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NewsBuccaneer Media to adapt Rose Tremain novels
Marcella indie Buccaneer Media have acquired the rights to adapt two Rose Tremain novels for TV.
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NewsTVF strikes global doc deals
London-based distributor TVF International has inked global sales for US political series America By The Numbers ahead of the presidential election.
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NewsCreative Skillset expands production manager course
Creative Skillset has made additional London places available on a new Production Co-ordinator course due to overwhelming demand.
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NewsITVS UK scores first Netflix original
ITV Studios UK has scored its first original commission for Netflix with the animated kids series Robozuna.
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NewsSky Living acquires procedural Conviction
Sky Living has picked up investigative procedural Conviction from Entertainment One ahead of Mipcom.
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NewsBBC4 acquires remake of slave drama Roots
BBC4 has bought A+E Studios’ high profile remake of Roots, the classic 1977 American slavery drama.
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CriticsTV Critics: Boy George’s 1970s; 200mph at Le Mans; Wild West; Victoria; Michael Palin Meets Jan Morris
“There have been quite a few programmes looking at the social and cultural impact of pop music – but none with such a charismatic, opinionated and downright entertaining presenter.”
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RatingsVictoria closes with 5.5m
WEEKEND: Victoria came to a close 300,000 ahead of ITV’s slot average and up on BBC1’s Poldark, which continued with 4.9m
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NewsGroupM Entertainment turnover grows by 20%
Group M Entertainment (GME) grew its revenue by more than £5m in 2015, although profits at the WPP-owned firm dipped slightly.
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NewsWalter Presents eyes factual move
Foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is planning to move into factual programming nine months after its launch.
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NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
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NewsTom Watson named shadow culture secretary
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has been appointed shadow culture secretary as part of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsBBC1 orders hospital comedy
Roughcut TV has landed a six-part hospital comedy for BBC1, marking the People Just Do Nothing indie’s first commission for the corporation’s flagship channel.
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NewsRobot Wars returns to BBC2
Menacing robots charged with crushing, sawing and scorching their opponents will return to BBC2 after Mentorn Scotland’s Robot Wars was renewed for another series.
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NewsAmazon and Vice execs join Promax event
Senior executives from Amazon Video and Viceland are joining the likes of Channel 4 and NBC Universal at PromaxBDA’s 2016 conference.
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NewsPrincess choreographs ITV dance extravaganza
ITV head of entertainment Siobhan Greene has ordered her first commission – a one-off primetime dance entertainment format starring Ashley Banjo.
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NewsDiscovery reshuffles UK division as Marjorie Kaplan exits
Marjorie Kaplan is exiting Discovery Communications after almost 20 years at the company, and less than one year into her post as president of content at Discovery Networks International (DNI).
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CriticsTV Critics: The Victorian Slum; Reggie Yates; Morgana Robinson
“The odd moment of unintentional humour aside, it managed to provide some valuable and forceful insight.”
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NewsSky Atlantic buys French crime drama
Sky Atlantic has expanded its slate of foreign language drama after acquiring Belgian crime thriller Public Enemy.
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RatingsVictorian Slum pulls 2.4m to BBC2
MONDAY: Wall to Wall’s poverty experiment The Victorian Slum got underway with 2.4m (11.5%) while Big Talk’s Cold Feet continued to dominate.