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NewsBravo snaps up first two series of US con drama
Bravo has picked up exclusive rights to a US con artist drama made by the producer of movies Stargate and Independence Day.
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NewsShiver series to showcase houseproud Brits
ITV1 plans to take a look behind the doors of Britain’s proudest homeowners in a Come Dine With Me-style daytime gameshow.
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NewsHoop Dreams director to make Storyville film
Steve James, the director of Oscar-nominated documentary Hoop Dreams, is to meet former gang members who break up fights on the streets of Chicago in a film for BBC’s Storyville strand.
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CBeebies set to order Snapper’s CGI alien series
CBeebies is poised to order a CGI animated children’s series based on Nick Butterworth’s bestselling books about an alien called Q Pootle 5.
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Shine promotes Shibley to boost UK client book
Shine International has promoted Eli Shibley from manager to director of international distribution in line with plans to grow the company’s roster of third-party clients in the UK.
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NewsSoho braced for further rail work disruption
The creative community in and around Soho is bracing itself for widespread disruption in 2010 as construction work begins in earnest on two major transport infrastructure projects in the capital.
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NewsBrady and Gable launch training business
The former managing directors of two Soho post companies have teamed up to create a new business that will provide training courses specifically for the creative industries.
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NewsShooting star set for web move
Shooting Stars character Angelos Epithemiou is to break out of the studio for his own BBC web series, directed by Bob Mortimer.
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NewsSmoke and Mirrors CEO to take sabbatical
Penny Verbe, the chief executive of Soho visual effects company Smoke and Mirrors, is to leave the company next month in order to take a year-long sabbatical.
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McIntosh quits C4 to join NE screen agency
Channel 4 digital commissioner Ewan McIntosh has left the broadcaster for a new role supporting digital ventures in the northeast.
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NewsC4 commissioner joins indie Betty
Walter Iuzzolino, the Channel 4 commissioner behind Embarrassing Bodies and The Sex Education Show, is leaving the broadcaster to join indie Betty TV.
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NewsIacono resurfaces at Lionsgate
Former ITV Global Entertainment boss Peter Iacono has resurfaced at US studio Lionsgate.
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Axe hangs over BBC dramas
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has spoken to Broadcast about his plans to axe at least one long-running drama in order to make space for new shows.
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NewsRegional news pilots enter next stage
Bidders for ITV’s regional news pilot schemes have taken a step closer to a green light - with 13 competing consortia narrowed down to eight.
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NewsHarry Hill may leave ITV for Sky
ITV is in the throes of negotiations with Harry Hill amid speculation that the comedy star is in talks with Sky about a £3m-a-year deal.
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NewsAshes TV decision 'before election'
Home Ashes test cricket matches could soon be returned to free-to-air television when a decision is made on Britain’s sporting “crown jewels” before the general election, it has been confirmed.
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NewsC4 Dispatches doc wins most praise in 2009
Peter Oborne’s controversial investigation into Israel lobbyists in the UK was the most praised show on Channel 4 last year, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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NewsITV signs with Chinese broadcaster
ITV Studios has linked with a Chinese state broadcaster to develop and create new formats which could be exported after their initial broadcast in China, according to reports.
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NewsBBC unveils drama line-up
VIDEO: Crime drama, an Eighties season and a new John Lennon biopic make up the highlights of the BBC’s winter/spring drama line-up.
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NewsITV on track to air autumn X Factor
ITV has said that The X Factor is expected to air in the UK this autumn as usual, despite recent developments with judge and executive producer Simon Cowell.