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NewsGreg Brenman unveils Drama Republic
Greg Brenman, Tiger Aspect’s former head of drama, has dubbed his new production company Drama Republic and secured a first look distribution deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBroadcast begins life under MBI
Broadcast is now being published by a newly established company, Media Business Insight, which has been spun-off from Emap.
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NewsSky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-pro
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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NewsSky: Playing with the big boys
Last spring, Hat Trick’s Jimmy Mulville hailed Sky for “shaking up” the industry in a manner akin to Channel 4 in the 1980s. He wasn’t wrong.
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NewsSky Vision hires acquisitions exec from BBCW
Sky Vision, the distribution arm of the pay-TV broadcaster, has hired former BBC Worldwide exec Angela Neillis as its first head of acquisitions.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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NewsRed Bee account director to join Deluxe Media Technologies
One of Red Bee Media’s key commercial executives is to join Deluxe Media Technologies (DMT) next month.
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NewsChurch group blasts BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has been accused of disrespecting its older listeners by moving Sunday Half Hour to an early morning slot.
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NewsBBC cues up snooker rights
The BBC will continue to broadcast the UK’s three biggest snooker tournaments until at least 2017.
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NewsFree Speech returns with Rick Edwards as host
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of Mentorn Media’s live current affairs debate programme, Free Speech - with Rick Edwards replacing original host Jake Humphrey.
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NewsAdrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans
Adrian van Klaveren, the former BBC Radio 5 Live boss who lost his job in the wake of Jimmy Savile scandal, is to oversee the corporation’s programming plans for the centenary of World War I.
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NewsJane Garvey & Kay Burley front Female Experts Training Day
Radio 4’s Jane Garvey and Sky News’ Kay Burley are among the names taking part in the inaugural Female Experts Training Day organised by the BBC Academy and Broadcast on 18th January.
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NewsHacker group Anonymous plans BBC protest
The protest group that claimed responsibility for bringing down the Home Office website last year is planning to target the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsDavina McCall to host C4 daytime series
Davina McCallD is being lined up for Channel 4 daytime competition expected to be broadcast in the 5pm slot.
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NewsUKTV posts 20-year ratings high
UKTV has claimed that 2012 was the most successful in its 20-year history - spearheaded by shows including Dynamo: Magician Impossible and Red Dwarf X.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.
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NewsFox makes move into miniseries with M. Night Shyamalan
US broadcaster Fox is developing two major miniseries, one from The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan, as part of its drive to move into the format.
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NewsCooke Optics scoops Oscar
Leicester-headquartered Cooke Optics will receive an Academy Award of Merit for its camera lenses.
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NewsCache-A launches LTO-6 app
Cache-A has launched an LTO-6 archive appliance which it says offers almost 70% more storage capacity than LTO-5.