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NewsGameshow indie for sale
12 Yard Productions is up for sale, with first round bids from interested parties expected by the end of this week.
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NewsITV orders topical gun drama
ITV1 has ordered a drama about the murder of an innocent child against the backdrop of rising wave of gun crime.
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NewsHeads predicted to roll at ITV
The report into ITV phone-in shows has uncovered problems with Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsNew war zone safety call
ITN has called on the government to support a change in international law to safeguard journalists in war zones.
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NewsNeumann acts as director
Daniela Neumann has been made acting director of programmes for Virgin1, Bravo, Challenge and Trouble.
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NewsDistributors Survey 2008
Broadcast's annual survey of the UK top distributors can now be browsed online. Find out who tops the league table, what the distributors think of each other and the challenges ahead. [Click here]
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NewsSparrowhawk boss quits
Sparrowhawk chief executive officer David Hulbert has left the company following its sale to NBC Universal.
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NewsBBCW sets sights on a Frank Spencer hit
BBC Worldwide to pitch a trio of dramas - including a revival of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - to US networks.
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NewsSpike Jonze backs web-TV
Legendary hollywood film director Spike Jonze is backing a new free-to-air online television station.
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NewsQ&A: Rob Brydon in conversation
Writer, actor and producer Rob Brydon (Marion & Geoff/Human Remains/Annually Retentive) talks to Boyd Hilton about breaking into the business, nearly turning down his role in Gavin & Stacey and what he's up to next.
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NewsHat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online
Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion.
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NewsWriters reveal US challenges
Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsIndies slam 'series stacking'
Comedy indies have hit out at the introduction of “series stacking” on the BBC iPlayer, arguing that it will hit the profits they get from DVD sales.
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NewsCommissioners wishlist
Comedy commissioners from the top three broadcasters have revealed what they are looking for next.
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NewsComedy Forum speech: Jon Plowman
The opening address at the Broadcast TV Comedy Forum on 18 September, delivered by Jon Plowman, producer and former head of comedy for the BBC.
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NewsPlowman slams comedy shortfall
Former BBC head of comedy Jon Plowman has slammed the current lack of comedy output on terrestrial channels and pleaded with commissioners to order more.
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VideoVideo: ITV1's Britannia High
Two of the leading architects behind ITV1's forthcoming teen musical drama Britannia High have spoken to Broadcastnow about what multiplatform offerings will be available to viewers.
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NewsFlynn to head Endemol division
Endemol UK's David Flynn is to become managing director of the group’s Big Brother subsidiary Brighter Pictures.
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Orange duo set up own firm
The founders of Orange’s multimedia division have set up a new company targeting production companies.
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NewsTV critics 22 September '08
“There's nothing magic about this opener. This is a series which has got off to a decidedly shaky start.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.