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US Deal for Granada
Granada International has sold the rights to ITN documentary The Forgotten Kingdom: Prince Harry in Lesotho, which features an exclusive interview with the prince, to ABC in the US. The distributor has also sold the programme to broadcasters in Belgium, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia and net ...
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BBC promotion
The BBC has promoted Karen Smith, the executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing , to editor, format entertainment across all four BBC channels. She will also executive produce the second series of Strictly Come Dancing , as well as the ...
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Kirkegaard move
Sean Kirkegaard, the former head of Fremantle Media format shop Ignition, has joined Australian indie Beyond Productions. He has been made vice-president, development, entertainment and reality and will be based in Sydney. He is also a consultant to Nation 217.
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Ulster TV on the up
Ulster Television has revealed that it expects to keep up double-digit growth ad sales for the rest of the year, following the release of its interim results. The broadcaster said that its TV ad revenues would increase by around 14% in the third quarter, well above the ITV network average ...
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Final chapter for Hutton
Dyke's continued ire against the government may be justified but for the BBC there is no point in revisiting Hutton.
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Ofcom team net£2.3m in salaries
Ofcom's senior team pocketed£2.3m in salaries and benefits over the past year, according to the regulator's annual report. Chief executive Stephen Carter was paid£370,769, while senior partners Kip Meek and Ed Richards received£300,057and£254,844 respectively.
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Fremantle in Japanese joint-venture
Fremantle Media has set up a joint-venture in Japan with Vogue Planet. Fremantle Media Japan will look to secure new production and ancillary rights opportunities in the region and is currently producing Mirai Model for commercial broadcaster TV Tokyo.
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Football League sues solicitors
The Football League is suing legal advisers over the ITV Digital fiasco. High Court proceedings have been initiated against Hammonds Solicitors (previously known as Edge Ellison), which helped put together a three-season live rights deal worth£315m in 2000. The League's proceedings claim that 'during the negotiation and completion of the ...
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ITV cuts debt with Thomson SA sale
ITV has cut its debt by£172m after offloading its entire stake in technology company Thomson SA. Citigroup Global Markets and UBS Limited have agreed to buy ITV's 15.5 million shares in the company following a competitive process. The deal, which represents about 5.5% of Thomson's outstanding shares, is set to ...
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Ofcom receives Edinburgh licence bids
Bids for Edinburgh's new FM licence, believed to be worth£15m in ad revenues a year, were submitted to Ofcom this week. Emap, which publishes Broadcast , is bidding as part of the Castle FM consortium, SMG has proposed Virgin Radio Classic Rock, Guardian Media Group ...
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Winkleman to host come dancing spin-off
Former Liquid News presenter Claudia Winkleman has been signed up to front the new daily stripped spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing. The 40 x 30-minute order of Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two ...
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NewsGWR and Capital act to defend merger
GWR and Capital Radio executives are looking to fast track their proposed£760m merger in a bid to safeguard the deal from hostile approaches from rivals such as Clear Channel.
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NewsWhat made Berridge go?
There was more drama than usual on the set of EastEnders on Tuesday (21 September) when the cast and crew were told executive producer Louise Berridge was stepping down after just two years in the job.
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NewsWife Swap duo to run B&B for C4
Channel 4 is giving Wife Swap star Lizzy Bardsley another shot at screen fame - this time as the landlady of a seaside bed and breakfast.
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NewsAbbott in talks over making US Shameless
Award-winning writer Paul Abbott is in discussions with US producers about making an American version of his hit Channel 4 drama Shameless.
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Dyke voices concern about morale at BBC
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has said he is 'unnerved and depressed' by the direction the corporation has taken since his departure.
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BBC isn't scared - Byford
BBC deputy director general Mark Byford has denied the BBC is suffering a post-Hutton 'corporate cringe', with journalists avoiding stories that will upset Downing Street.
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BBC boosts animation with Aardman order
The BBC has commissioned Aardman to make a 40-part spin-off to Wallace and Gromit in a bid to meet its commitment to invest in UK animation.
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ITV gets go-ahead on GMTV shares
The office of Fair Trading has given the green light for ITV to buy SMG's 25% stake in GMTV, despite fears from advertisers that it will give the broadcaster increased power in the market.
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Discovery signs up ex-Sky music chief
Lester Mordue, Sky's former music channels chief who left after only six months in the job, has resurfaced with a new job at Discovery.