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NewsHunt hails drama but admits 8pm struggles
Channel 4 arrived at Edinburgh on a roll following a string of drama hits – but Jay Hunt admitted that getting pre-watershed entertainment and fact ent right remains a struggle.
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NewsSky Living goes on man hunt with revamp
Sky is looking to ‘de-pink’ Sky Living over the next few months via a revamp designed to attract more male viewers.
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NewsYentob hints at 2016 changes to BBC in-house quota
Alan Yentob has become the first BBC exec to hint at a major rethink of the in-house commissioning quota at the 2016 charter renewal.
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NewsLovefilm turns on Geordie Shore and Spongebob
Episodes of Geordie Shore and SpongeBob SquarePants are to be made available on Lovefilm for the first time after the Amazon-owned VoD service struck a deal with Viacom International Media Networks.
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NewsPies & Puds get Hollywood treatment from Spun Gold
Spun Gold TV is to help The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood explore his passion for pies and puddings in a BBC1 daytime series.
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NewsITV2 orders a Job Lot of comedy
ITV2 is piloting a post-apocalyptic sitcom from the co-writer of BBC3’s Bad Education as the channel’s comedy strategy gathers pace.
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NewsSky acquires Australian CCTV series
Sky has acquired Australian CCTV series Surveillance after striking a deal with Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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NewsBridezillas bootcamp spin-off re-ordered
September Films’ Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas has been recommissioned for a second series by US cable network WE TV.
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NewsEditor develops platform to speed up content delivery
A web-based platform for managing and distributing video has been developed by an online editor who was frustrated with the tools available for sending content.
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TV One sets up R&D team in Maidenhead
Video processing equipment maker TV One has hired a team of research and development engineers. The new team, which is in addition to the R&D unit at TV One’s Margate office, will be located at the company’s Maidenhead base. A TV One spokeswoman said the appointments were made in response ...
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NewsRed Bee Media woos Booth for creative director post
Red Bee Media has appointed a new group creative director to oversee its BBC campaigns.
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Films at 59 automates archive with DNA Evolution
Films at 59 has installed StorageDNA’s DNA Evolution archive system at its Bristol facility.
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NewsC5 picks up drama Betrayal
Channel 5 has acquired US drama Betrayal after striking a deal with Disney Media Distribution.
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NewsFacebook exec: Instagram can be a boon to TV
Facebook executive Karla Geci has urged TV execs to consider embracing photo-sharing service Instagram to support shows.
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NewsLime appoints ‘creative double act’ for TOWIE
Lime Pictures has hired execs from The X Factor and Made In Chelsea to boost The Only Way Is Essex, ahead of its 10th series this year.
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NewsITV improves as C4 slips up
ITV News replaced C4 News as the best programme for expert women in July, says Lis Howell
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NewsChelsea Flower Show rooted at BBC
The BBC has signed a new four-year deal with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to cover the Chelsea Flower Show and other related events.
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NewsThe Wombles picked up by C5
Channel 5 has snapped up the remake of The Wombles for its kids strand, Milkshake.
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NewsTalkTalk signs 500k YouView subs
TalkTalk has signed up 100,000 new customers to its YouView service in the last four weeks - taking its total base to 500,000 homes within a year of launch.
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NewsFresh One inks deal with GroupM-backed Canadian indie
Fresh One Productions has extended its reach in North America after striking a deal with Bristow Global Media, a new indie that is also working with GroupM Entertainment in the US.