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NewsAbraham: let’s work together to boost diversity
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is taking the lead in boosting diversity in TV by urging broadcasters to take more coordinated action.
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NewsIllness forces Mercury’s Sparke to take back seat
Tim Sparke has stepped back from the day-to-day management of Mercury Media to undergo a second round of surgery on a brain tumour.
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NewsChannel 4 joins GME to host scripted reality house party
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest partnership with GroupM Entertainment (GME): a scripted reality series giving friends the chance to party in an empty mansion.
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NewsUKTV nets JJ Abrams’ Believe
UKTV has struck its first deal following the LA Screenings, buying JJ Abrams’ supernatural thriller Believe from Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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NewsWaddell pens Cineflix deal to bolster US trade
Northern Irish indie Waddell Media has struck a first-look deal with international distributor Cineflix Rights as it looks to ramp up its business in the US.
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NewsDiscovery raids YouTube for stars of tomorrow
Discovery Networks International is to hand YouTube stars Pixiwoo a segment in a forthcoming beauty series and is stepping up its use of the site as a resource for discovering new talent.
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NewsVince Cable pledges support for creative industries
Business secretary Vince Cable has pledged to offer greater support to the creative industries, acknowledging that it “doesn’t get the attention or the recognition it deserves” within government.
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NewsITV & C4 among Emmy winners
ITV, Channel 4 and UK indies including Hardcash and Clover Films were among the winners at the Emmys and International Emmys.
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NewsBBC4 channel editor named
BBC history, science and natural history commissioner Cassian Harrison has been appointed channel editor of BBC4.
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NewsNickelodeon orders Zig Zag slo-mo gameshow
Nickelodeon has ordered Zig Zag’s slow motion, physical gameshow Split / Second to series for its website.
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NewsGinx TV expands footprint with Player Channel purchase
International video game broadcaster Ginx TV is expanding its global reach after acquiring betting network The Player Channel.
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NewsNew fund hunts UK projects
The UK has been earmarked as a prime market in which to offer financial support for kids, documentary and drama projects by European investor GD Investment Fund.
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NewsTwitter, Disney, Viacom, Discovery at Abu Dhabi Media Summit
The Abu Dhabi Media Summit will host speakers from Twitter, Payleven, edX, Walt Disney International, Viacom, Discovery Networks International, Wipro, Codecademy, ArabNet and Oasis500.
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NewsDHX eyes return for Teletubbies
Teletubbies could return with new episodes as DHX Media, the Canadian company that acquired the brand last month, eyes plans to bring back the smash hit kids franchise.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Fixer
BBC2 has commissioned a third series of Alex Polizzi – The Fixer from Twofour, in which the former hotelier will attempt to change the fate of failing family firms.
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NewsFormer ITVS exec launches distributor
Former ITV Studios exec Gary McDonagh has set up an international distribution company called Silverkite Media.
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NewsHit orders Fireman Sam & Thomas specials
Hit Entertainment is to produce three DVD specials for Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam, and Mike the Knight and aims to sell the content to international broadcasters.
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NewsDoctor Who 50th special to simulcast globally
BBC Worldwide is to simulcast the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special in at least 75 countries.
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News'Civil war' at BBC Arabic exposed
A Broadcast investigation has exposed “civil war” among staff, managers and presenters at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the corporation’s non-English language services.
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NewsOvation airs Young Doctor’s Notebook
US network Ovation TV will air A Young Doctor’s Notebook this week as its strategy to acquire more high-profile international arts programming gathers pace.