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NewsITV to cut drama repeats to test in-house formats
ITV is weighing up cutting drama repeats from ITV1’s daytime schedule to clear space for experimenting with in-house formats.
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NewsSplash and Lime set for reality rivalry
Two structured reality shows are set to go head to head in Liverpool, with Splash Media in paid development on Desperate Scousewives (w/t) for E4 and MTV on the brink of commissioning Lime Pictures to make Mersey Shore.
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NewsC4 follow-up gives Brit teens taste of Amish life
The Amish community of Ohio will take in British teenagers for a Channel 4 follow-up to last year’s Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers.
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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NewsOTF acquires Chilean mining disaster and 9/11 docs
Off the Fence has bolstered its factual catalogue with new documentaries about the Chilean mining disaster and 9/11.
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NewsAussie chef Bill goes back home with UKTV show
A UKTV food series fronted by Australian chef Bill Granger is to be served up down under in the first deals for the show.
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NewsZig Zag secures tour for Flintoff challenge show
Freddie Flintoff Vs The World will go on tour in Australia, Canada and Europe as part of a raft of initial sales sealed by TVF International for Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsITVS hires two in bid to build on northern growth
ITV Studios has poached BBC executive producer Andrew Nicholson and hired freelancer Sally Evans for two newly created Manchester-based factual roles.
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NewsPresentable lures Lime’s Hall to replace outgoing founders
Lime Pictures’ Jamie Hall, who has overseen Hollyoaks and The Only Way Is Essex as group head of production, has been poached by Zodiak Media-owned Presentable to become managing director.
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NewsSky lands UK rights to Spielberg’s Terra Nova
BSkyB has secured the UK rights to Steven Spielberg’s epic new dinosaur series Terra Nova, arguably the biggest show at last month’s LA Screenings.
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NewsBlackmagic releases DaVinci Resolve 8
Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 8, the latest version of its colour correction tool.
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NewsS4C loses nearly £7m
Welsh broadcaster S4C recorded a loss of nearly £7m in 2010, according to its annual report and accounts published today.
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NewsProject Factory builds site for revolution doc
Digital production business The Project Factory has won its first piece of business since launching in the UK, producing a website for feature-length doc How To Start A Revolution.
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NewsBBC to integrate online games with Grid tool
The BBC is ramping up its use of Games Grid, a set of tools that underpins all of the games across the corporation’s website.
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NewsBBC to reveal value of WoCC
The BBC is to publish the “size of the prize” and AI figures for the first time as it shakes up its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) following the release of this year’s data - which saw indies edge further ahead of in-house compared with last year to win the ...
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NewsBarb to measure online viewing
Barb’s long-awaited meter of online viewing will be rolled out to just 100 homes initially, the ratings agency has confirmed.
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NewsTinopolis on hunt for next US indie acquisition
The ink is barely dry on its £60m deal with US producer A Smith & Co, but Tinopolis is already on the lookout for more US companies to acquire.
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NewsCavey succeeds Tulloh as Tiger entertainment boss
Tiger Aspect head of entertainment Clive Tulloh is leaving the company after 14 years, as Benidorm producer Ben Cavey steps up to take on his role.
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NewsBSkyB takeover moves closer
Rupert Murdoch took a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB today after the Government provisionally accepted plans to hive off Sky News as a separate company.
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NewsPoyser takes leave of ITVS after 14-year tenure
ITV Studios director of production Claire Poyser is leaving the company after 14 years.