All News articles – Page 1921
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NewsOutline appoints Baldwin to lead content creation
Outline Productions has brought in Studio Lambert head of format development Shona Baldwin to lead its programming creation team.
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NewsFox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.
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NewsSPT backs Warner to bolster UK prospects
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has backed Karl Warner’s Electric Ray to strengthen its UK powerbase, and is looking to emerging territories for future IP deals.
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NewsWMR claims BBC archive footage cost has soared
Factual producer World Media Rights (WMR) has claimed that the cost of using BBC archive footage has jumped dramatically since Getty Images began selling it at the start of the year.
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NewsC4 eyes more subtitled drama
Channel 4 is to boost the amount of foreign-language drama it acquires following the purchase of edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon.
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NewsITN prepares for battle over Dispatches footage
ITN is prepared to go to court if Derbyshire police continue to demand documents and unseen footage from a Stephen Lawrence Dispatches film it made for Channel 4 last year.
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NewsWater firm doc in BBC2 pipeline
Mentorn Media is to go behind the scenes at FTSE 100 water company United Utilities for a primetime BBC2 series.
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NewsC4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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NewsFreesat taps into mobile devices with app launch
Freesat is launching an app that allows users to browse the previous seven days’ listings before ‘flicking’ a show to watch it on their television.
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NewseOne boosts UK factual with Three River tie-up
Entertainment One (eOne) has beefed up its factual ambitions in the UK by striking a first-look deal with Jonathan Drake’s Three River Studios.
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NewsDiscovery names Hollinger replacement
Discovery’s chief digital officer JB Perrette is to become the broadcaster’s next international president following the departure of Mark Hollinger.
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NewsSupernanny handed ITV talkshow
ITV has commissioned a new daytime talkshow fronted by Supernanny Jo Frost.
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NewsRIG seeks first MD
Trade body the Radio Independent Group (RIG) has kicked off a hunt for its first managing director to represent its members.
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NewsSky rolls out personalised TV ads
Sky has struck agreements with 40 major brands including Audi, Royal Bank of Scotland and Tesco to deliver personalised ads via its AdSmart service.
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NewsITV offers staff £1,000 minimum pay rise
ITV has offered rank and file staff a minimum £1,000 pay rise for 2014, following pressure from unions that the company should reward employees for its turnaround in fortunes.
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NewsDRG poaches BBW & Shine execs
International distributor DRG has hired two senior executives from BBC Worldwide and Shine Group - Richard Halliwell and Wayne Davison.
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NewsNetflix finalises deal for Marco Polo
Netflix has finalised its order for The Weinstein Company’s epic drama Marco Polo.
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NewsMichael McIntyre lands BBC1 chat show
Michael McIntyre is to expand his BBC1 Comedy Roadshow brand by hosting a chat show for the channel.
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NewsDiscovery uncovers Rise of the Nazi Party
Discovery is to air the Rise of the Nazi Party documentary after it acquired the series from World Media Rights.
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NewsRumpus wins debut order from TLC
TLC has commissioned a reality series fronted by Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby from fledgling indie Rumpus Media.