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NewsEndemol Shine hires head of acquisitions
Endemol Shine International has appointed former BBC Worldwide executive Simon Cox as its head of acquisitions.
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NewsDave buys The Last Man on Earth
Dave has acquired Will Forte-fronted apocalyptic sitcom The Last Man on Earth as UKTV continues to grow its US comedy output.
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NewsAMC to launch in UK after BT deal
Breaking Bad and Mad Men broadcaster AMC is to launch in the UK after striking an exclusive deal with BT.
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NewsDaybreak’s Ranvir Singh to front ITV current affairs show
ITV has boosted its current affairs slate with a real-life stories series presented by former Daybreak and Good Morning Britain anchor Ranvir Singh.
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NewsChina's CCTV issues UK co-pro brief
Chinese broadcaster CCTV is keen to strike partnerships with UK indies to co-develop and co-produce city-themed factual programming.
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NewsBreathe Sport moves into live streaming
Goal Hanger Films, the indie established last year by Gary Lineker and former ITV Sport controller Tony Pastor, has begun producing live shows for digital sport service Breathe Sport.
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NewsCartoon Network launches UGC kids service
Cartoon Network is launching a website to encourage kids to create their own characters and stories.
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NewsShiver hires fact-ent and daytime boss
ITV Studios indie Shiver has strengthened its executive team after hiring the BBC’s Richard Hastings as its third creative director.
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NewsRomesh Ranganathan goes back to his roots for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series from Rumpus Media following comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he learns more about his Sri Lankan roots.
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NewsDirector bodies establish charitable trust
Directors UK, the Directors Guild Trust and Stage Directors UK have joined forces to create a charitable trust.
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NewsOfcom investigating BGT dog-swap
Britain’s Got Talent’s live final will be investigated by Ofcom to see whether voters were misled by the winning act.
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NewsGovernment denies licence fee freeze ‘almost inevitable’
The government has denied making any decisions about the future of the licence fee after a report at the weekend claimed the BBC will be hit by another freeze to its funding.
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NewsC4 hires entertainment editor
Channel 4 has hired CPL’s Game of Thrones – Thronecast exec Sarah Lazenby as entertainment editor.
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NewsSugar Films bolsters executive team
Sugar Films, the fledgling indie co-founded by Pat Younge, has drafted in Cilla producer Kwadjo Dajan and former Channel 4 commissioner Nav Raman to equip it with drama and factual entertainment expertise.
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NewsKatie Hopkins show produced by Dapper Laughs creator & Question Time indie
The co-creators of controversial ITV2 series Dapper Laughs On The Pull have partnered with Question Time indie Mentorn Media on a Katie Hopkins-fronted panel show for TLC.
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NewsBack In Time For Dinner to return with a twist
BBC2 is to follow up hit factual format Back In Time For Dinner with a fresh series examining how family pastimes have changed over the past 65 years.
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NewsBBC Studios company established without approval
The BBC has incorporated a company for BBC Studios without yet having formal clearance to push ahead with plans to commercialise the in-house production division.
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NewsRavensbourne students get ready for end-of-year awards
Three students from Ravensbourne’s undergraduate Broadcast Engineering course have been nominated for the 2015 Broadcast TECH Award.
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NewsIndies achieve Albert+ certification
Raise the Roof, Buccaneer Media, CPL Productions and So TV have been awarded Bafta Albert+ certification after creating sustainable productions.
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NewsIn brief: DAB trial; Distrify Media
60 local DAB stations are to launch as part of an Ofcom trial, while Glasgow-based VoD firm Distrify Media opens a China office.