastry chefs will go head-to-head.
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NewsITV whips up Ann Summers-inspired comedy drama
ITV has commissioned Brief Encounters, a comedy drama inspired by lingerie retailer Ann Summers , from CPL Productions.
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NewsVindica wins BBC Store payment deal
BBC Worldwide has opted to use subscription billing firm Vindica’s CashBox system to manage payments for its BBC Store offering.
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NewsDavid Lammy lodges complaint over Question Time’s diversity
Labour MP David Lammy has complained to the BBC about a lack of diversity on Question Time, prompting the corporation to reveal fewer than 10% of panellists are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background.
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NewsComms agency Way to Blue acquires Project Factory
Communications agency Way To Blue has acquired UK and Australian-based digital creative agency The Project Factory (TPF).
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NewsC5 swoops for Heroes Reborn
Channel 5 has signed its latest superhero series - acquiring Heroes Reborn for youth-skewing station 5*.
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NewsMentorn's Worst Driver heads to China
Mentorn Media’s format Worst Driver is travelling to China after a deal was struck with online streaming service iQIYI.
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NewsUKTI seeks tech ambassadors for SXSW 2016
UKTI is searching for 15 innovative British businesses to become tech ambassadors at film festival SXSW 2016.
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NewsBBC3 writers call for network tariffs
Writers of BBC3 shows have demanded improved terms when their programmes air on the broadcaster’s linear channels, following the decision to schedule them in peak-time slots.
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NewsUndateables producer launches indie
The former executive producer of The Undateables, Amelia Hann, has established an indie to produce factual and factual-entertainment formats.
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NewsUS Bake Off makes ‘so-so’ start for ABC
The Great British Bake Off’s second US adaptation made a solid, if unspectacular debut for ABC on Monday night, according to reports in America.
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NewsJonathan Ross to host Broadcast Awards
Jonathan Ross is to host the Broadcast Awards 2016, which takes place at the Grosvenor House hotel on 10 February .
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NewsSky to stage computer-created musical
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical producer Wingspan Productions to is to document and stage the world’s first computer-created musical for Sky Arts.
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NewsPlimsoll opens distribution division
Plimsoll Productions, the indie established by former Zodiak USA and RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has set up its own distribution division.
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NewsSky 1 runs off with Don't Tell The Bride
Don’t Tell The Bride will to move to Sky 1 next year after the Renegade Pictures format was unsettled by BBC3’s digital switch.
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NewsBounsall joins Shoot Blue as head of rental
Camera and lighting rental company Shoot Blue has appointed Matt Bounsall to the newly-created position of head of rental and business development.
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NewsIndielab hunts producers for accelerator programme
The Be Good Films co-founder and media policy advisor Victoria Powell explains why growing indies should tap into the billion pound ‘business angels’ market.
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In brief: Woodcut; Rhys Jones; STV Prods; Sky Go; Duchess Street
Woodcut Media has hired its first chairman, while Oxford Scientific Films’ head of development has joined STV Productions. Read on for more details
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NewsThe Only Way Is Essex heads to China
Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV has launched a local version of The Only Way Is Essex.
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NewsRTS Craft and Design Awards winners revealed
Fortitude, Home Fires and BBC Sports Personality of the Year picked up two awards apiece at last night’s RTS Craft & Design Awards.