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NewsIndies pilot Old Harry’s Game for Sky
Hat Trick and Waddell Media have teamed up to develop an animated version of long-running Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry’s Game for Sky 1.
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NewsPete Versus Life wins second series
Channel 4 has greenlit the return of Pete Versus Life after the first series averaged 1.6 million (8%) viewers in a Friday 10pm slot.
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NewsBragg to explore film history of Britain for BBC2
Melvyn Bragg is to front a BBC2 daytime history series that will look back at how life in Britain used to be through film collections and archives.
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NewsWild goes behind scenes at London Zoo for ITV
ITV has asked the indie that opened the doors to British prisons Holloway and Wormwood Scrubs to turn its attentions to London Zoo.
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NewsQuentin follows in ex’s footsteps with ITV India tour
Tiger Aspect is to take actress Caroline Quentin on a tour of India for ITV - two years after it took her ex-husband Paul Merton to the same country for Channel 5.
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NewsExecs go on tour to brief staff on ITV transformation
ITV’s top executives have been touring the country building momentum behind the company’s transformation programme.
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NewsZodiak lands Nickelodeon deal for Foundation series
Zodiak Rights has signed a major partnership deal with Nickelodeon that will see The Foundation’s new animated property, Tic Toc House, broadcast around the world.
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NewsITV Studios GE to distribute La Plante titles
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has taken over distribution of La Plante Productions titles from RDF Rights.
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NewsInbetweeners head to Latin America
Teen comedy The Inbetweeners will soon be getting laughs in Latin America following new deals by distributor DRG.
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NewsWorst Driver steers into France
Mentorn International’s Worst Driver is gearing up for new versions in France and the Ukraine.
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NewsThe Bill studios given new life
Merton Studios, home to The Bill since 1983, has been sold along with 45,000 costume pieces and sets including a pub and police cells, to property investment company Panther Securities for £4.75m.
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NewsParfitt: Moyles didn't overstep the mark
Radio 1 boss Andy Parfitt has defended DJ Chris Moyles’ on-air rant about pay, saying he had not “overstepped the red line”.
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NewsOona King to return to C4
Oona King is to return to Channel 4 after missing out in the race for London mayor.
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NewsC4 orders new comedy dramas
The indies behind Britz and Skins are to make two new comedy drama series for Channel 4, utilising money freed up from the axing of Big Brother.
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NewsOfcom names new C4 Board members
The managing director of Waitrose and a former Unilever exec are among four new non-executive directors appointed to the Channel 4 Board by Ofcom.
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NewsRadio 1 to launch 'young Panorama'
BBC Radio 1 is planning a raft of new measures starting this autumn as part of the youth station’s move to “make sure distinctiveness is at its heart”.
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NewsITV will charge for online exclusives
ITV plans to introduce premium content such as previews, additional scenes and alternative endings for its top shows, according to chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsThompson defends BBC over salaries
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that the broadcaster responded slowly to outrage from licence-payers about the huge salaries given to its executives and broadcast presenters.
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NewsAndy Ashton rejoins Xfm
Andy Ashton has returned as programme director for Global Radio network Xfm after a four-year break, following the departure of Paul Jackson.
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NewsEndemol partners with Ensemble
Endemol is to move into event drama and mini-series with the acquisition of a minority stake in Ensemble Entertainment.