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NewsSky and GME link up for Pick doc
Sky has worked with GroupM Entertainment for the first time to order its first original series for free-to-air station Pick TV – a 10-part ob-doc series using an innovative filming technique.
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NewsBBC to adapt US comedy pilot rejected by CBS
The BBC is developing The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud, a Jon Plowman-produced comedy that was originally piloted by US network CBS.
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NewsStoryville to examine nuclear close shaves
BBC4 plans to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb with a “visceral” study of the history of nuclear near-misses.
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NewsBBC S&PP promotes McLaren to commercial manager
BBC Studios and Post Production has promoted account manager Meryl McLaren to the position of commercial manager.
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News‘No change’ to 3D commitment as Sky’s Cassy exits
Sky 3D channel director John Cassy is leaving the broadcaster after 10 years to launch his own media venture.
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NewsITV set to air The Widower as killer loses appeal
ITV is clear to broadcast a Jeff Pope drama about Malcolm Webster after the murderer lost his appeal against conviction in December.
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NewsEcosse gives Shine first look
Mistresses producer Ecosse Films has struck a first-look deal with distributor Shine International as the production company looks to ramp up its global activities.
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NewsArtem brings E4 sign to life with 3D model
Physical special effects company Artem has created a 3D model of Eefer, the robotic E4 sign that helped launch the channel in 2001.
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NewsTime to rise to the challenge
A new year brings a fresh opportunity for broadcasters to show they’ve changed
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NewsNBCU poaches FremantleMedia commercial chief
NBC Universal International Television Production has poached FremantleMedia commercial director Dominic Burns to beef up its branding ambitions.
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NewsBBC bolsters entertainment commissioning team
Former ITV Studios entertainment executive Rachel Ashdown has been appointed as a commissioning editor by the BBC.
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NewsCarnival denies Downton demise
Carnival Films founder Gareth Neame has rubbished reports that ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to end after the next series.
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NewsRare Day hires Liberty of London exec
Rare Day has hired Emma Loach, the executive producer of Channel 4 documentaries Liberty of London and The Murder Workers, to grow its slate.
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NewsTrans World Sport to return to C4
Trans World Sport is to return to Channel 4 in 2014 after a five-year hiatus.
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NewsDoctor Who accountant jailed for £80,000 theft
An accountant on Doctor Who has been jailed for embezzling £80,000 from the BBC.
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NewsC4 resists calls to drop Benefits Street
Channel 4 intends to push ahead with controversial documentary series Benefits Street despite thousands of people petitioning the broadcaster to drop the remaining four episodes.
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NewsTV says goodbye to Stanley Productions founder
The founder and owner of Stanley Productions, Stanley Aarons, died on 31 December after a long illness.
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NewsBroadcast Networks adds Sony PSE staff to tech team
Systems integrator Broadcast Networks has recruited five former Sony Professional Solutions Europe (PSE) staff to its technical team.
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NewsTNA Wrestling pins down Challenge deal
Sky has renewed its rights deal with TNA Impact Wrestling to air coverage of the sport on its free-to-air channel Challenge.
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NewsMore4 serves up Cooks' Question Time
The Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins is to front a Question Time-style culinary series for More4.