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NewsRoyal wedding TV shows snapped up worldwide
MIPTV: Royal wedding fever is spreading across the world with international broadcasters snapping up British documentaries on the happy couple’s engagement.
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NewsC4 sales chief to step down
Long-serving Channel 4 sales director Andy Barnes, who is responsible for delivering more than £12bn of sales revenue, is leaving the broadcaster after nearly 20 years.
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NewsLove Thy Neighbour bumped to More 4
Love Thy Neighbour, Channel 4’s townies-move-to-the-country format, has been bumped to More 4 halfway through its run due to low audience numbers.
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NewsAll3Media takes first step in sales process
All3Media has appointed financial services firm UBS to conduct a strategic review of the business that is likely to lead to its eventual sale.
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NewsGypsy Weddings producers come under fire
The producers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings have been confronted by members of the travelling community angry at their portrayal in the series – in an exchange that has been caught on camera.
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NewsBBC Breakfast: 46% to make Salford move
More than half the BBC Breakfast team will not make the move to Salford – including presenters Sian Williams and Chris Hollins.
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NewsRamsay locked in for new Channel 4 series
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to visiting prisons for a new Channel 4 series that aims to reduce the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars and getting them back to work.
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NewsMcFly on the wall doc for 5*
McFly is to feature in a fly on the wall documentary as the first original commission for 5* since its relaunch in March.
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NewsBFI to spend £3m more on UK film
The BFI has revealed its UK production funding will rise from £15m to £18m on the day that it takes over as the UK’s lead body for film.
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NewsLion pounces on Betty exec
Lion TV is expanding its entertainment team by hiring Betty head of development Joff Powell as entertainment executive.
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NewsMad Men creator signs $30m deal
Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men is to return in 2012 with creator Matthew Weiner on board - but will end after three more seasons.
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NewsProspect hires Jamie's Dream School producer
DCD-owned factual producer Prospect has expanded its team with the hire of Cal Turner as executive producer.
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NewsBBC invites sailing tender
The BBC is to open to tender coverage of sailing during the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsModel Agency final to air online first
Channel 4’s The Model Agency has become the first series to premiere its last episode on 4oD ahead of broadcast – part of its ongoing drive to capture information from its audiences.
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NewsITV homepage relaunched
ITV has relaunched its homepage as the first step in its wider online overhaul.
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NewsITN strikes development deal with Mercury Media
ITN Productions has signed a deal with distributor Mercury Media to develop four topical magazine show formats for the international market.
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NewsIdiot goes further abroad
Hit Sky1 travel series An Idiot Abroad, starring Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, has been picked up in new territories around the world.
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NewsSky Arts to air sextuplets series
Sky Arts is to screen a series on the phenomenon of sextuplets, as part of a raft of sales by indie Off the Fence.
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NewsBBC to hear doc concerns
The BBC is to listen to the concerns of documentary distributors, who have complained that the corporation is not acquiring enough independent factual films.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Spring arrives on BBC4
This week’s round-up of the latest commissions includes the latest new drama and documentaries revealed at BBC4’s spring/summer schedule launch, including a new film starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan.