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NewsUKTV's Alibi collars US detective series
UKTV has picked up the exclusive rights to US detective drama Rizzoli & Isles from Warner Bros.
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NewsITVS names Silverback boss
ITV Studios has named Hans Engholm as the new chief executive of its Swedish-based production company Silverback.
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NewsOnly Connect on iPhone and iPad
Zodiak indie Presentable is developing an app game for iPhone and iPad of its BBC4 quiz show Only Connect, with plans to launch it when the fifth series starts in August.
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Greenlight round-up: Kew Gardens to get 3D treatment
This week Greenlight round-up joins Sir David Attenborough on his explorations through Kew Gardens in London for a new Sky 3D documentary.
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NewsSatanta Ireland to cut 10% of staff
Ireland’s only specialist sports broadcaster is to cut 10% of its staff by the end of June.
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NewsJeremy Hunt eyes shake-up of local TV plans
The government may scrap plans for a new national TV network in favour of a more locally-led model, Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.
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NewsBBC's Matt Frei joins C4 News
Channel 4 News has poached two BBC journalists Matt Frei and Jackie Long and has appointed Cathy Newman as a regular presenter as part of an ongoing restructure.
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NewsLeopard joins Remedy in indie acquisitions spree
Leopard Films and Remedy Productions have joined forces to establish a new super-indie, with plans to build turnover to £100m within five years.
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NewsInitial turns to experience for Big Brother team
Initial is turning to the man responsible for the launch of Deal Or No Deal to help resurrect Big Brother on Channel 5 this summer.
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NewsITV returns to scene of crime drama trio
ITV1 crime dramas The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, Case Sensitive and Vera are all being lined up for a second outing, Broadcast understands.
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NewsITV and C4 join BBC’s emissions campaign
ITV and Channel 4 have signed up to use the BBC’s carbon calculator in a bid to help drive down emissions across the industry.
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NewsTrue North hires TOWIE producer
True North has hired The Only Way Is Essex producer Fiona O’Sullivan as it prepares for a push into factual entertainment, features and formats.
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NewsRuby ramps up TV push with new hire
Ruby Film & Television has appointed Helen Gregory as its first head of TV in a bid to bring its high-end drama values to the world of returning series.
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NewsShipwrecked to go back to basics on return to T4
Reality TV series Shipwrecked will return to Channel 4’s youth entertainment strand T4 after a two-year break, with the producers promising it will be ‘back to basics’ on the show.
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NewsITV lines up new Poirot
Rumours of the death of Poirot, ITV’s long-running adaptation of the Agatha Christie detective, have been greatly exaggerated: ITV is actively developing a new film starring David Suchet as the moustachioed Belgian detective.
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NewsCome Dine With Me exec joins C4 daytime team
Channel 4 has poached long-serving Come Dine With Me executive producer David Sayer from ITV Studios, as the broadcaster looks to bolster its daytime team.
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NewsPact cheers Hargreaves’ fair use regime rejection
Pact has said it “heartily applauds” the rejection of a fair use regime for intellectual property outlined in the Hargreaves report published on Wednesday.
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NewsFirst Look heads to US with Evil Up Close
Stratford-Upon-Avon-based factual specialist First Look TV is setting up a US base after clinching its first US sale with a commission for cable network A&E.
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NewsC4 losing lead on diversity
Cracks in Channel 4’s approach to diversity have emerged in the broadcaster’s annual report, which showed its lead on competitors is “narrowing” for key criteria in its remit.
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NewsAttenborough visits Kew for third Sky 3D doc
Sky has commissioned a third 3D natural history documentary starring Sir David Attenborough, to be filmed at London’s Kew Gardens.