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NewsStarz eyes UK drama projects
US cable network Starz is scouting for more UK drama projects as it aims to compete with premium broadcast rivals HBO and Showtime and reach 75 hours of original content over the next few years.
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News£10m drama hub in works
Work begins this week on a £10m scheme to build an extra 50,000 sq ft of dedicated drama studio space in Manchester.
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NewsUnited Talent: Twitter first screen for many
Agents are increasingly looking to harness social media as multi-screen viewing grows.
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NewsUniversal Channel snaps up LA Screenings prime target
Universal Channel has acquired the US adaptation of legal comedy drama Rake after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsMiramax bolsters UK business with Misselbrook hire
Miramax, the film and TV studio set up by Harvey Weinstein, is beefing up its UK business by hiring former BBC Worldwide executive Tom Misselbrook.
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NewsBBC2 gears up for old bangers
BBC2 is to explore the world of Essex petrol-heads as part of a double commission for Fremantle Media UK’s Boundless.
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NewsSky Atlantic to unveil slate of high-profile docs
Sky Atlantic has unveiled a batch of high-profile documentaries for its second annual Documentary Film season.
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NewsC5 backs away from US Gavin & Stacey remake
Channel 5 has stepped back from plans to acquire the US remake of Gavin & Stacey after production of the comedy was halted in the US.
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NewsYahoo! orders Queen’s Twitter spoof animation
Twitter star @Queen_UK is to be brought to life after winning a commission from Yahoo! UK.
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NewsC4 launches Unreported World online films
Channel 4 has started to roll out a set of short online films for the latest series of Unreported World as it looks to reach a wider audience through social networks.
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NewsBBC3 orders raft of factual and current affairs docs
BBC3 has commissioned five factual and current affairs docs, including a programme looking at an 18-30s campsite in north Devon and a Reggie Yates doc on South Africa.
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NewsDiscovery plans diverse programming and free-to-air push
Discovery Networks International is focused on diversifying the range of its content and boosting its free-to-air TV distribution, according to chief executive Mark Hollinger.
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NewsUnions vent frustration at ITV over pay deal
The National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite have vented their frustrations at ITV, claiming it failed to “bring anything to the table” at a meeting on Monday to discuss a better pay deal for staff.
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NewsHall ‘cocked up’ over BBC Arabic complaint
Tony Hall has admitted that his office “cocked up” in not responding to a bullying complaint from a BBC Arabic employee.
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NewsTarrant’s departure spells end for Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? will not return to ITV after host Chris Tarrant decided to leave the show.
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NewsHomeland and Masters of Sex renewed
Channel 4 acquisitions Homeland and Masters of Sex have both been recommissioned by US cable network Showtime.
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NewsTiger Aspect hires Clare Handford as head of factual
Tiger Aspect has appointed former Sky commissioner Clare Handford as head of factual programming.
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NewsOfcom criticises This Morning and Newsnight over McAlpine debacle
This Morning and Newsnight have both had their knuckles rapped by Ofcom over Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated in child abuse sex allegations on both shows.
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NewsC4 hit The Mill was made for post-watershed slot
The producers of Channel 4 drama The Mill cut the show for a pre-watershed 8pm slot after the edit was completed, the show’s director has revealed.
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NewsBBC1 orders Metropolitan Police doc
BBC1 has commissioned a six-part documentary delving into the inner workings of the UK’s largest police force, the Metropolitan Police Service.