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NewsShine completes Firefly purchase
Shine has finalised a deal to buy independent production company Firefly for what is understood to be£10m.
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NewsChrysalis tipped for overseas sale
Foreign media groups are emerging as the most likely buyers to swoop on Chrysalis Radio's entire catalogue of stations following the launch of its strategic review earlier this week.
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NewsUS facilities group wins Elstree lease
The fate of Elstree Film and TV Studios, home to Dancing on Ice and Big Brother, looks secure following the purchase of the site's 125-year lease by California-based film and television facilities group Pacifica Ventures.
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NewsTributes pour in for Bill Sinrich
TWI executives have paid tribute to their former chief executive, Bill Sinrich, who died unexpectedly after a short illness on Friday 2 February.
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NewsPrimeval snaps up healthy 7.2m audience
ITV1's£6m investment in its new fantasy drama Primevalpaid dividends as the show consolidated the commercial network's Saturday night line-up.
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Genie returns
Nickelodeon has ordered a second series of live-action kids comedy Genie in the House.
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BT signs music deal
BT has signed a deal with music giant Universal Music to provide an on-demand music video service on its digital TV service, BT Vision.
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NewsIgnite fund ready to seal two deals
Just three months after its launch, Ignite, the£2m investment fund set up by RDF, is close to tying up two deals with a factual and a comedy producer.
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Daybreak deal boosts Target's drama output
Distributor Target Entertainment has signed an output and development deal with Mentorn's newly formed drama arm Daybreak Pictures.
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Chicken and egg - or surfers catching a wave?
Channel 4 has commissioned Silver River to make a landmark series about television and when I read the following quote from Daisy Goodwin, I knew I would have to think harder this week. 'It's a chicken and egg concept. What comes first: our obsession with house prices or the vast ...
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Reeves takes on Ripper for Sky One
Vic Reeves is making a one-off documentary for Sky One on the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper.
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Harries cites Queen in plea for film cash
Andy Harries has called on ITV executives to invest more money in film.
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NewsFearnley-Whittingstall takes on Tesco
Food evangelist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is launching a Jamie Oliver-style David and Goliath battle against the rise of supermarket chains for a major new series on Channel 4.
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NewsSky pay-TV launch threatens Freeview
BSkyB's move to launch a subscription television service on digital terrestrial TV (DTT), announced last week, has put tensions between Sky and its Freeview partners at an all-time-high.
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Paramount Comedy hires Hutchison
Paramount Comedy has hired Kathleen Hutchison as its head of new comedy, replacing Sarah Mahoney who is joining indie Baby Cow in a newly created role as new comedy executive.
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Talkback trials Saturday night gameshow
Talkback Thames is developing a new Saturday night gameshow for BBC1 based around the concept of time, with Chris Evans on the wish list to present it.
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Sparrowhawk chiefs in management reshuffle
Sparrowhawk, owner of Hallmark International, has removed chief executive David Hulbert and chief operating officer Tim Richards from the day-to-day running of the business and given them the brief of developing new ventures.
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NewsBond to track down secret royal offspring
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is to uncover the affairs of British kings and queens and their illegitimate offspring for a primetime ITV documentary.
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NewsVaughan in need of female company
Capital Radio is considering adding a high-profile female co-host to Johnny Vaughan's breakfast show in a bid to increase its appeal to women.