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Crime pays off
Factual shows on crime dominated the two main terrestrial channels last night at 9pm with the spoils going to ITV1’s Car Crime UK with 3.8m viewers (17.5% share).
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Barcud Derwen names new chair
A London businesswoman has been named group chair of Welsh TV and film facilities company Barcud Derwen.
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Dai4Films plans Facebook-based music showcase
Welsh indie Dai4Films is to make a series of monthly viral programmes aimed at showcasing unsigned musicians on social networking site Facebook.
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NewsScots content boosts refreshed STV Player
STV’s newly revamped catch-up service, STV Player, will host archive shows such as Rebus plus behind-the-scenes content in a bid to inject more home grown Scottish content into the platform.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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NewsBalls of Steel star plans new pranks for Comedy Central show
Comedy Central UK’s first original commission is a hidden camera series fronted by Balls of Steel star Olivia LeeOlivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny is an 8 x 30-minute series by Tiger Aspect inspired by the glamorous and shallow lives of the characters found in shows such as Gossip Girl and ...
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Easel TV offers aid to make the most of Project Canvas
A business set up to help content owners make the most of Project Canvas is in talks with a newspaper group and several brands about how they might use the platform for their own free-to-air channels and pay-per-view content.
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ITV's Cole joins ITN's Diagonal View
ITN’s quirky video clips channel Diagonal View has appointed ITV’s former online sales director Gary Cole to the newly created position of commercial director.
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NewsUKTV links with Five for travelogue series
UKTV has joined forces with Five to co-fund the second series of IWC Media’s Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness comedy travelogue.
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Lumiere Studios moves into motion graphics
Lumiere Studios is adding broadcast design and motion graphics to its 3D animation and visual effects services, recruiting Beautiful TV co-founder Claire Plaskow as head of production.
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NewsTaggart rocked by staff cuts
Taggart’s executive producer of seven years has been made redundant as speculation about the future of the long-running drama grows.
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NewsSky 1 orders dancing show to replace Lyrics
Sky 1’s schedule under Stuart Murphy is starting to shape up, with a The X Factor-style dancing competition lined up to replace Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
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NewsChibnall to leave Law & Order UK showrunner role
Torchwood and Life on Mars writer Chris Chibnall will not return as showrunner on the second series of ITV1’s Law & Order UK, and plans to concentrate on other projects.
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NewsFremantle hires Wiffen to lead global drama efficiency drive
Fremantle Media has appointed Donna Wiffen to head a new worldwide drama team and immediately tasked her with leading a global efficiency review of the company’s scripted output.
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NewsITV tackles pension shortfall
ITV has taken a significant step to address its £178m pension black hole by capping increases to its contributions to its defined benefits scheme at 1% a year.
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RatingsIs drama holding its own?
The Bill’s shift to a 9pm slot saw its slot average rise, but not all drama managed to pull in the viewers.
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NewsArqiva plans VoD recruitment
Arqiva is preparing to recruit a team of business-to-consumer specialist staff to launch a video-on-demand service based on the platform assets of Project Kangaroo.
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NewsBreathe rebrands and expands
Breathe Post Production has been renamed Air Post Production as it prepares to launch its third facility.
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NewsIndies to get own adviser on diversity issues
Indies are to get their own diversity champion after Pat Younge, the incoming head of BBC Vision Productions, reignited the debate over the issue by taking a sideswipe at ITV.
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NewsRain Media debuts with Virgin 1 restaurant show
Rain Media, the indie set up by former ITV Studios (ITVS) producers Mark Wells and Glen Middleham, has won its first commission - a Virgin 1 series dubbed Hell’s Kitchen meets Come Dine with Me.