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NewsNordic World seeks UK indie rights deals
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World is to spend a “large portion” of its £4m international rights war chest with UK indies.
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NewsBBCW hands sales team £5m
BBC Worldwide has made a £5m investment in its international sales force as it bids to beef up its global distribution business.
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NewsAll3Media ups third-party content
All3Media International is significantly increasing the number of hours of third party programming in its catalogue as it looks to balance its pipeline of content.
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NewsITV examines medical miracles
ITV is to explore “miracle” medical procedures and bad driving in factual series from Richard Klein’s team.
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NewsSky hunts funny factual formats
DOCFEST: Sky is hunting for new humorous factual formats to allow it to “tackle really difficult subjects” in a more accessible way.
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NewsJames Murdoch to give Mipcom keynote
James Murdoch, co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox, is to give the keynote interview at Mipcom in October.
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NewsBBC Academy to host file-delivery training events
The BBC Academy is hosting a series of training events to help producers, production managers, editors and engineers prepare for the upcoming shift to file-based delivery.
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NewsBBC1 orders scrap yard doc
BBC1 is to go behind the scenes of the north west’s biggest scrap yard in a primetime series from Liberty Bell Productions.
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NewsPrincess finalises management restructure
Princess Productions has completed a senior management restructure as it plans for its next stage of growth.
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NewsAustralia's ABC plans soap performed as opera
DOCFEST: Channel 4 head of arts John Hay has labelled a soap opera hybrid commissioned by Australia’s ABC one of the most exciting projects announced at DocFest in recent years.
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NewsWelsh indies set for international boost
Welsh factual indies are in line for a boost to help them secure international commissions through a funding scheme established by Rights TV.
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NewsUKTV calls for Donut Showdown
UKTV’s Good Food has acquired pastry competition Donut Showdown from Tricon Films and Television.
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NewsBBC Wales to relocate to central Cardiff
The BBC is to move its Welsh headquarters to a smaller and less expensive location in Cardiff city centre by 2018.
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NewsPlaystation orders TV comic adaptation
Sony Playstation has ordered a TV adaptation of graphic novel Powers, its first move into commissioning big-budget drama to rival the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Xbox.
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NewsITV paid student bar tab in binge drinking exposé
ITV’s production team paid the bar tab for a group of students during a Tonight investigation into binge drinking, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC could face strike over pay deal
The BBC could be faced with significant strike action after the National Union of Journalists voted to ballot for industrial action.
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NewsBBC Radio to cut 65 jobs
BBC Radio is to cut up to 65 jobs as part of a major on-going restructuring plan.
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NewsBritain's Got Talent app boosts engagement
A series of polls, quizzes and voting opportunities helped Britain’s Got Talent to record an 80% active engagement rate with its app for Saturday’s final.
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NewsLove heads to Leicester for Make Bradford British follow-up
DOCFEST: Love Productions is to follow Channel 4’s controversial 2012 documentary series Make Bradford British with a focus on “multicultural” Leicester.
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NewsShine snaps up ITV & C5 series
Shine International has snapped up the international rights to two series including forthcoming ITV drama Code of a Killer.