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NewsBT plans to offer Premier League channel on Freeview
BT plans to make a dedicated Premier League channel available across a wide network of platforms, including Freeview and YouView, following its shock acquisition of rights to 38 games a season.
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NewsPrime Focus wins Red Bee deal
Prime Focus has won a three-year on-site post services contract with Red Bee Media, taking over from BBC Studios and Post Production.
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NewsITV and Lime strike back in TOWIE legal dispute
ITV and Lime Pictures have hit back in the battle over The Only Way Is Essex, lodging a robust defence at the High Court against claims of copyright infringement and breach of confidence.
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NewsMilne consortium completes Molinare rescue
A consortium led by Steve Milne has completed the acquisition of Molinare in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsGold brings back Comic Strip for 30th
The Comic Strip will celebrate its 30th anniversary on UKTV’s Gold after the pay-TV channel ordered a new film in its Famous Five series.
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NewsESPN loses Premier League rights as Sky wins £3bn battle
ESPN will air no Premier League games between 2013 and 2016 after BSkyB won rights to 116 of the 154 available matches.
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NewsWall to Wall out of pocket on The Voice
Production of The Voice UK went significantly over its allotted budget, leaving indie Wall to Wall out of pocket to the tune of a high six-figure sum, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsOttolenghi and spin-offs to build More 4 identity
More 4 is to become the home of acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi, a One Born Every Minute spin-off show and a number of other new faces as its relaunch as a features and lifestyle channel gathers pace.
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NewsOlympic victory for Done and Dusted
Live events specialist Done and Dusted is to be the first indie in the history of the Olympic Games to produce coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies.
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NewsBBC commissioner joins senior team at Twenty Twenty
A BBC factual, features and formats commissioner is leaving to take up a new post at Shed Media indie Twenty Twenty.
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NewsRestoration Man exec quits Tiger Aspect after eight years
The exec behind Restoration Man and The Great British Property Scandal is leaving Tiger Aspect after eight years at the company.
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NewsDragonfly exec joins Mentorn as creative director
Mentorn Media has poached a senior exec from Dragonfly to head up its team in the new role of creative director.
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NewsDimbleby to set sail as BBC orders art doc trio
BBC arts commissioner Mark Bell is to send Question Time host David Dimbleby sailing around the UK in one of three new in-house series.
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NewsC4 revamps First Cut for late-night spot
Channel 4’s emerging director strand First Cut is to be relaunched with half as many films, but they will be longer and compete for a later, 10pm slot.
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NewsBBC trials mobile streaming ahead of London 2012
The BBC is to offer ‘red-button-style’ video streaming to mobiles from a live event for the first time at the Hackney Weekend, as it readies its technology for the Olympics.
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NewsC5 tests truth of disaster films
Channel 5 has ordered a series that will test if disaster movies are realistic, and another that will again reunite Big Brother contestants Paddy Doherty and Sally Bercow.
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NewsIMG to make ICC cricket show in three-year deal
IMG Media has picked up the contract to produce the International Cricket Council’s weekly TV show until the end of 2015.
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NewsCBeebies puts the focus on health and nutrition
CBeebies has ordered a trio of programmes with a health and nutrition bent, including a new series by Treasure Island indie Kindle Entertainment.
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NewsRize wins first US order with brace of docs for Discovery
Sheldon Lazarus’s indie Rize USA has secured its first commissions for US broadcasters, with two orders for Discovery channels.