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NewsUKTV conjures up more Dynamo; sees off ITV/C4
UKTV has fought off fierce competition from terrestrial broadcasters to sign an exclusive talent deal with magician Dynamo, which will see him appear in two new series for Watch this year.
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NewsBBC1 secures comedy stars for Wodehouse
Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders are to star in a new BBC1 comedy series based on short stories by PG Wodehouse.
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NewsNorth One wins US order for Gadget Show pilot
US cable network G4 has commissioned a pilot episode of North One Television’s long-running technology entertainment show The Gadget Show, marking the indie’s first venture into the country.
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NewsBBC 1Xtra tops million mark
RAJAR: BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra controller Ben Cooper has seen the black music station break the 1m listeners barrier for the first time as digital-only sister station 6Music also posted record figures.
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NewsS4C chief lobbies for change in online role
The new chief executive of S4C is lobbying government to widen its digital remit, enabling investment in online-only content for the first time.
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NewsCall for more action on equality
Speakers at Equality Act event say industry is still not doing enough about on-screen diversity.
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NewsDAB radios break 200m hours of radio
RAJAR: Listening to the radio via DAB sets broke the 200m hour barrier for the first time, as total digital radio listening remained above the 300m hour mark.
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NewsE4 recommissions Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy had been recommissioned just one episode into the first series.
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NewsVirgin Media talks with Premier Sports stall
Talks between Virgin Media and sports TV channel Premier Sports to secure content including NRL, Championship Rugby League and NHL Ice Hockey have broken down due to a disagreement over payment models.
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NewsSky Atlantic looks at ad mavericks for Mad Men tie-in
Ridley Scott’s RSA Productions is to lift the lid on the men behind the British advertising industry to tie in with the launch of Mad Men on Sky Atlantic.
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NewsFirst Cut back for 12-part run
The financial value of the human body, the practical process of launching a fertility lottery and the dream of marrying Prince Harry will all feature in the next run of Channel 4’s First Cut strand.
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NewsVictory hires DeHaney to lead factual push
Victory Television is aiming to bolster its popular factual slate and has hired David DeHaney to spearhead the plans.
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NewsCBBC partners with ZDF on Wolfblood
CBBC is teaming up with German broadcaster ZDF to produce a werewolf drama.
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NewsArtists Studio to produce BBC2 Cubitt thriller
A psychological thriller based on parallel storylines of two hunters, written by Allan Cubitt, is set to be a BBC2 serial scheduled for 2013.
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NewsITVS to explore British burial culture for History
The culture of burial and death throughout Britain’s past is to be investigated in an ob doc series for History.
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NewsGravity Rd goes behind scenes at Grazia
Gravity Road has won its first commission to produce an online documentary series for Grazia, which will go behind the scenes at the magazine as it prepares its London Fashion Week collector’s issue.
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NewsUK Screen: cut payment times
Trade body UK Screen Association is lobbying broadcasters to cut the amount of time they take to pay suppliers to 30 days.
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NewsMPs seek SIS payment
MPs have called for the organisers of the India 2010 Commonwealth Games to settle the “millions” of pounds yet to be paid to SIS LIVE, which provided OB facilities for the event.
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NewsDDL boosts capacity in £4m refit
Deluxe Digital London (DDL) will spend £4m revamping its Meard Street base, with investments in additional storage and increased connectivity.
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NewsAXN Mystery in market for content to fill UK season
Japanese broadcaster AXN Mystery is running a seven-month season of UK programming as interest in Britain soars ahead of the London Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.