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NewsAMC set for global expansion
AMC Networks, the US company behind Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, could quickly rival international channel operators such as Discovery and UKTV co-owner Scripps following its $1bn acquisition of Chellomedia.
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NewsNetflix eyes more Lilyhammer
Netflix is eyeing a third series of Norwegian mob drama Lilyhammer ahead of airing the second season.
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NewsBBCW seeks global formats
BBC Worldwide is looking for ‘dude food’ formats and action adventure series for its portfolio of international channels as part of a commissioning revamp.
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NewsWatch plans to take magic to the ‘next level’
Watch is to return to the magic circle with its latest original commission The Happenings, from Derren Brown-producer Objective Productions.
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NewsHMRC revamps law on NICs
UK production companies could save millions of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed it will change the law to ensure they don’t have to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) of 13.8% for actors and talent.
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NewsUKTV adds on-demand to Sky carriage deal
UKTV series including sitcom You, Me And Them and US import Believe are to be made available via Sky’s digital platforms for the first time after the broadcaster renewed its carriage deal with the pay-TV platform.
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NewsC4 appoints indie contacts
The Channel 4 features department is assigning indies with a ‘point person’ commissioner for their ideas, aiming to reduce duplication and improve creative processes.
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NewsTwofour’s Educating... goes Dutch
Twofour’s Educating… format has been remade in the Netherlands as Educating Amsterdam, marking the first international version of the Channel 4 school-based doc series.
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NewsWainwright calls for ‘kick-ass’ females
Last Tango In Halifax writer Sally Wainwright, who is set to receive the Technicolor Writing Award 2013 at next month’s Women in Film and TV Awards, has said much more must be done to improve female representation on screen.
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NewsNHU producers hail benefits of shift to 4k
Producers of forthcoming BBC natural history series Survival (working title) have heralded the use of higher-resolution cameras as integral to the look of the show.
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NewsSony and London Live make senior digital hires
The ex-head of digital for Lion Television and Channel 4’s head of convergent formats have landed new positions at Sony Pictures Television and local TV operator London Live.
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NewsPost firms raise file concerns
Post-production bosses have raised concerns about the looming deadline for the file-based delivery of programmes, with the managing director of one facility warning of “significantly longer and more expensive” processes than tapebased workflows.
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NewsBT Sport reaches 2m homes
BT added almost twice as many TV subscribers as Sky over the last three months - as the number of homes with access to BT Sport grew to 2m.
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NewsLion TV beefs up Scotland base
Lion Television is beefing up its Scottish production base ahead moving its Homes Under The Hammer series to Glasgow.
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CriticsTV Critics: Autumn's Supermarket Secrets; The Dark Matter of Love; Poirot: Dead Man's Folly
“This show could have done with a bit more meat.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsHollywood studio Fox eyes UK orders
Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television is looking to boost its international production business by winning commissions from UK broadcasters including Sky and Channel 4.
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RatingsThe Tunnel sinks to low
The Tunnel sunk to a series low for Sky Atlantic on Wednesday – as James Blake picked up this year’s Mercury Prize in front of an audience of 1.4m on Channel 4.
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NewsTVF skates off with ice doc
Distributor TVF International has sold its ice skating documentary Ice, Sweat and Tears to a raft of global broadcasters.
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NewsRelease The Hounds let loose on YouTube
ITV2 horror gameshow Release The Hounds is heading to YouTube after Sony Pictures Television struck a distribution deal with multi-channel network Collective Digital Studio.
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NewsOfcom awards second wave of local TV licences
Estuary TV has added Scarborough to its existing Grimsby local television licence as Ofcom has begun awarding a second wave of 12-year broadcasting rights.