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NewsImpossible moots move to long-form animation
Impossible Pictures will explore producing factual programming and drama as long-form animation after it bought Manchester-based animation specialist Firestep for an undisclosed sum.
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IWC bolsters team with two new producers
IWC Media has boosted its creative team with a pair of hirings in the factual and arts genres.
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NewsIndustry remembers children’s TV pioneer Orton
Industry executives have paid tribute to Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton, who died last week after an 11-year battle with cancer.
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NewsBBC2 cooks up fresh Masterchef
BBC2 will air a Masterchef spin-off for working chefs and move the amateur contest to primetime.
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Shed wins BBC double
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from BBC1 for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are? respectively.
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History orders Snow series
The History Channel and Telegraph Media Group have signed an ad-funded deal for a major five-part series.
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Tern lands BBC NI docs
Tern Television has won three single documentary commissions from BBC Northern Ireland.
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NewsSky doc goes behind the scenes of Riverdance
Sky Real Lives has ordered an observational documentary on the day-to-day lives of the cast of the Irish dancing show Riverdance.
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NewsHat Trick to produce trial of God drama
Hat Trick Productions is making a one-off drama for BBC2 based on the true-life attempt by Auschwitz inmates to put God on trial.
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Mentorn debate show
Mentorn this week filmed an Intelligence Squared debate for the first time for the BBC, marking the beginning of what the production company hopes will be a regular strand.
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C4 airs Grand Designs Live
Channel 4 has commissioned a live run of Grand Designs to tie in with the programme’s annual event at London’s Excel centre.
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Sky One to show Globes
Sky has agreed a deal to cover the 65th Golden Globe Awards, with Ruggie Media producing live red carpet coverage and a highlights package for Sky One.
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NewsSawalha in ‘eating travelogue’
Celebrity Masterchef winner Nadia Sawalha is to star in a new BBC “eating travelogue show” commissioned from her production company, Dog House Media.
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Broadcast sales shortlist
Broadcast has revealed the shortlist for the best international programme sales award, sponsored by Dori Media Distribution.
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Aardman buys Wolf rights
Aardman International has expanded its portfolio of third-party properties by securing worldwide TV, DVD and online rights to Breakthru Films’ award-winning Peter and the Wolf.
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PBS revamps Masterpieces
US cable channel PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre strand, which airs the best of British drama, is to be split into three separate seasons: Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Contemporary and Masterpiece Mystery.
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ITV1 celebrates talent shows stars
Amanda Holden is to front an ITV1 documentary special looking at talent shows following the success of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor.
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NewsBBC3 orders PA drama from indie start-up 2am
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen’s first drama series for the channel will be a female-skewing comedy drama about the lives and loves of four personal assistants.
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Power sells 160 hours of shows to Venezuela
Drama indie and distributor Power has secured a deal to supply 160 hours of programming to leading Venezuelan broadcaster Corporacion Televen.
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NewsUS Idol’s Seacrest options Make Me a Baby
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has optioned the rights to make a US version of Mentorn Media’s Make Me a Baby format.