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NewsGlobal goals key to Garden sale
The Garden’s international ambitions were the driving factor in ITV Studios’ £18m deal to buy the 24 Hours In A&E indie this week.
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NewsBedell: Vicious puts ITV back in comedy game
Upcoming gay sitcom Vicious is the clearest signal yet that ITV is back in the comedy game, according to director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.
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NewsBBC1 clocks up cost of living season
One of Danny Cohen’s final season commissions as controller of BBC1 is a look at the cost of living through five single docs, a two-parter and a Watchdog spin-off series.
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NewsCohen promises creativity and innovation
Danny Cohen wants to bring an emphasis on creativity and innovation to the BBC director of television role when he starts work next month.
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NewsRDF rewards execs behind wins
RDF TV has won two BBC factual series commissions and promoted the pair of executives behind them to key positions.
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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsIndie M&A activity bolstered by new buyers
A new wave of buyers looking to take advantage of the remaining opportunities in the UK indie market has triggered the current wave of M&A activity, according to finance experts.
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NewsRed Bee Media wins playout deal for BT Sport
Red Bee Media has won the playout contract for BT’s new channel, BT Sport.
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NewsDouble Negative plans to buck trend with TV VFX arm
Double Negative is hoping to buck the trend of a turbulent few months for the VFX industry by launching a division devoted solely to TV.
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NewsEvolutions secures post for Watchdog
Evolutions has won the contract to post-produce BBC consumer affairs show Watchdog after it upgraded all of the Avid suites across its three central London facilities.
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Wimbledon Film & TV Studios appoints duo
Wimbledon Film & TV Studios has made two new hires, with Daniel Spence joining as operations manager and Nicola Poupard (left) as studio manager.
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Trio team up to test Ultra HD satellite delivery
SES, Harmonic and Broadcom have teamed up to test satellite delivery of Ultra HD content using the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) stand- ard.
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NewsPassion signs first scripted deals with Derek sale
Passion Distribution has struck its first deals for scripted comedy and drama after selling Ricky Gervais comedy Derek around the world.
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NewsFox order opens doors in US for LoveLive
Multiplatform indie LoveLive is to set up in the US after securing a documentary commission from Fox.
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NewsA+E Networks’ H2 orders first original UK series
A+E Networks’ history channel H2 has ordered its first original series in the UK ahead of its launch next month.
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News"Strong possibility" no election debates in 2015
BBC head of political programmes Sue Inglish has warned of a “strong possibility” that there will be no TV debates in the run up to the 2015 general election due to a lack of commitment from the political parties.
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NewsMichele Buck joins The Saint US
Parade’s End producer Michele Buck has come on board the US remake of The Saint as its producers look to secure a UK broadcast partner.
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NewsC4's The Intern bumped to 11pm
Hilary Devey’s first Channel 4 vehicle, The Intern, has been buried in an 11pm slot for the rest of the series.
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NewsFever Media’s Mortimer joins NBCU
Fever Media managing director David Mortimer is to join NBC Universal Television Production in a newly created factual and entertainment role.
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NewsBroadchurch breaks Twitter drama records
The final episode of ITV’s Broadchurch generated more than 260,000 Twitter messages on Tuesday, a record amount of traffic for a UK drama.