More News – Page 2009
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NewsZeebox teams up with Showcaster on live content
Zeebox has partnered with online interactive TV platform Showcaster to deliver live TV content into a second-screen app following a trial with Sky 1 show Got To Dance.
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NewsBlack Hangar Studios opens
Black Hangar Studios at Lasham airfield in Hampshire officially opened for business this week.
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NewsYouTube unveils UK strategy
YouTube has revealed details of its UK content strategy for the first time, urging producers to pitch niche ideas and putting well in excess of £10m up for grabs.
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NewsITV1 to tell ‘definitive’ story of Murdoch
Brook Lapping is to make a “definitive” documentary on Rupert Murdoch for ITV1 as part of a raft of high-profile factual commissions.
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NewsBBC1 facing sitcom pitch shortage
BBC1 is feeling the heat in the comedy market, with the genre head claiming competition from ITV and Sky has affected the flow of pitches.
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NewsWindfall lands Fraser case for Murder Trial
Channel 4 cameras-in-court documentary series Murder Trial (w/t) has gone into production and will feature the retrial of Nat Fraser, who is accused of killing his wife in Scotland in 1998.
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NewsITV2 axes coverage of iTunes music festival
ITV2 has pulled the plug on Princess Productions’ coverage of the iTunes Festival after four years, with another UK broadcaster expected to pick up the rights to the music event.
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NewsHamilton and Coomber to lead Strictly together
The BBC has turned to the series editor of The Voice UK and the executive producer of Dancing on Ice to take on joint creative leadership of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsComedy Central’s Big Bad pilot leads content push
Comedy Central is preparing for a major push on original content with an order for a narrative comedy pilot from Objective Productions.
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NewsStudio Lambert remakes Israeli dating show for ITV2
Studio Lambert is to make a reality dating show for ITV2 based on a format pioneered by Israeli broadcaster Keshet Broadcasting.
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NewsBBC drama to revisit Musketeers and Hitchcock
BBC Productions has won 20 hours of drama commissions, including an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers and a reimagining of Hitchcock classic The Lady Vanishes.
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NewsRace to win C4 contract goes into final furlong
Channel 4 is in the second stage of considering which production company will be awarded a massive 250-hours-a-year contract to produce its horse-racing coverage, including the Grand National.
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NewsThames and Scott join forces for ITV1 sports show
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames has teamed up with Sebastian Scott-backed Superhero Television to create a sports-based talent show for ITV1.
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NewsC4 mulls moving Bank Job to daytime slot
Channel 4 interactive gameshow The Bank Job could be pushed back to a daytime slot in a move that would likely include a number of changes to the format.
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NewsAmazon unveils original content push
Amazon has unveiled plans to commission original content for its live streaming service Amazon Instant Video.
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NewsProspect hires Denham exec to lead return to food formats
DCD Media indie Prospect Pictures has hired a new executive producer to spearhead a return to food programming.
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NewsRDF wins raft of orders led by Peter Andre for ITV2
RDF Television has signed up Peter Andre to front a formatted ITV2 show and its Bristol arm has won 130 hours of business, including a 10 x 60-minute series for Dave.
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NewsBentley promotes Wright to move beyond Midsomer
Midsomer Murders indie Bentley Productions plans to expand beyond its flagship show after promoting Jo Wright to managing director.
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NewsPassion ties up rights for two Dynamo series
Passion Distribution has snapped up the international rights to two series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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NewsSenna dominates Focal awards
Senna dominated yesterday’s ninth annual Focal International Awards, which celebrate the use of archive footage.