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NewsPlug-in wins first BBC commission in IP drive
Interactive game production company Plug-in Media has secured its first commission from the BBC as it moves into developing original IP for the first time.
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NewsITV gets Breathless over 60s gynaecologists
ITV is planning to build on its slate of period dramas with a series following a group of gynaecologist in the 1960s.
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NewsAmazon to roll out original kids series via Lovefilm
Amazon is developing five new kids series and will launch them in the UK via Lovefilm.
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NewsBT Vision adds 21,000 to TV service
BT added 21,000 subscribers to its television service in the three months to 31 December 2012, ahead of its summer sports push.
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NewsBBC2 lines up David Starkey series
Historian David Starkey is to present a major BBC2 series on the monarchy and music – his first for the corporation since his controversial race remarks on Newsnight in 2011.
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NewsITV orders comedy entertainment pilots
Matt Lucas, Alexander Armstrong and Dave Berry are among the talent lined up for a series of ITV pilots as the broadcaster steps up its search for comedy entertainment formats.
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NewsFremantleMedia restructures int'l business
FremantleMedia is restructuring its business by dropping the FremantleMedia Enterprises brand and housing its digital and ancillary businesses more regionally.
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NewsC4 to trace history of De Havilland Comet
The creation and demise of the world’s first passenger jet airliner will be explored in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsC5 delves into Pet Hoarders
Channel 5 will explore the world of obsessional pet lovers in a one-off hour long documentary, Pet Hoarders.
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NewsUKTV creates social media team, promotes Hornby
UKTV has created a new social media team and is looking to hire digital execs.
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LoveLive preps The Brits digital coverage
Multiplatform production company LoveLive is developing a “holistic and spherical” digital resource to support this year’s Brit Awards.
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NewsABC to remake ITV Studios' BBC1 drama The Syndicate
Kay Mellor’s BBC1 drama The Syndicate is to be piloted by ABC in the US.
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NewsProcam invests in lenses and latest Sony 4K cameras
Procam TV is expected to be one of the first UK hire facilities to take delivery of Sony’s PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 cameras.
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NewsSky's Now TV to offer sports on pay-as-you go basis
BSkyB has unveiled plans to offer pay-as-you go access to its sports channels for the first time.
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NewsBoom lifts lid on its deal with Mackie and Haynes
Boom Pictures fought off competition from NBC Universal and All3Media to land the deal that will establish MainStreet Pictures with Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes.
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NewsThe Landing reopens tender for content production arm
MediaCityUK innovation hub The Landing is searching for a new partner to run its content production arm following the decline of the company behind post-production firm Sumners.
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NewsNat Geo orders Kumbh Mela fast turnaround doc
National Geographic has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the Kumbh Mela, thought to be the world’s largest religious festival and gathering.
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NewsSainsbury's backs C4 lunchtime show
Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner and presenter Ben Shephard will front a Channel 4 lunchtime cookery programme that is being brought to air through an extensive advertiser-funding and product placement deal with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsBT orders Claire Balding talkshow
BT Sport is building on its recent raft of sports right with the order of a talk show fronted by Claire Balding.
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NewsBig Talk faces big decisions
Rev producer weighing up options for next stage of growth as rumours of a sale intensify