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NewsPrime Focus halts production plans as Brown resurfaces
Prime Focus has shelved its production ambitions after the former head of its production division resurfaced at a newly established indie.
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NewsMunro and Mullin to launch indie network
Former Shine TV boss Jamie Munro and Argonon finance chief Stuart Mullin have joined forces to create a production network.
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NewsDPP publishes guidelines for live TV
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has unveiled another technical standard, this time targeting the delivery of live television programmes.
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NewsRamsay’s indie in US drama push
Gordon Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato is making a bold step into drama and has two projects in development with different US networks.
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NewsC4 seeks to join dots in creative process
Channel 4’s internal creative process is continuing to evolve, with the broadcaster pushing for increased collaboration between departments, which are trying to find links between their separate ideas.
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NewsCohen orders ‘grownup’ doctors doc for BBC1
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has ordered a medical series that sources have indicated is the spiritual successor to BBC3 format Junior Doctors: Your Life InTheir Hands.
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NewsZeebox to stream comedy companion show during X Factor
Second-screen service Zeebox is producing an unofficial The X Factor comedy companion show, which it will stream live during Saturday night episodes of the ITV1 talent show.
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NewsAframe recruits third upload partner
Aframe has signed up its third upload partner, with Loft London the latest facility to offer production firms the ability to transfer content to Aframe’s cloud platform.
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NewsBrydon to write and star in HBO comedy pilot
Rob Brydon has secured a pilot for a fish-out-of-water comedy series from US cable network HBO.
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NewsS4C strikes co-production for English/Welsh detective drama
S4C has kicked off a bid to establish Welsh-language drama internationally with a detective series that will be shot in both English and Welsh.
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NewsBBC2 to celebrate 30 years of Jools on TV Holland
Geoff Wonfor is to direct a BBC2 documentary celebrating Jools Holland’s 30-year television career.
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NewsX Factor viewers get the vote from kick-off
The X Factor viewers will be able to vote for their favourite contestants from the start of the show for the first time from this weekend.
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NewsIzzard traces his prehistory for BBC1 science doc
Comedian Eddie Izzard will use cutting edge technology to trace his family DNA back 200,000 years for BBC1.
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NewsJunior MasterChef to return with new judge
Junior MasterChef has been recommissioned for a second series with a new judge who found fame via a food blog in Ireland.
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NewsMTV eyes format potential of UK docu-reality pilots
MTV International has ordered a clutch of docu-reality pilots from UK indies, which it aims to turn into ongoing formats.
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NewsTwofour to explore tropical diseases in Discovery series
Discovery Networks Western Europe is to explore the world of tropical diseases, having gained exclusive access to three specialist institutions.
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NewsPulse Films’ Pearce heads to Channel 4 for formats role
Pulse Films head of TV Jilly Pearce is joining Channel 4 as formats commissioning editor.
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NewsAtlantic Productions exec joins Bedlam
Atlantic Productions’ director of production Olwyn Silvester has joined The King’s Speech indie Bedlam Productions in the same role.
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NewsMore Chuggington heading to CBeebies
The fourth series of train adventure series Chuggington has been acquired by CBeebies.