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NewsTurner poaches new kids head from Disney
Patricia Hidalgo has left Disney after 15 years to work for rival kids channel brand Turner International.
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NewsBeattie to run Tiger Aspect's kids division
Production executive Tom Beattie has been promoted to the role of head of animation and children’s programming at Tiger Aspect.
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NewsUnions extend BBC ballot after pay offer
The broadcasting unions have agreed to extend their strike ballot over the BBC’s 2013-14 pay after the corporation tabled a fresh offer.
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NewsCrozier plots more ITV acquisitions
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier is planning to continue the broadcaster’s indie acquisition drive as a key element of its five year transformation plan.
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NewsBBC & C4 combine for Scottish push
The BBC has teamed up with C4 to bolster the indie factual community in Scotland, as part of a number of new Network Supply Review initiatives.
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NewsBBC features boss Nick Patten exits
BBC head of features Nick Patten is to leave the corporation after 11 years.
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NewsWales date for Expert Women Day
The nationwide rollout of the BBC Academy’s Expert Women Days is continuing with an event in Cardiff on 10 October.
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NewsSundance Channel backs BBC's Honourable Woman
US broadcaster Sundance Channel has come on board the BBC’s Middle Eastern political thriller The Honourable Woman.
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NewsMade in Chelsea and TOWIE clash in Yahoo! gameshow
Yahoo! has launched a live online gameshow featuring six Made in Chelsea and The Only Way Is Essex stars as part of the web giant’s strategy to feature more original content on its site.
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NewsLove transforms management team
Love Productions has poached Nutopia’s commercial director Rupert Frisby, hired a producer to head up its US operations and promoted two senior production staff.
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NewsTSL launches low-budget subsidiary as job losses loom
TSL Systems has launched a subsidiary outfit to target cost-conscious customers as the company prepares for a restructure that is likely to result in redundancies.
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NewsBT Sport eyes original content push
BT is looking to ramp up the amount of business it does with indies ahead of the launch of its two new sports channels in early August.
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NewsSteve Morrison steps back at All3Media
Steve Morrison will step back from his management role at All3Media to become the super-indie’s non-executive chairman next month.
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NewsMoore to reinvent BBC1 factual
Charlotte Moore’s appointment as BBC1 controller signals the start of a reinvention of factual on the channel, according to director of television Danny Cohen.
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NewsITV execs reveal wishlists
What are ITV’s new breed of commissioners looking for from indies? Click through to find out.
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NewsVirgin back in Sky Atlantic talks
The prospect of Sky Atlantic becoming available to Virgin Media’s 3.8 million TV subscribers has moved closer after it emerged that talks between the two companies have reopened.
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NewsLion TV to produce Confucius doc for China
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has commissioned Lion Television to produce a major international co-production based on the life of philosopher Confucius.
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NewsHorrocks: threats result of ‘effective journalism’
BBC journalists have become a “lightning rod” for intimidation in countries experiencing political and social volatility, according to Peter Horrocks.
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NewsITV reveals survey feedback
ITV has kicked off a new commissioning era under Peter Fincham by pledging to independently assess its commissioning processes every year.
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NewsSky Sports offers free Premier League
Sky Sports is to air the opening game of the English Premier League season for free across free-to-air channels Pick TV and Sky 2.