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C4 orders 'Victorian' Muslim terrorist doc
Channel 4 is to draw parallels between British Muslim terrorists and Victorian anarchists in an “unsettling” 60-minute doc from the maker of The Seven Sins Of England.
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NewsHarry and Paul moves to BBC2
Tiger Aspect sketch show Harry & Paul will move from BBC1 to BBC2 for its third run - despite scooping a Bafta for its most recent series.
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NewsDeluxe to launch mobile apps service
Deluxe Digital Studios has acquired the services of Island Wall Entertainment Ltd, a British mobile phone applications developer.
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NewsConch Awards: Evolutions crowned best TV facility
Evolutions was named as the UK’s best television facility at last night’s Conch sound awards, fighting off competition from Films at 59 and Ascent 142 to win the coveted title.
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NewsFinn Arnesen quits Turner after 16 years
Finn Arnesen, senior vice president and general manager at Turner Broadcasting, is leaving the company.
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NewsEx-R2 'Sachsgate' boss to exec ITV talent show
Former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has revealed her first project with Universal’s Globe productions – co-executive producing a new ITV singing contest.
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NewsHeggessey calls for iPlayer charge
Lorraine Heggessey, Talkback Thames chief executive and a former controller of BBC1, has called on the BBC to charge for iPlayer content.
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NewsE4 wants fact ent to fill Big Brother void
E4 is on the lookout for new British factual entertainment shows for the first time since Angela Jain took over as head of the digital channel.
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NewsBBC attacked over "arrogance" in review
A Tory-led cross-party government committee has blasted the BBC Trust’s “arrogance” over what it has deemed an incoherent response to the ongoing review of the corporation’s commercial operations.
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NewsC4's Newman backs BBC comedy ambitions
BROADCAST TV COMEDY FORUM: Channel 4 comedy head Andrew Newman has urged the BBC to ignore the “psychotic agenda” of the Daily Mail and take more risks in comedy.
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NewsITV1 'unlikely' to want half-hour comedies
BROADCAST TV COMEDY FORUM: ITV1 is unlikely to go for 30-minute comedies for the foreseeable future, ITV comedy commissioning editor Michaela Hennessy-Vass has warned.
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NewsITV sues STV for £38m
ITV has launched legal proceedings to recover £38m of debt from Scottish franchise STV.
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NewsMurdoch Mysteries to film in UK
Canadian co-pro Murdoch Mysteries is to get more of a British flavour for its third run, thanks to a strengthened co-production deal between UKTV, ITV Studios, Global Entertainment and indie Shaftesbury Films.
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NewsCake signs Huhu copro deal
Kids indie Cake Entertainment has signed a co-production deal to work on short-form animation series Huhu.
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NewsBBCW appoints India Productions head
BBC Worldwide has appointed Myleeta Aga to run its India Productions operation, following Saul Nassé’s decision to return to the UK .
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Compact restructures top level
Compact Media Group has initiated a top level restructure as part of the rights company’s expansion plans.
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NewsPictureBox deal for Ree Bee Media
Red Bee Media has won the contract to deliver video and metadata for PictureBox, Virgin Media’s on-demand movie service.
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NewsSTV fights back over ITV debts
STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.
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NewsLipSync goes with Genetic Engineering
LipSync has purchased a Quantel Genetic Engineering system so that effects artists and colourists using its iQ and Pablo workstations can collaborate on projects.
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NewsBBC kids to get £25m windfall
BBC Children’s budget is set to increase by at least £25m over the next three years thanks to cost savings at the corporation.