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NewsShed sets up fact ent arm
Shed Media Group is staffing up for a new division aiming to capitalise on the growth of factual entertainment shows.
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NewsITV breaks new ground in Baby Cow app transfer
Baby Cow has won an ITV commission for an animated series in what is thought to be the first time an iPhone app has been turned into a TV show.
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NewsPineapple spin-off set for a nationwide tour
Sky 1 is to turn the follow-up to Pineapple Dance Studios into a live event that it plans to take around the country.
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NewsAll3Media’s Undercover Boss heads down under
Undercover Boss is to be adapted for audiences in Australia and Spain, following a string of new deals signed by All3Media International.
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NewsTurner channels want in on the live action
Turner Broadcasting’s new chief content officer, Michael Carrington, is making the inclusion of live-action programming a priority for his predominantly animationbased channels Boomerang and Cartoon N
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC commissioning role
Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson and BBC executive producers Lisa Edwards and Alison Kirkham are thought to be in the running to succeed Jo Ball as commissioning editor for features for BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsJailed nursery nurse’s family to speak out in doc
The immediate family of Vanessa George, the Plymouth nursery nurse jailed for child abuse, are to speak in a HanrahanMedia doc for AETN UK’s Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsTalkback includes all 150 staffers in redundancy talks
All 150 staff at Talkback Thames will go into consultation over redundancy as part of the super-indie’s restructure.
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NewsStreet Striker to return
Ad-funded football talent contest Coke Zero Street Striker, presented by Wayne Rooney, has been recommissioned by Sky 1 HD for a third series to start filming in August.
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BBC’s Beyond Boundaries gets Mexican remake
Beyond Boundaries, the BBC reality series about a group of disabled adventurers, is to be remade as Zodiak Entertainment’s first Mexican production.
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NewsScottish internship plan launches
Glasgow-based factual producer Matchlight has teamed up with Creative Scotland and Channel 4 to launch a 12-week internship scheme for aspiring producer/directors.
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NewsITV reveals details of £5m Leeds studios overhaul
ITV has revealed how it will spend the £5m set aside to transform its Kirkstall Road studios in Leeds.
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News4Beauty leads C4 strategy shift with links to retailers
Channel 4 is using its new fashion portal 4Beauty to spearhead a shift in its digital strategy to offer visitors a range of premium content and services.
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NewsBartlett and Blumenfeld out in ITVS overhaul
ITV Studios bosses Lee Bartlett and Remy Blumenfeld are leaving the company with incoming managing director Kevin Lygo taking full responsibility for the UK and international side of the business.
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NewsEmap takes full ownership of BVE
Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, has acquired the remaining 45 per cent of Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) from its joint venture partner VCM events.
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NewsSalford bids due in two weeks
Facilities companies have been given just two weeks to express interest in providing managed post-production and content production services for the various BBC departments that are moving to MediaCityUK in Salford next year.
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NewsJonathan Ross to host ITV chatshow
ITV has announced that Jonathan Ross is to front a new prime chatshow that is slated to launch next year.
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NewsTwofour admits using "misleading" footage
Indie Twofour has admitted that it “appears” to have mistakenly misled audiences over footage in a series about a Bristol housing estate.
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NewsMet Office renews BBC deal
The Met Office has had its contract to supply the BBC’s weather renewed for a further five years, after the contract was put up for tender for the first time in nearly 90 years.
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NewsCeleb chefs more effective than gov't healthy eating campaigns
Jamie Oliver was right to ignore recent criticism from the Government as new research indicates that cooking shows and documentaries are more influential than government healthy eating campaigns.