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NewsIMG ramps up global sales with Dirk Gently
IMG is continuing its move into international distribution after acquiring the global rights to BBC America drama Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
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NewsVirgin Media returns to LA Screenings
Virgin Media is on the hunt for US serialised dramas and single camera comedies as it attends the LA Screenings for the first time in a number of years.
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NewsC4 supersizes The Secret Life of the Zoo
Channel 4 has ordered a supersized version of The Secret Life of the Zoo, more the doubling the length of its original run.
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NewsViacom boss sues owner
The row over Viacom took another twist on Monday, as chief executive Philippe Dauman launched legal action against the company’s owner Sumner Redstone and his representatives.
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NewsViacom at centre of ugly row in US
Channel 5 owner Viacom is at the centre of an ugly row between chief executive Philippe Dauman and representatives of the company’s proprietor, Sumner Redstone.
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NewsPossessed wins ITV daytime quiz show
ITV has commissioned a daytime quiz show created and hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsOfcom clears C4 over Muslim doc complaints
Channel 4’s controversial documentary What British Muslims Really Think has been cleared of breaching Ofcom rules after amassing more than 200 complaints.
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NewsWitless to return to BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of comedy Witless from Objective Fiction.
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NewsBBC4 prepares to go Trainspotting Live
BBC4 is to build on the slow TV phenomenon with a live trainspotting series that will be stripped across three consecutive nights.
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NewsIn brief: NBC boss joins RTS line-up; S4C returns to HD
NBC Universal chief Steve Burke is to deliver the opening keynote of the RTS London Conference, while S4C has unveielEd plans to reintroduce its HD service ahead of Euro 2016.
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NewsPeston On Sunday editor: we’re here for the long haul
Peston On Sunday’s series editor has made clear that ITV has backed the show for the long haul after it launched with underwhelming ratings this month.
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NewsDownie leaves Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television’s chief creative officer Mark Downie is to leave the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsPointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine
Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.
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NewsJowell: Ofcom should regulate broadcasters' diversity targets
Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell has called on Ofcom to regulate broadcasters’ diversity targets and sanction them if they fail to meet them.
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NewsMedia Summit 2016: reasons to attend
Broadcast publisher MBI is hosting the Media Summit on 7 & 8 June to gather leaders from across the TV, film and creative communities to debate the future of content, innovation and digital strategy. Read on to learn more about the two-day event.
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NewsAmazon & Netflix in line for EU levies
Global digital streaming services including Netflix and Amazon could be hit with multi-million pound charges to fund European TV shows under new regulation.
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NewsC5 orders Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter docs
The untimely deaths of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and American singer Karen Carpenter will be explored in two feature-length Channel 5 drama documentaries.
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NewsLime exec to head C5 production
Lime Pictures’ head of non-scripted production Joe Mclusky is to become the boss of Channel 5’s in-house production arm.
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NewsFox debuts Outcast on Facebook Live
Fox is to debut horror thriller Outcast on Facebook Live – making it the first broadcaster in the UK to launch a show on the platform ahead of its linear TX.
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NewsBBC tech projects in spotlight
The government has backed a proposal for the BBC to adopt a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and called on the broadcaster to undertake a detailed review and cost-benefit analysis of all its R&D activity.