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NewsFoligno and Hart exit Molinare ahead of relaunch
Molinare’s two most senior executives have quit as the company’s India-based backers prepare to relaunch the London facility.
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NewsSky to pump millions more into development
Sky is ramping up its commitment to original content by more than doubling the amount it spends on developing shows.
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NewsBBC facing tough call on Kennedys
The BBC is facing a dilemma over whether to screen controversial US series The Kennedys, which is struggling to find a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsRegional indies form factual lobby group
A group of 18 regional indies have come together to form a lobby group to pressure the BBC and Channel 4 to increase the number of out-of-London factual programmes they commission.
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NewsUKTV plans move away from Great Portland St HQ
UKTV is finalising plans to move its 160 staff out of its Great Portland Street headquarters to a new base in Hammersmith.
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NewsTF1 Production signs up Blumenfeld in search for UK formats
French production company TF1 Production is looking to UK indies to find formats suitable for a French audience and has drafted in Remy Blumenfeld to drive the process forward.
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NewsAbraham: C4's ad sales growth will match ITV
David Abraham has revealed that Channel 4 will report bumper ad sales numbers later this year and that the broadcaster has kept pace with ITV’s 2010 recovery.
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NewsHunt plans shake-up of media regulation
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has pledged to “radically rethink” the key tenets of current media regulation and has set out his vision for local television.
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NewsPM to hear call for abolition of ATVoD
A niche broadcaster is taking his complaints about VoD regulator the Association for Television on Demand (ATVoD) to prime minister David Cameron, as part of wider concerns about the organisation.
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NewsDave to ramp up orders
UKTV comedy channel Dave is piloting four new shows, including its first improv show, as it ramps up its commissions to around 10 series this year.
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NewsChristopher Lunn freelancers escape penalties
Thousands of TV freelancers caught up in the Christopher Lunn & Company investigation could be saved from late tax return penalties as part of an agreement struck with HM Revenue & Customs.
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NewsNew comedy on agenda after Foundation’s kids’ conference
Zodiak Media UK children’s division The Foundation has brought together commissioners and writers in a bid to create comedy projects that will specifically fit the requirements of broadcasters.
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NewsBBC Daytime orders four consumer affairs shows
Four series tackling consumer affairs have been commissioned by BBC Daytime to air on BBC1 this year.
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NewsObjective’s McDermott joins C4 comedy team
Channel 4’s comedy team has added an extra pair of hands with the appointment of Fiona McDermott as comedy editor.
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NewsDuos launch ent/drama indies
Two former ITV Studios execs have set up an entertainment indie and the exec producer of ITV1’s The Children and writer of BBC2’s First Light have formed a drama producer.
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NewsITN’s Shaw to tap news team’s talent
Chris Shaw, ITN Productions’ new editorial director, is aiming to tap into Channel 4 and ITV News talent to bring “hard-nosed” documentary- making back to its production slate.
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NewsNext stop South America for Jonathan Dimbleby
Current affairs veteran Jonathan Dimbleby is to journey across South America for his latest BBC2 documentary.
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NewsEndemol adapts Million Pound Drop for Australia
Endemol is to remake Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live for audiences in Australia.
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NewsComedy Central seeks indie for topical show
Indies will have the opportunity to pitch to make a topical news show being developed by Comedy Central with former Heat editor Sam Delaney.
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NewsTV execs to act as mentors on WFTV coaching scheme
A host of top executives, including the BBC’s Danny Cohen and Pat Younge, have been confirmed as mentors on a new Women in Film and TV scheme.