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NewsPact agrees VoD terms of trade for MSN Video Player
Microsoft’s MSN Video Player has become the first video-on-demand platform to agree to terms of trade for producers.
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Taylor Drew wins first order with GMTV double bill
Inspire GLG’s former director of television distribution and licensing Nigel Taylor and financial expert Simon Drew have launched Midlands-based indie Taylor Drew with a double acquisition from GMTV.
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NewsTLC orders $2m mall doc series from September
September Films has won a $2m commission from TLC in the US to turn its real-life pilot Mall Cops: Mall Of America into a full series.
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NewsITV Xmas '09 line-up
Round-up of entertainment, music, drama and news programming on ITV1 this Christmas, as well as ITV2.
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NewsBig Brother web producer takes Keo Digital role
Keo Films has signed the producer of Big Brother’s first website to join its recently established digital division.
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NewsBebo open to pitches after end of Originals
Bebo has insisted it will continue to entertain advertiser-supported pitches for web commissions despite closing its original production business.
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NewsC4 orders Tintin doc
Dom Joly will explore Tintin, the character created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, for a Channel 4 documentary.
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Temple directs Detroit doc for Films of Record
Ten Alps indie Films of Record is to produce a one-off BBC2 documentary about the life and death of Detroit’s automotive industry.
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Yesterday starts 1940 season with two docs
Yesterday has ordered two shows for 2010 to spearhead year-long programming event The Spirit of 1940, marking a pivotal year in British history.
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NewsPie Factory gets Toasted
Toasted Productions has to set up home in The Pie Factory, owned by Peel Media and part of the MediaCityUK development.
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NewsArchie Norman named ITV chairman
Former Asda chief executive Archie Norman is to replace Michael Grade as the chairman of ITV in January.
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NewsBBC creates fund for northern indies
BBC Children’s has ring-fenced £500,000 of its multiplatform budget exclusively for northern indies.
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NewsBBC axes Silver Street
The BBC is to axe Asian Network soap Silver Street after five years on air – a move heavily criticised by the Writer’s Guild
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NewsReaction: ITV chairman appointment
Leading figures from the broadcast industry share their thoughts on the appointment of Archie Norman as the new chairman of ITV.
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NewsCast offs goes Red
There’s a widespread perception that any savings made by hiring a Red camera can be negated by complications in post. Not if you do your homework, says Eleven Film producer Joel Wilson.
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NewsBBC: No plans to reveal all senior salaries
The BBC will not publish the salary and expenses details of all its senior managers despite protestations that nearly 300 senior figures earning more than £100k were kept out of last Thursday’s disclosures.
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NewsNEP Visions fly Fox to Bagram
NEP Visions have completed a run of flypack operations which culminated in a visit to Bagram Airforce base in Afghanistan.
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NewsKidsCo picks up DangerMouse in FME detail
KidsCo is to air DangerMouse, Count Duckula and other children’s classics after striking a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).
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NewsMuppits comes to town
Collaborative production project MUPPITS, which aims to enable facilities to buy and sell resources, is gearing up for its first public demonstration.
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NewsITV Studios to undergo radical restructure
ITV Studios is to initiate a major overhaul of its editorial and production teams, putting an estimated 15 jobs under threat and consolidating its entertainment and factual entertainment units.