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NewsPricey and Rain join forces to add scale
Katie Price’s indie Pricey Media is to merge with factual entertainment specialist Rain Media, run by former ITV Studios execs Mark Wells and Glen Middleham.
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NewsBroadcasters board freelancer Fast Train
Sky director of programmes Stuart Murphy and new BBC3 controller Zai Bennett are among the masterclass leaders at Fast Train, a free training day for TV freelancers taking place next month.
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NewsC5 and ITV mull digital solution to tape crisis
ITV and Channel 5 are accelerating plans for file-based delivery of HD programmes if Sony’s HDCam SR tape runs low following the Japan earthquake.
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NewsSky plans bid to poach Glee
Channel 4 faces a battle to retain the rights to Glee as Sky prepares to offer what could be a knockout bid for the hit US show.
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NewsMacqueen and Singer win BBC commissions
Angus Macqueen and Henry Singer are to investigate the experience of the trapped Chilean miners and Wootton Bassett’s emergence as a symbol of servicemen killed in conflict, in films for the BBC.
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NewsBio to offer new take on gypsies
Gypsies and travellers unhappy about the portrayal of their communities in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will be key characters in a series for Bio.
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).
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NewsLittleford joins BBCW for Global iPlayer launch
Matthew Littleford has been hired by Jana Bennett to fill the new role of creative director for BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer.
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NewsSky 1 gets Trollied in drive for original UK comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a comedy set in a budget supermarket in the north-west, featuring bored checkout assistants, ineffectual managers and angry customers.
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NewsMajor Irish indie plans expansion into UK market
The Irish producer of The Apprentice and Popstars is planning a major push into the UK, with a range of developments from its Belfast office being considered by British broadcasters.
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NewsCrowe joins Scott Free to manage expanding slate
Misfits producer Kate Crowe is joining Scott Free UK as executive producer of TV.
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NewsTwofour signs Ayling as brands channel manager
Twofour has beefed up its digital channel division with the appointment of former Virgin Media TV commissioner Alex Ayling.
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NewsAtomized to solve women’s problems for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered fact ent series Chick Fix from Atomized, with a range of multiplatform support to drive viewer engagement with the channel.
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NewsAP and PA join forces to shake up archive sector
Associated Press is partnering with the Press Association in a deal that could challenge the established UK news archive market for the first time in 20 years.
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NewsGallery: MDA Party 2011
MDA Singapore party at MipTV in Cannes, in association with Broadcast and Screen International.
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NewsRamsay's Nightmares head north
Optomen International has cooked up deals for Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares in the wake of MipTV.
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NewsBig Talk making Comedy Central’s first scripted show
Big Talk Productions is to make Comedy Central UK’s first ever scripted narrative comedy, about a gay man who gets his friend’s lover pregnant.
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NewsAtomos shows off Samurai
NAB 2011: The HD-SDI-equipped Samurai is a portable device that records, monitors, and plays ready-to-edit Apple Pro Res files.
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NewsHead of news at BBC Scotland departs
The head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland is leaving to join the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland.
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NewsWorld Service report offers "false hope"
The Foreign Affairs committee report on the World Service is unlikely to have any impact on funding for the BBC arm, insiders have indicated.