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NewsTiger Aspect promotes drama duo
Tiger Aspect executives Will Gould and Frith Tiplady have been promoted to joint managing directors of the producer’s drama division.
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NewsC5 orders Alex Polizzi spin-off
Alex Polizzi is sticking with Channel 5 after the Viacom-owned broadcaster ordered a further two series from its Hotel Inspector.
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NewsHospital Club reveals h.club winners
Twofour’s David Clews, BBC iPlayer head of content Victoria Jaye and children’s producer Collin Williams are among the figures recognised by The Hospital Club for innovation and inspiration in broadcasting.
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NewsBBC3 plans Doctor Who spin-off as online-only commission
A Doctor Who spin-off is set to be one of BBC3’s first online-only commissions, if the closure of the linear channel is approved.
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NewsR3 to protect orchestras and live shows from cuts
BBC Radio 3 controller Alan Davey has revealed that orchestras and live performances will be protected from cuts, on the day that plans to expand 5 Live’s digital sister station were rejected.
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NewsIn brief: Serial; Combat Trains; Escape Artist; The Persuaders
Fremantle Media has returned to France for its latest drama acquisition, while podcast Serial is set for a TV remake. Click for more.
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NewsBBC joins forces with PBS for nature docs
The BBC natural history department has joined forces with US broadcaster PBS on four projects following the success of Big Blue Live.
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NewsHot Picks: Soundbreaking
US public broadcaster PBS has aired American Masters, a serious documentary strand that profiles artists and musicians, since 1986.
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NewsHot Picks: Daft Punk Unchained
Rock docs are enjoying a renaissance at the moment, with feature-length films about Amy Winehouse (Amy) and Kurt Cobain (Montage Of Heck) breaking box-office records.
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NewsHot Picks: Separation Anxiety
Separation Anxiety is a relationship- based gameshow with a twist.
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NewsHot Picks: Holland Goes Green
The environment is one of the hottest political topics around the world, yet no television format has successfully managed to tap into this eco-trend to date.
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NewsHot Picks: Bikini Island
A sun-drenched reality series mixed with a social experiment, Bikini Island is Ex On The Beach meets Big Brother.
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NewsHot Picks: Chasing Monsters
Australian distributor Beyond Distribution, best known for selling Discovery’s Mythbusters, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at Mipcom this year and its catalogue includes Canadian series Chasing Monsters.
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NewsHot PIcks: F***ing Telemarketers
F***ing Telemarketers makes The Call Centre look like a rosy place to work. It is a real-life version of The Office with the spirit of Jersey Shore.
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NewsHot Picks: Mega-Yachts
The super-exclusive yachts moored in the South of France are usually reserved for only a handful of senior TV executives and billionaires like Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich.
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NewsHot Picks: Mercy Street
US network PBS has had huge success with Downton Abbey and wants to leverage this to launch its own original period drama.
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NewsHot Picks: Maximilian
Gomorrah distributor Beta Film is continuing to finance big-budget European drama and its latest series is the three-part Maximilian.
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NewsHot Picks: Modus
Sweden has a rich history of big-budget drama but the majority of series that have been picked up for the UK, such as ITV Encore acquisition Jordskott and Real Humans, which was adapted by Channel 4 as Humans, have emerged from public broadcaster SVT.
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NewsHot Picks: False Flag (Kfulim)
False Flag could be the new Homeland. The Israeli spy drama, known locally as Shkufim, is already being adapted into a US version before the original even airs on Channel 2 in Israel.
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NewsHot Picks: Spring Tide (Springfloden)
Nordic noir remains a valuable global commodity – more than eight years after the launch of Forbrydelsen (The Killing).