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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey 2012
Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey is out now and subscribers can browse the league tables on Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsBBC iPlayer launches on Xbox
BBC iPlayer users can find and play programmes using hand gestures and voice recognition for the first time following a distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox.
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NewsC4 to air Gervais comedy - Derek
Ricky Gervais’s first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 is to be broadcast in April.
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NewsTalkSport boosts UTV profits
UTV Media has posted record underlying pre-tax profits of £23.3m after TalkSport performed “particularly well” last year.
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NewsMore4+2 to precede 4seven launch
Channel 4 is to launch a two-hour time-shifted version of More4, paving the way for the launch of repeats station 4seven.
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NewsJCA inks content deal with Shine
Content management firm JCA has signed a deal to provide Shine International with services including tape duplication, encoding, digital delivery and quality control of both tape and file assets.
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NewsBBC America to co-pro Ripper Street
New BBC1 crime drama Ripper Street is to be co-produced by BBC America.
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NewsDoc Martin to be remade in Russia
ITV1 drama Doc Martin is set to be adapted for audiences in Russia – part of a raft of new deals by distributor DRG.
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NewsZodiak’s Sally Bollywood to return
Animated series Sally Bollywood has been recommissioned for a second series - with a budget of £4.4m.
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NewsStudioCanal UK appoints COO
Robb Smith has been promoted to chief operating officer of StudioCanal’s UK operations.
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NewsBBCW names Australia programming exec
BBC Worldwide Australia has appointed a new head of programming and production for its channels in the region.
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NewsHoly Flying Circus heads to US
The BBC4 drama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian has been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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NewsFME hires Nwabueze to boost IP
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Solomon Nwabueze to exploit its IP around the world.
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NewsWide-Eyed to make Nat Geo Manhunt series
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the indie behind March of the Dinosaurs, is to make a forensic science series in which investigators attempt to identify one person out of 313 million.
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NewsAll3 acquires C4 property format
All3Media International has secured the distribution rights to new Channel 4 property format You Deserve This House.
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NewsUKTV unveils Home idents
UKTV has rolled out new idents for its Home channel as part of a year-long brand partnership with insurance firm Aviva.
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Cisco acquires software firm NDS
NDS Group has been sold by New Corp and Permira to Cisco for £3.1bn ($5bn).
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NewsThe hunt for a 21st century DG begins
The BBC Trust is updating the director general role to attract candidates who can tackle 21st century challenges.
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NewsBBC DG Mark Thompson confirms departure
BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed he is to step down this autumn.