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NewsITV buys Danish indie United
ITV has acquired Danish indie United as it continues to snap up global production companies.
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NewsDixon departs RTE for BBCW
George Dixon is to join BBC Worldwide to oversee commissioning across its international channels after leaving Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsBBC signs Agatha Christie deal
The BBC has signed a deal with the Agatha Christie estate to return the author to the “pantheon of truly great British writers” on the 125th anniversary of her birth through a range of new dramas.
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NewsBBC Store gets greenlight from Trust
The BBC’s plans to launch a download-to-own portal for archive programming have taken a step forward after being approved by the BBC Trust.
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NewsBBC charter renewal talks set for 2015
Formal charter renewal negotiations are unlikely to begin in earnest until after the general election in 2015, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC Brit orders first original series
BBC Worldwide’s male-skewing international channel BBC Brit has ordered Mud, Sweat and Gears as its first original commission.
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NewsCwmni Da strikes first-look deal
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has struck a first-look deal with Welsh indie Cwmni Da as it extends its links with UK producers.
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NewsRed Arrow buys US indie Half Yard
The consolidation of the US production market has continued with Red Arrow buying reality and fact ent indie Half Yard Productions.
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NewsStella renewed for fourth series
Stella is coming back for a fourth series after Sky1 recommissioned the Tidy Productions comedy.
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NewsRTÉ renews BBCW output deal
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has renewed its output deal with BBC Worldwide giving it access to British series including Quirke and Eastenders.
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NewsEricsson's Red Bee deal green-lit
Ericsson’s proposed acquisition of Red Bee Media has been given the go-ahead by the Competition Commission.
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NewsYahoo! head of video joins social media firm
Yahoo! head of video Dan Watt-Smith has left the web giant to join social media firm Primary Opinion.
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NewsPioneer hires execs to grow UK business
Pioneer Productions is looking to beef up its British business and move into factual entertainment after hiring two execs.
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NewsiPlayer drama slate revealed
BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision of making iPlayer the “front door of the BBC” will move a step closer next month with the release of three web-only dramas.
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NewsITV indie deals in spotlight
ITV could end up paying nearly £300m for the indies it has bought over the past two years if its new production partners hit top-end growth targets.
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NewsAmazon looking to ramp up UK commissions
Amazon is to ramp up the amount of UK content it commissions and has called for producers to bring it original ideas.
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NewsBBCW revamp to boost sales
BBC Worldwide’s company-wide restructure is set to result in significantly improved sales at its annual Showcase, which took place in Liverpool this week.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsGrand Scheme to reversion US pilots for UK
Grand Scheme Media, the indie development firm set up by former commissioners Graham Smith and Mark Robson, has struck a deal with a major US studio to reversion dead US pilots for UK broadcasters.
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NewsBBC lacking gay characters
Ben Stephenson has voiced concerns about the lack of gay characters in UK drama – and argued that BBC drama has a “long way to go” before it becomes truly diverse.