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NewsPioneer hires Arrow Media exec
World’s Weirdest Weather indie Pioneer Productions has hired Arrow Media exec Thomas Viner as creative director.
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NewsThe Jump set for first global remake
The Jump is to be remade in Slovenia after Twofour struck a deal with local broadcaster Planet TV, marking the show’s first international format deal.
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NewsBBC backs HbbTV for interactive TV
The BBC has pledged its support to the HbbTV standard for interactive TV.
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NewsRTS Craft & Design Awards now open for entries
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards 2016 have opened for entries with an extension to the Director category which will now recognise achievement in three genres.
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NewsPassion strikes CEE deals
Dynamo: Magician Impossible distributor Passion Distribution has struck a raft of deals across CEE with fledgling DTT broadcasters.
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NewsWife Swap remade in Russia
Russian broadcaster Friday TV is to remake Wife Swap after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsSky closes Polish deals
Sky Vision has sold 600 hours of programming to broadcasters in Poland.
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NewsBroadcasters tear up schedules following EU referendum
The UK broadcasters have torn up their schedules following the vote to leave the European Union.
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NewsIndustry set for huge changes following Brexit vote
The British television industry is set for huge changes after the country voted to leave the European Union.
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NewsYouTube Red orders first scripted original
YouTube has moved into original big-budget scripted programming for the first time, ordering of an adaptation of Channing Tatum film Step Up.
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NewsC4 in director diversity push
Channel 4 has ramped up its diversity initiative by joining forces with the National Film and Television School to fund three bursary schemes for diverse applicants.
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NewsAdam Crozier reassures ITV staff after EU vote
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has reassured staff after the UK’s vote to leave the EU triggered a 19% fall in ITV’s share price.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsPact: Brexit vote is "disappointing"
UK producer body Pact has called the country’s decision to leave the UK “disappointing” but has reassured producers that there is no “immediate cause for concern”.
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NewsSherlock colourist joins Technicolor
Sherlock colourist Kevin Horsewood has left Blue 2.0 in order to join Soho rivals Technicolor.
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NewsKate Phillips pips Alan Tyler to top BBC entertainment job
BBC Worldwide creative director of formats Kate Phillips has been named the BBC’s new controller of entertainment commissioning.
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News360 Production lands US orders
Northern Irish indie 360 Production has won two major commissions in the US.
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NewsBBC entertainment in spotlight
The BBC is on the brink of naming its new controller of entertainment, as the department’s replacement for The Voice UK was thrust into the spotlight this week.
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NewsEllie Simmonds to swim with dolphins for ITV
IWC Media is to document Paralympian Ellie Simmonds’ lifelong dream to swim with dolphins in a one-off doc for ITV.
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NewsVice accelerates global expansion
Vice has struck a tranche of global deals that will see it roll out its linear TV channel to 51 territories.