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NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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NewsIndies: the global revolution
Independent producers’ expansion into international markets is laid bare in Broadcast’s 2012 Indie Survey, which reveals that for one in five companies, at least half of their revenues come from outside the UK.
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NewsScripps acquires Travel Channel Intl for £65m
Scripps Networks Interactive, the company that jointly owns UKTV, is to pay £65m to buy London-based Travel Channel International Limited (TCI).
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NewsEutelsat launches news system
Eutelsat yesterday launched NewsSpotter, a satellite newsgathering system first trialled by Sky during last year’s Athens riots.
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NewsProducers celebrate after tax breaks win
Producers are already counting the hours of drama and animation series that could return to Britain as a result of the government’s tax breaks.
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NewsITV hires Moore for comedy charge
Former Little Britain producer Myfanwy Moore is to become ITV’s first dedicated comedy commissioner in more than 18 months.
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NewsHire fraud scams continue despite arrests
Hire firms are still being targeted by fraudsters, despite the arrests of three men earlier this month.
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NewsEndemol adapt Wipeout model for Prize Island
Endemol is looking to replicate the success of its global phenomenon Total Wipeout with a new international physical gameshow pitting couples against each other.
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NewsBBC execs look to future as Thompson departs
When Mark Thompson gathered the BBC’s most senior execs on Monday to confirm his autumn departure he received a standing ovation – but reaction within the corporation has been more mixed.
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NewsNorth One boss Heather Jones exits after WRC loss
North One Television managing director Heather Jones is stepping down from the role after less than a year in the job.
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NewsTOWIE's Mark Wright heads to US for ITV2
ITV2 is poised to hand former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright his own series, charting his bid to crack America.
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NewsE4 seeks new content after axings
Channel 4 is dropping a raft of E4 originations broadcast over the past year as the youth-skewed channel takes shape under new head of formats Dominic Bird.
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NewsC4 hunts younger racing audience
Channel 4 has pledged to attract a younger audience to the ‘crown jewels’ of horseracing by offering tie-in programming and a refresh of the coverage.
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NewsRed Bee seeks facility to run edit suites
Red Bee Media is lining up a post-production facility to look after up to 20 of the company’s in-house edit suites.
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Lovefilm VOD overtakes DVD
Lovefilm subscribers streamed more film and TV series than rented physical DVDs and games for the first time last month.
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NewsC4 offers £500k for games
Games developers will be handed budgets of up to £500,000 to create cutting-edge games for Channel 4, Colin Macdonald revealed in his first briefing.
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NewsDiscovery goes for adventure
Discovery has ordered a trio of adventure series including Freddie Flintoff’s first solo project and a survival/automotive mash-up that will air internationally.
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NewsTigress promotes Colthurst as Corney departs
Dick Colthurst has been promoted to the newly created position of managing director at Endemol factual indie Tigress Productions.
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NewsHTI builds factual catalogue with Keo deal
Hat Trick International (HTI) has beefed up its factual catalogue by securing an output deal with Keo Films.
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NewsStanding Stone develops app for new Dispatches
Tom Gutteridge’s Standing Stone Digital has won the second-screen contract for Channel 4’s new-look Dispatches.