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NewsSky Atlantic acquires Cinemax's Banshee
Sky Atlantic has acquired US action drama Banshee, which is exec produced by True Blood and Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball.
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NewsNetflix orders first original kids series
Netflix has commissioned its first ever original kids series, ordering a reboot of Dreamworks Animation’s film Turbo: F.A.S.T (Fast Action Stunt Team).
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NewsSequence recruits technical director
Sequence Post has appointed Steve Oak to the newly created role of technical director.
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NewsBBC2 calls time on The Hour
BBC2 drama series The Hour will not be re-commissioned for a third series despite being nominated for a string of awards.
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NewsEndemol lures back ITVS exec
Endemol has lured back former The Million Pound Drop Live executive producer Nic McNeilis from ITV Studios.
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NewsYahoo! orders live Jamie Laing show and film series
Yahoo! has ordered a one-off live interactive show for Valentine’s Day and a weekly ten-part film review series as it continues its push into online video.
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NewsC4 orders London Irish sitcom
A group of Northern Irish ex-pats, living, working and drinking in London will be the basis of a C4 sitcom.
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NewsDoctor Who to be filmed in 3D for 50th birthday
Doctor Who is to be filmed in 3D for the second time to celebrate the Time Lord’s 50th anniversary later this year.
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NewsThe CW renews Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
US network The CW has renewed a raft of dramas including Sky 1’s Arrow and ITV2’s The Vampire Diaries.
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NewsUnions demand BBC pay rise
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Unite have demanded that BBC staff receive a pay rise 3% above inflation.
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Sky Arts and Sky 3D order doc based on da Vinci's journals
Sky Arts and Sky 3D have ordered a one-off documentary from IWC Media that will see The Thick of It star Peter Capaldi narrate Leonardo da Vinci’s private journals.
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NewsMicrosoft hires Kate Barnes for TV push
Xbox owner Microsoft is ramping up its moves into original TV programming with the hire of former Channel 5 executive Kate Barnes.
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NewsPanasonic releases LiveU software upgrade
Panasonic has released new software for the AG-HPX600 that will integrate the camera with LiveU’s LU40 live video uplink technology.
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NewsRastamouse producer launches EIS fund
Three Stones Media, the indie behind preschool series Rastamouse, is launching an Enterprise Investment Scheme fund (EIS) to help secure investment for animated content for children.
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NewsLiam Keelan snubs Sky for BBCW
Former BBC daytime boss Liam Keelan has joined BBC Worldwide as global editorial director, less than a month after agreeing to join Sky as director of Sky 1.
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NewsMerlin creators to make Atlantis drama for BBC1
The creators of Merlin are to make an epic BBC1 fantasy drama about the lost city of Atlantis as part of a raft of ambitious commissions.
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NewsAETN loses High Court battle with Discovery
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has lost a High Court battle to stop rival broadcaster Discovery using the channel brand Discovery History in the UK.
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NewsBBC greenlights Jamaica Inn
Origin Pictures has had a three-part adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic romance, Jamaica Inn, greenlit by BBC1 - along with PD James’ Death Comes to Pemberley.
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NewsNUJ names BBC strike date
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to stage a one day strike at the BBC on 18 February and has agreed a start date for work to rule action.