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NewsUKTV to break £110m spend
UKTV is on course to invest a record £110m in programming this year, £10m more than the broadcaster originally budgeted.
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NewsLovefilm confirms Under The Dome
Lovefilm will offer subscribers Stephen King’s thriller series Under The Dome after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsTruTV calls for Killer Karaoke encore
US cable network truTV has ordered a second series of Zodiak’s Killer Karaoke, based on the ITV format Sing If You Can.
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NewsDPP announces deadline for file-based delivery
IBC 2013: ITV and Channel 4 will move to the file-based delivery of programmes from October next year.
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NewsFether hired to run Raw TV
Raw TV has appointed former Zodiak Media UK boss Joely Fether to the newly created role of chief executive.
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NewsRace on for BBC4 channel editor role
A number of internal candidates are leading the charge for the BBC4 channel editor role - with more than one Channel 4 commissioner also said to be interested.
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NewsNetflix eyes pirated series
Netflix is analysing the performance of shows on pirate networks such as BitTorrent to help it determine which series to acquire, according to acquisitions exec Kelly Merryman.
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NewsAMC orders Walking Dead spin-off
US cable network AMC is developing a spin-off of smash hit zombie series The Walking Dead.
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NewsC5 launches Nazi season
Channel 5 is launching a season of Nazi-themed programming with five new docs, including three coproductions with GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsDHX buys Teletubbies owner Ragdoll
Canadian kids firm DHX Media has acquired Ragdoll Worldwide, the company behind Teletubbies and In The Night Garden, for £17.4m.
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NewsC5 opens door to nightmare neighbours
Channel 5 has commissioned Flame TV to produce a series revealing some of the country’s most extreme and extraordinary neighbour disputes.
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NewsFremantleMedia hires M&A chief
FremantleMedia has hired former NBC Universal exec Julian Tomkins as director of strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
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NewsRightster acquires Mediasyndicator sports sites
Online video network Rightster has acquired online sports advertising business Mediasyndicator from its administrators for a nominal amount.
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NewsPBS America scores 88 hours of new content
PBS America has struck a raft of content deals with distributors including Off The Fence and Content Media, as well as an agreement to air the world premiere of WGBH’s JFK.
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NewsSky to up investment in Irish content
Sky is to commission a raft of Irish-originated programming following the success of comedy Moone Boy as part of a promise to invest more than £1bn in the country over the next five years.
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NewsSound Women launches new training sessions
Women in radio networking group Sound Women is to run two training events this autumn as part of its aim to help women in audio further their careers.
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NewsVice renews food show ahead of site launch
Youth platform Vice has renewed food format Fresh Off The Boat for a second series, which will include more of a UK focus.
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NewsSky boards Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsBBC names new press chief
The BBC has appointed John Shield, the Department for Work and Pensions’ press chief, as its director of communications.