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NewsHome orders makeovers
UKTV’s Home has commissioned a brace of property makeover shows from RDF and Flame.
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NewsTwofour Christmas for C4
Twofour will ask some of the UK’s top comedians what Christmas is really like for a one-off Channel 4 show.
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NewsSpecific Media launches studio with a view
Tyrell CCT, AKA Design and Absolute Cad have completed the building of a 1,700 sq ft studio on the tenth floor of online advertising firm Specific Media’s West End office.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson apologises for strikers jibe
Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for causing offence with comments about the striking public sector workers – but added that it was “clear” he was not being serious.
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NewsC4 loses drama bosses to ITVS
Channel 4’s drama supremos Camilla Campbell and Robert Wulff-Cochrane are stepping down to establish their own scripted production company in conjunction with ITV Studios.
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NewsAll3 secures group-wide rights deal with Discovery
All3Media has flexed its muscles to win a group-wide rights agreement with Discovery Networks International that gives its indies more flexible terms when making content for the factual specialist.
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NewsRunning Bare’s Edgar-Jones walks after row
Phil Edgar-Jones has quit Running Bare over a row about late night E4 panel show Dirty Digest.
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NewsGok Wan heads to China for C4
Gok Wan will visit China in a one-off looking at the scale and background of Chinese manufacturing for Channel 4.
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NewsHarman backs BBC's call for retrans fee reform
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has backed the BBC’s call for retransmission fees to be waived when it appears on BSkyB’s platform.
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NewsUnison seeks legal advice over Clarkson comments
The country’s biggest union is seeking legal advice over whether Jeremy Clarkson should be reported to the police following his comments that striking workers should be shot in front of their families.
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NewsC4 to pilot comic trio’s Bad Sugar
Sharon Horgan, Julia Davis and Olivia Colman have created a Channel 4 comedy pilot with the writers of Fresh Meat and Peep Show.
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NewsUnions ballot members over 3% ITV pay offer
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Unite are balloting ITV members for the second consecutive year over the company’s offer of a 3% pay increase for 2012.
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NewsBallard’s 10 Star cuts ties with FremantleMedia
Bea Ballard’s 10 Star Entertainment is to cease operations and part company with minority backer FremantleMedia.
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NewsMcGregor back on BBC2 for Unicef docs
Ewan McGregor is to front a BBC2 documentary series charting the delivery of vaccines to some of the most deprived areas of the world.
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NewsEight hires to reinvent The Garden
The Garden is ramping up the scale of its ambition by making eight appointments, tripling its core team.
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NewsBectu and SIS LIVE at odds over insurance
Bectu has called on freelancers to reject “excessive and disproportionate” insurance demands being made by OB firm SIS LIVE.
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NewsPercy looks at Russia and the West in BBC2 season
Unseen interviews with poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, the president of Georgia and other top world politicians will form part of a Norma Percy BBC2 season investigating the West’s relationship with Russia.
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NewsPye and Walton’s start-up secures first format deals
Former 2waytraffic chairman Chris Pye and ex-Ionoco chairman David Walton have founded an entertainment formats company and already secured a brace of deals.
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NewsDMAX enters scripted reality with Superfans
Discovery Networks UK is to dip its toe into scripted reality with a show following some of the country’s most dedicated fans.
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NewsBBC3 trials long-form online push
BBC3 is trialling long-form online comedy as part of a major push in the genre that includes a Jack Whitehall sitcom and recommissions for Pramface and Him & Her.