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NewsDrama bosses hunt episodic shows
Drama executives from ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have issued a call for contemporary stories, as well as episodic, ‘story-of-the-week’ style series.
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NewsYouTube impressionist lands E4 order
Princess Productions’ strategy of working with online talent has helped it land a prank show for E4.
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NewsIn brief: Monterosa; RTS Craft & Design; Freesat; A+E Networks
Monterosa has hired its first head of sports as the shortlist for the RTS Craft & Design Awards is revealed.
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NewsDave lines up Storage Hunters celebrity special
UKTV has ordered a further two series of US format Storage Hunters, along with a celebrity spin-off featuring Bob Mortimer, Kimberly Wyatt, Ross Noble and Jimi Mistry.
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NewsKayvan Novak to front C4 news spoof
Channel 4 head of entertainment Ben Caudell has ordered his first commission – a Kayvan Novak-fronted satirical format from Objective Productions.
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NewsVice to launch US TV channel
Vice is to launch its first linear TV channel in the US after striking a deal with A+E Networks.
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NewsBBC drama boss hits back at ITV
BBC drama controller Polly Hill has labelled ITV’s attack last week on the corporation’s distinctiveness as “extraordinary”.
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NewsWelsh indies question BBC Studios move
Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC), the trade body for Welsh producers, has questioned the BBC’s plans to commercialise its production arm and called for independent governance of S4C.
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NewsBBC hires arts commissioner
Former Channel 4 arts commissioner Emma Cahusac is joining the BBC as executive producer in the arts and music commissioning team.
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NewsITV faces federal US trial
ITV may be forced to pay out £65,000 in healthcare liability to writer / producers after being summoned to a federal trial in the US.
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NewsLouis Theroux investigates Jimmy Savile
Louis Theroux is to make a second documentary about Jimmy Savile for BBC2 following his original 2000 film.
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NewsNBC to remake ITV 'event' drama
ITV drama Collision, which aired in 2009, is being developed for NBC in the States by Eleventh Hour Films.
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NewsIT and telecoms veterans join Base Media Cloud
Three IT and telecoms industry veterans have become directors of Base Media Cloud after investing in the Storage-as-a-Service firm.
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News£50m UK-China film & TV fund set to launch
A £50m film, TV and media investment fund supporting co-productions between the UK and China is to launch in 2016.
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NewsRaft of editors join Independent Post Company
The Independent Post Company (IPC) has signed up a raft of new editors including two that previously worked at The Farm.
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NewsFramestore adds 360TB storage system
Framestore has installed a 360TB Elements One SAN/NAS server and shared storage system (pictured) for use across its post-production and VFX workflows.
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NewsThe Crewing Company completes re-brand
The Crewing Company (TCC) has completed a company re-brand and launched a new website to affirm its separation from previous investors the DiA Group.
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NewsDoctor Foster to return to BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a second series of Doctor Foster and handed Jane Tranter’s indie its first commission.
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NewsIrving joins Forbidden board
Former Deltatre commercial director Jim Irving has joined the board of Forbidden Technologies, the company responsible for cloud editing software Forscene.
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NewsC4 and BBC3 dominate Grierson Awards
Channel 4 racked up the awards at the 2015 Grierson Awards, taking home seven of the 12 gongs.