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Indies bank on Woolfe spending at Five
Indies expect Five to swing back into action with incoming channel controller Richard Woolfe splashing the cash on a handful of statement shows.
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Jetix merger prompts Disney executives' exit
Disney Channels EMEA general manager Michael Cairns and vice-president, global original programming Steve Aranguren have both left as part of its integration with Jetix Europe.
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BBC develops Down's drama
BBC1 is developing a comedy drama about two young people with Down's syndrome who run away to get married at Gretna Green.
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Animal Planet to investigate werewolves
Wide-Eyed Entertainment is making a 90-minute “documentary” for Animal Planet US imagining how werewolves might live today if they existed.
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UTV unveils late-night news
UTV, the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder, will launch a hard-hitting late-night news and current affairs show as part of its push to develop more of its own regional opt-outs.
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Indies urge ITV to end limbo
Indies and ITV insiders have urged the commercial broadcaster's bosses to finalise its structure and budgets as soon as possible to draw a line under its “month in limbo”.
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UKTV will spruce up houses for Home
UKTV has acquired two home improvement series for Home, the channel that is poised to replace UKTV Style.
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BBC's Shearman will spearhead Wales shake-up
The BBC has tasked Nick Shearman with developing indie factual commissioning from Wales as part of its nations and regions shake up.
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TalkSport confirms Brand and Gallagher show
TalkSport has confirmed that Russell Brand will make a return to radio with a new football show co-hosted with Noel Gallagher.
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BBC boosts in-house production team
BBC controller of entertainment Jon Beazley has expanded his in-house production team with two new editors.
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Bedell's first ITV order is Piers extension
ITV director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell's first commission is to hand Piers Morgan an extended run of his Life Stories chat show.
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North East decline drives staff exodus
A third of production staff in the north east of England have left the region to find work over the past 18 months, according to new figures from development agency Northern Film and Media.
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Sky backs UK talent on 3D shoot
Sky is continuing its push into 3D following the recent live broadcast of a music gig with the stereoscopic recording of a ballet.
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All3Media poaches Granada Germany head
Granada Germany's managing director Stefan Oelze has left ITV after 12 years to join All3Media's MME Moviement.
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Shine looks to Oz in global growth drive
Shine Group has hinted at the scale of its international ambitions with the creation of Shine Australia on the heels of Shine Germany.
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IWC expands development team with hires
IWC Media has hired Channel 4 editor Philippa Ransford and two BBC staffers to boost its development team.
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BBC2 brings back Restoration
BBC2 has revived the Griff Rhys Jones-fronted architecture show Restoration for a one-off special, three years after it last aired.
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ITV poaches Red Bull races from C4
ITV has snatched the rights to this year's Red Bull Air Race World Championship from Channel 4.
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BBC focuses on nations with lottery move
The BBC will make all of its National Lottery shows in Scotland and Northern Ireland from now on as part of the broadcaster's strategy to create more programmes outside of London.
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Five to soften Milkshake! with animation
Five's Milkshake! is to introduce a “softer touch” with a “whimsical” series of hand-drawn animated shorts, about a girl who is friends with a pig and a unicorn.