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NewsMTV orders Welsh Valleys series
MTV UK has ordered a non-scripted reality series set in the Welsh capital Cardiff, from indie True North.
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NewsDexter creator remaking French drama with 4Rights
The creator of Dexter is adapting a French series for the US, with investment from Channel 4’s 4Rights.
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NewsC4's Coming Up line-up revealed
MJ Delaney, the director behind viral hit Newport State of Mind, is to make a drama for Channel 4 starring This is England’s Thomas Turgoose, as part of the broadcaster’s Coming Up scheme.
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NewsS4C demands Tinopolis improves series
S4C has called on Tinopolis to improve the quality of nightly series Heno, following a series of complaints from viewers.
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NewsSPT hires exec to work with indies
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Donna Cunningham as executive vice president of operations for international production - moving the role to London.
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NewsDRG sends UK athletes worldwide
Ahead of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, distributor DRG has sold two documentaries featuring British athletes around the world.
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NewsContent acquires crime drama Amber
Distributor Content Television has picked up the international distribution rights to new crime thriller Amber.
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NewsChile to remake The Bank Job
Endemol has made its first format sale of Channel 4 game show The Bank Job in Chile.
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NewsCatalan Time Team to return
A remake of archaeology format Time Team has been recommissioned in Catalunya.
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NewsTurner acquires Mr Bean eps
Turner Broadcasting has acquired all 14 episodes of live-action comedy series Mr Bean from Tiger Aspect Productions.
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NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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NewsIndies: the global revolution
Independent producers’ expansion into international markets is laid bare in Broadcast’s 2012 Indie Survey, which reveals that for one in five companies, at least half of their revenues come from outside the UK.
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NewsScripps acquires Travel Channel Intl for £65m
Scripps Networks Interactive, the company that jointly owns UKTV, is to pay £65m to buy London-based Travel Channel International Limited (TCI).
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NewsEutelsat launches news system
Eutelsat yesterday launched NewsSpotter, a satellite newsgathering system first trialled by Sky during last year’s Athens riots.
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NewsProducers celebrate after tax breaks win
Producers are already counting the hours of drama and animation series that could return to Britain as a result of the government’s tax breaks.
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NewsITV hires Moore for comedy charge
Former Little Britain producer Myfanwy Moore is to become ITV’s first dedicated comedy commissioner in more than 18 months.
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NewsHire fraud scams continue despite arrests
Hire firms are still being targeted by fraudsters, despite the arrests of three men earlier this month.
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NewsEndemol adapt Wipeout model for Prize Island
Endemol is looking to replicate the success of its global phenomenon Total Wipeout with a new international physical gameshow pitting couples against each other.
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NewsBBC execs look to future as Thompson departs
When Mark Thompson gathered the BBC’s most senior execs on Monday to confirm his autumn departure he received a standing ovation – but reaction within the corporation has been more mixed.
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NewsNorth One boss Heather Jones exits after WRC loss
North One Television managing director Heather Jones is stepping down from the role after less than a year in the job.