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NewsHollyoaks series producer exits
Hollyoaks series producer Emma Smithwick is stepping down after 18 months on the soap this week.
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NewsBBC eyes iPlayer-style music service
The BBC is eyeing the launch of an iPlayer-style music service that will bring together its archive of recordings online.
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NewsMonroe and Case Histories picked up in Latin America
ITV crime dramas Monroe, Case Histories and Vera have been picked up by broadcasters in Latin America, Asia and New Zealand ahead of Mipcom.
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NewsTCB Media Rights signs first client
TCB Media Rights, the distributor established by ex-Cineflix Rights managing director Paul Heaney, has signed Argonon as its first client.
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NewsBill Gates to headline Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Bill Gates will deliver the keynote speech at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit, which kicks off next week.
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NewsAttentional to launch US ratings service
Ratings provider Attentional has signed a deal with US audience measurement company Rentrak to provide an American TV ratings service.
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NewsBarb reveals ITV1 and C4 ratings errors
Barb has apologised for a number of high-profile gaffes in its ratings reports for ITV1 and Channel 4 late last month.
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NewsBBC News Channel boss unveiled
BBC News’ head of editorial development Sam Taylor has been named as the controller of the BBC News Channel.
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NewsDCD Media debt wiped out
DCD Media wiped out the majority of its debt after investors Timeweave increased its equity stake in the indie.
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NewsSir Terry Pratchett launches indie
Sir Terry Pratchett has joined forces with former Prime Focus Productions boss Rod Brown to launch a television and film production company.
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NewsExposure to highlight story of Banaz and Savile expose
Documentary Banaz: A Love Story will be reversioned for ITV1’s investigative journalism strand, Exposure, along with a film investigating allegations of child abuse by broadcaster Jimmy Savile.
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NewsRed Bull and YouTube partner for 23 mile skydive
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is to attempt a record-breaking 120,000 foot freefall live on YouTube as part of a tie-up with Red Bull Media House.
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NewsTop Gear breaches BBC Trust guidelines
The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint against Top Gear after host Jeremy Clarkson made offensive remarks about people with “growths on their faces.”
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NewsPinewood signs Isle of Man TV and film fund deal
Pinewood Shepperton has signed a five-year deal to manage the Isle of Man Treasury’s (IOMT) £25m TV and film fund.
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NewsSky Living lands US firefighter series
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s firefighter drama Chicago Fire as the latest addition to its slate of US scripted series.
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NewsTwitter & C4 tie-up for Hotel GB
Channel 4 has forged a direct partnership with Twitter to boost activity around its forthcoming reality show Hotel GB.
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NewsTwofour Rights and GroupM in distribution deal
Twofour Rights has partnered with GroupM in a joint distribution deal that will see the companies offering their slate of co-productions to the international market.
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NewsTop Gear hosts sign three-year deal
BBC Worldwide has struck new deals with Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond which are likely to secure the future of the show for three years.
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NewsC4 hunts Britain’s brainiest kid
Channel 4 has teamed up with IQ society Mensa to find the UK’s brainiest child in a 9pm competitive format for 2013.
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NewsHorrible Histories team to make world records show
The team behind Horrible Histories has created a new CBBC format that will aim to bring fresh insight into world record attempts.