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NewsJonathan Ross to host Broadcast Awards
Jonathan Ross is to host the Broadcast Awards 2016, which takes place at the Grosvenor House hotel on 10 February .
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NewsSky to stage computer-created musical
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical producer Wingspan Productions to is to document and stage the world’s first computer-created musical for Sky Arts.
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NewsPlimsoll opens distribution division
Plimsoll Productions, the indie established by former Zodiak USA and RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has set up its own distribution division.
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NewsSky 1 runs off with Don't Tell The Bride
Don’t Tell The Bride will to move to Sky 1 next year after the Renegade Pictures format was unsettled by BBC3’s digital switch.
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NewsBounsall joins Shoot Blue as head of rental
Camera and lighting rental company Shoot Blue has appointed Matt Bounsall to the newly-created position of head of rental and business development.
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NewsIndielab hunts producers for accelerator programme
The Be Good Films co-founder and media policy advisor Victoria Powell explains why growing indies should tap into the billion pound ‘business angels’ market.
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In brief: Woodcut; Rhys Jones; STV Prods; Sky Go; Duchess Street
Woodcut Media has hired its first chairman, while Oxford Scientific Films’ head of development has joined STV Productions. Read on for more details
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NewsThe Only Way Is Essex heads to China
Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV has launched a local version of The Only Way Is Essex.
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NewsRTS Craft and Design Awards winners revealed
Fortitude, Home Fires and BBC Sports Personality of the Year picked up two awards apiece at last night’s RTS Craft & Design Awards.
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NewsVirgin returns to content business
Virgin Media has returned to the content business after picking up US horror series Ash vs Evil Dead for its video on-demand service.
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NewsC4 returns to Lego headquarters
Channel 4 is to return to the secretive headquarters of Lego for a follow-up to last year’s film about the global toy brand.
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NewsShine TV hires new leadership
Hunted producer Shine TV has promoted Tanya Shaw and Tim Whitwell to lead the company following the departure of Kelly Webb-Lamb.
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NewsBBC Trust chairman calls for ‘intelligent reform’
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead will argue for “intelligent reform” of the corporation’s “remit, regulation and revenue” today.
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NewsNorway's Born On heads to Channel 4
A Norwegian format which tracks the lives of a disparate group of people who share a birthday is to be remade for Channel 4 by Outline Productions.
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NewsC4’s future to be decided in new year
The government could reach a decision over whether to privatise Channel 4 as early as January, Broadcast understands.
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NewsLinsey: BBC critics talking balderdash
Acting director of television Mark Linsey has hailed the distinctiveness of BBC programming and branded criticism of the corporation during charter renewal “balderdash”.
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NewsAmazon orders first UK drama original
Amazon has ordered its first UK drama – a period fashion drama from War and Peace co-producer Lookout Point.
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NewsBriefs: DRG; TRX; Jetpack Distribution
DRG strikes a first-look deal with What Larks, David and Matthew Frank’s TRX staffs up and Jetpack Distribution takes rights to YouTube kids series
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NewsBBC1 seeks Top of the Pops-style music show
BBC1 is on the hunt for a weekly live music show ten years after Top of the Pops was axed.
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NewsAll3Media International preps major restructure
All3Media International is to move towards a more regional sales approach as part of a major restructure.