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NewsCable explains BSkyB intervention thinking
Business Secretary Vince Cable has told the Leveson Inquiry he believed there was less case for intervention in Northern and Shell’s acquisition of Channel 5 than News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB because of the difference in news provision and market share.
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NewsDe Mol eyes UK-based indie
Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol has lifted the lid on the creativity at the heart of Talpa Media and revealed his ambitions to establish a UK-based production company – either with or without Endemol.
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NewsDuck lays $9m golden egg for Zodiak with Nick Jr deal
Zodiak Kids has secured a global pre-sale to Nickelodeon, for a series whose budget is thought to be in the region of $9m (£5.7m).
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NewsParthenon goes Wild in Animal Planet triple sale
Parthenon has won an order from Animal Planet US for three documentaries looking at some of the most remote regions of America.
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NewsCash Cab hailed in Belgium
Taxi-based quiz show format Cash Cab will be adapted for Flemish Belgian channel Een with comedian Rob Vanoudenhoven as the driver.
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NewsChelsea shows the way for spin-offs
E4’s Made In Chelsea online spinoff has notched up 360,000 views as exec producer Peter Cowley urged broadcasters to consider the wider benefits of funding multiplatform content.
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NewsMicrosoft Xbox fleshes out Live platform line-up
Microsoft Xbox is looking to bring more video partners onto its Live entertainment platform as it signals the importance of gesture and voice-based controls in converting users.
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NewsStudio Lambert to take search for love Undercover
Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert is rejigging its undercover take on life experiences in a format for Channel 4 in which a wealthy bachelor ditches his riches to try to find love.
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NewsCineflix leads BBC pets season
Cineflix Productions UK is set to prove that pets aren’t just for Christmas in a major factual series for CBBC.
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NewsBBC changes business model
The BBC is “radically redesigning” its business model, promising to cut red tape within BBC Vision and put more money on screen.
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NewsCohen hails Voice UK a success despite ‘teething problems’
Controller Danny Cohen has hailed The Voice UK as a Saturday night “game-changer” for BBC1 and expects to make progress with its live show “teething problems” in series two.
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NewsContent providers add services to YouView trial
Multichannel broadcasters and app developers will shortly be invited to enter a formal process to launch services on YouView, following the start of its alpha trial this week.
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NewsITV Studios’ Little joins Lime as operating chief
Former ITV Studios business chief Kate Little has joined Lime Pictures as the company continues to build its senior management team through a series of high-profile appointments.
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NewsDelbridge exits Talkback to join Wall to Wall
Wall To Wall has appointed Poppy Delbridge as its first head of entertainment development as it beefs up its presence in the genre following the launch of The Voice UK.
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NewsHollyoaks lands Nokia smartphone PP deal
Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks has won its second major product placement deal, and will feature Nokia Lumia smartphones in the programme across four months from July.
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NewsITN’s Dispatches poaches Unreported World editor
The series editor of Channel 4 international current affairs strand Unreported World has been poached by ITN to series produce its Dispatches output contract.
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NewsC4 orders additional Paralympics content
Channel 4 looks set to increase its coverage of the Paralympics to between 180 and 200 hours, and has commissioned Twofour to make a further six docs for a strand featuring some of Britain’s up-and-coming Paralympians.
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NewsPact and PSBs agree personal data guidelines
Cross-industry guidelines have been agreed for the first time between Pact and the four PSBs over how producers and crews should handle sensitive data obtained from their work.
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NewsLook Good Naked exec joins RDF TV West
RDF TV West has further expanded its team, hiring How To Look Good Naked’s executive producer.
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NewsC4 mixes old and new as campaigns return
Cooking, fishing and property are among the themes on Channel 4’s features slate as the broadcaster unveils new commissions and returns to its high-profile campaigning series.