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NewsUKTV snares Del Toro drama
UKTV has captured Guillermo del Toro’s dark drama The Strain after fending off competition from several rivals.
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NewsBBC to make Watership Down animated series
The BBC is developing an animated television series based on classic children’s novel Watership Down.
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NewsClients benefit as Base79 and Rightster join forces
Base79 and Rightster clients including IMG, ITN, Hat Trick Productions and Syco Entertainment are set to benefit from the combined expertise of the two businesses following their £50m tie-up earlier this week.
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NewsStudio Lambert rewards team
Studio Lambert is eyeing its next chapter of growth after giving new roles to the creators of Gogglebox and hiring a new head of development.
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NewsBig Talk: use tax credits as diversity incentive
The high-end television tax credit should be used as a tool for incentivising diversity initiatives in the indie sector, according to Big Talk Productions.
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NewsBBC diversity under scrutiny
The difficulties faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in securing work at the BBC have been exposed in figures released by the corporation.
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NewsUK indies can ‘learn from US’
British producers could learn valuable lessons about the docu-soap genre from their US counterparts as UK broadcasters struggle to find their own Duck Dynasty, according to an A+E Networks commissioner.
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NewsDisney: indies to make all long-form shows
Disney is to end in-house production of long-form shows in Europe and has called on indies to pitch live-action, sport and factual entertainment formats.
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NewsCBBC and CBeebies team up
The BBC plans to launch at least two dramas that will air on both CBBC and CBeebies over the next 18 months, and has its eye on a breakout hit that could get a Saturday teatime repeat on BBC1.
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NewsLime set to reveal Hollyoaks killer on SnapChat
Lime Pictures is to reveal the climax of a crucial Hollyoaks storyline on SnapChat after building up an audience of 100,000 followers on the photo-messaging app.
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NewsDrama backs Writersroom
Drama executives have heralded the BBC Writersroom’s role in fostering new talent amid fears that it could be sidelined as the corporation bids to cut costs.
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NewsITV adds to daytime quiz roster
ITV director of daytime Helen Warner is aiming to boost the broadcaster’s afternoon schedule with the addition of two quizzes, including a format from the indie behind Eggheads.
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NewsBBC signals end of quotas
The BBC plans to tear up production quotas and “liberate” in-house teams to pitch to other broadcasters in the biggest “breaking open” of the corporation in its 92-year history.
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NewsRhod Gilbert to host Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert has been signed to host the forthcoming series of BBC2’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
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NewsBBC2 orders Carnival viking drama
BBC2 has ordered eight-part historical drama The Last Kingdom from Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films.
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NewsVictory options Mum of the Week format
Sony-backed Victory Television is to produce a UK version of French format Mum of the Week after striking a deal with Matthieu Porte’s Can’t Stop Media.
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NewsJohn Sergeant to steer ITV canal doc
John Sergeant is to tour Britain’s canals in an eight-part series for ITV from Alaska TV.
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NewsCharlie Bunce handed Renegade role
Renegade Pictures has recruited Charlie Bunce as its first head of features and formats for television in an effort to boost its output in these genres.
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NewsInitial wins ITV factual pilot
ITV will pilot an Initial-made factual format that sees households test and rate different products each week.
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NewsBBC2 heads to Kenya National Reserve
BBC2 is to shine a spotlight on the people and animals that inhabit Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve in a ten part documentary series.