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NewsEx-ITVS comedy boss joins BBC in-house team
Former ITV Studios creative director of comedy Saurabh Kakkar has moved to the BBC’s in-house comedy division as an executive producer.
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NewsTOWIE star could be witness in ITV/Belo copyright scrap
Sam Faiers could be approached to give a witness statement to support claims that ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex has infringed copyright and breached confidence, according to an IP lawyer.
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NewsParthenon and OmniMovi forge archive alliance
Parthenon Entertainment has teamed up with library firm OmniMovi as it seeks to monetise its archive of programmes.
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NewsEditworks in ‘delicate talks’
Editworks is in talks with potential investors as the post facility’s management team attempts to secure the company’s future.
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NewsBBC1 and ITV1 close in on drama adaptations
BBC1 and ITV1 are lining up adaptations of Daphne du Maurier classic Jamaica Inn and Dorothy Koomson’s Ice Cream Girls respectively.
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NewsBetty teams up with C4 for more compulsive viewing
Betty will lift the lid on life as an obsessive compulsive cleaner for Channel 4.
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NewsNGC’s Mykura set for first orders
National Geographic Channel has ordered a series about dealers who strip second-hand cars for parts, as head of international content Hamish Mykura lines up his first commissions for the broadcaster.
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NewsHat Trick expands Spy ring to 105 countries for second run
The second series of Hat Trick comedy series Spy has been pre-sold to 105 countries including Japan, France, Norway and across Asia.
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NewsCrow upgrades for file-based delivery
Crow TV is embarking on a series of upgrades that will enable it to offer file-based delivery to broadcasters within the next year.
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NewsC5 picks up American Civil War ratings winner
Kevin Costner’s American Civil War drama Hatfields & McCoys, which drew a record 14 million viewers in the US, has been picked up for exclusive UK broadcast by Channel 5.
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NewsDiscovery moves in for WMR’s Top Secret Weapons
Discovery’s Military Channel in the US has agreed a pre-sale deal with indie World Media Rights for Top Secret Weapons - Revealed.
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NewsWartime Farm picked up for Eastern Europe and Canada
Wartime Farm, a forthcoming Lion TV production for BBC2, has been picked up by Viasat for Russia and Eastern Europe, and Knowledge Network in Canada.
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NewsAgents defend BBC tax arrangements
TV agents including Jonathan Shalit have leaped to the defence of the BBC, amid mounting pressure over the broadcaster’s practice of paying talent and freelancers through limited companies.
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NewsBBC Vision restructure set for September
BBC Vision Production’s factual restructure around genres rather than regional hubs has moved a step closer, with a view to launching in September.
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NewsBBC2 eyes more Shakespeare in the wake of The Hollow Crown
BBC2 is in talks with producer Neal Street Productions to extend its The Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare adaptations to new plays.
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NewsSky back for more music From The Basement
Sky has acquired the third series of live music show From The Basement, which it is expected to air on Sky 3D and Sky Arts later this year.
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NewsIMG gears up for Italian cycling tournament
IMG Media is aiming to raise the profile of Giro d’Italia after securing an eight-year deal to be the distributor and audiovisual consultant for the Italian cycling tournament.
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NewsBBC2 ties up with France 5 for human cells doc
BBC2 and France 5 have commissioned a single science documentary exploring human cells.
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NewsFoundation to develop Barrowman book series
The Foundation has optioned the TV rights from Capel & Land for a children’s fantasy adventure book written by John Barrowman and his sister Carole.
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NewsNFTS launches diploma
The National Film and Television School is launching Europe’s first Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Producing.