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NewsC4 continues to beef up features slate
Channel 4 has rejuvenated its features slate with a range of commissions from Red House, IWC Media and Keo Films.
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NewsBBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans hits 15 year high
Chris Evans has recorded the largest-ever audience figures recorded by Rajar, after his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show pulled in 9.91m listeners.
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NewsBT TV subscriber growth slows
BT recorded its slowest quarter of growth for its TV business for over a year as the Premier League season drew to a close.
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NewsITVS grows overseas business
ITV Studios generated almost half its revenue overseas in the first six months of 2014 as its international operations grew significantly.
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NewsBroadcast offers ratings via new app
Broadcast has launched a tablet app, available exclusively to subscribers, that will feature extended overnight ratings data each morning.
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NewsC5 to free production arm to pitch projects to rivals
Channel 5 is planning to turn its in-house production division into an independent unit capable of pitching its brand of tabloid telly to rival broadcasters.
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NewsITV2 reorders Freshers for extended run
ITV2 has ordered an extended second run of documentary series Freshers to air later this year.
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NewsC4’s Gill Wilson overhauls features
North One, Blink Films and Red House are among the indies to have won business as Channel 4 head of features Gill Wilson overhauls her slate.
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NewsObjective to remake King of The Nerds for Sky 1
Sky 1 is to remake US entertainment format King Of The Nerds after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus and Objective Productions.
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NewsAll3M America hires Shed US exec
All3Media America, the US division led by Wife Swap creator Stephen Lambert, has hired an executive from Shed Media and made a number of promotions.
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NewsAMC in talks to acquire BBC America stake
Breaking Bad broadcaster AMC is reportedly in talks to acquire a significant stake in US cable channel BBC America.
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NewsParker takes on exec chairman role at Sohonet
Sohonet has appointed Chuck Parker as executive chairman.
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NewsDTG announces winners of TV Innovation Awards
The Digital TV Group has selected four winners of its annual DTG Television Innovation Awards, which it hosted in partnership with UK Trade and Investment.
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NewsObject Matrix combines MatrixStore with Flashnet
Nearline storage firm Object Matrix has combined its MatrixStore with SGL’s Flashnet storage management system.
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NewsIABM appoints director for Asia Pacific region
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has appointed PeterBruce to the position of director for the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsBBC S&PP to work on Elstree-based Tumble
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) will provide studio and post-production services from Elstree Studios and BBC Elstree for BBC1’s new primetime Saturday night gymnastics show Tumble.
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NewsLipSync to help fund and post two BBC dramas
LipSync Post will provide picture and audio post-production services and equity investment forRed Planet Pictures’ BBC dramas The Ark and The Passing Bells.
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NewsBrooker and Jones target US with House of Tomorrow
Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones will attempt to make inroads into the US scripted market via their new indie House of Tomorrow.
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NewsRTS Young Technologist Award goes to BT engineer
BT software engineer Bobby Moss has won the annual RTS Young Technologist Award.
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NewsC4 hires De Burgh in commissioning team reshuffle
Channel 4 has rejigged its commissioning team, moving Tom Beck from entertainment to factual entertainment to cover Tina Flintoff ’s maternity leave.