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NewsNickelodeon to take on Disney in tween battle
Nickelodeon will take on rival Disney in the teen and tween girls market with a major new UK sitcom and the launch of a young-skewing daily T4-style strand.
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NewsChildren’s TV execs claim BBC is ‘neglecting’ teens
Four leading figures in children’s TV drama have rounded on the BBC for “neglecting” young teens - with a former CBBC drama chief claiming it has “lost its bottle” for gritty issues.
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NewsDCD Rights snaps up BBC dramas
The distribution rights to the BBC’s upcoming dramas Land Girls and Breaking the Mould have been snapped up by DCD Rights (DCDR), after it invested in both series using its new £10m Acquisition Fund.
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NewsBGT under fire over reaction to Hollie’s tears
Britain’s Got Talent producers were too slow to give Hollie Steel a second chance, and closed in on her crying face in a voyeuristic way, industry figures have claimed.
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Bio of porn king Raymond first from Neal stable
Drama guru Gub Neal is backing a feature-length biopic of the late porn baron, Paul Raymond, slated for Channel 4, as the first venture from his new company, Artists Studio.
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Wag TV explores X-Machines for Discovery EMEA
Wag TV is making a series about extraordinary machines for Discovery Networks EMEA, described as “Transformers meets Thunderbirds on an immense scale”.
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NewsEdge Group to invest ‘millions’ in TV sector
Music investment company Edge Group has earmarked “tens of millions of pounds” for investment in the TV indie sector as it repositions itself as a crossmedia funding body.
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NewsCorrie to shift from Wednesdays in ITV schedule shake-up
ITV is preparing a major overhaul of its schedule this month, with Coronation Street being moved from its traditional Wednesday evening slot to make way for football and The Bill.
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NewsTV veteran Philip Jones dies aged 65
Philip Jones, a former managing director of Central Television Enterprises (CTE), has died aged 65.
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NewsHuggers: Canvas will give indies access to TV
BBC FM&T boss Erik Huggers has claimed that IPTV venture Project Canvas will give indies, content creators and web operators the kind of access to TV traditionally reserved for broadcasters.
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NewsScale back "arrogant" Ofcom, says Labour MP
Labour MP John Grogan has backed David Cameron’s pledge to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role if the Tories are elected, branding the media regulator “arrogant towards Parliament”.
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NewsNew CBBC controller will have one-year job
The BBC will replace CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist on a one-year attachment so that Richard Deverell’s eventual replacement as controller of BBC Children’s can pick his or her own team.
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NewsMistresses returns for final fling
BBC1’s Mistresses is set for a final fling after the drama was recommissioned for a third series.
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ITV1 docs tackle coastal security
ITV1 is lining up two factual series following the specialist crime teams protecting Britain’s shores.
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NewsDiscovery buys Miami SWAT in new Target sales
Sky 1’s 10-part drama-doc Miami SWAT has been sold to Discovery Network feeds in numerous territories as part of a raft of sales totalling 500 hours for distributor Target.
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NewsChorion secures Dan Dare rights
Chorion, the intellectual property company behind Mr Men and Noddy, has secured international licensing rights for sci-fi comic book hero Dan Dare.
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NewsESPN unveils Premier League channel
Sky will carry ESPN’s Premier League coverage from 3 August on a dedicated premium channel costing from £9 a month.
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NewsNice Biscuits recruits Flame artist Young
Nice Biscuits Post Production is adding a fourth Smoke/Flame suite to its Soho facility and has recruited a new Flame artist to drive it.
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NewsSumners opts for Unity Isis
Manchester post-production facility Sumners is starting the process of consolidating its central storage with the installation of a 32 terabyte Avid Unity Isis Storage Area Network (SAN).
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NewsBlue-Zoo calls for animation industry support
Animator Blue-Zoo wants the government to step in and counteract a ‘crisis’ currently engulfing England’s animation industry.