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NewsBBC America buys Broadchurch
BBC America, the US cable network operated by the BBC, has acquired ITV’s forthcoming drama Broadchurch.
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NewsGed Allen exits The Foundation to set up indie
Ged Allen, founder of kids producer The Foundation, has left the Zodiak Media-owned company and is setting up new indie Jacabo - with plans to produce projects outside of the kids genre.
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NewsOfcom investigates C4 News over hoax call
Channel 4 News is being investigated by Ofcom after broadcasting the hoax call made by Australian radio presenters to the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated.
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NewsSony's Crackle renews Seinfeld web comedy
International video service Crackle has renewed Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for a second season.
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NewsSky hires Brogden to beef up entertainment team
Sky is beefing up Phil Edgar-Jones’ entertainment team with the hire of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here executive producer Chris Brogden.
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NewsNick Clegg to front LBC phone-in
Talk radio station LBC 97.3 has secured Nick Clegg to co-host a weekly live phone-in on Thursday mornings with Nick Ferrari.
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NewsFox set to acquire Hulu following CEO exit
Fox is expected to acquire full ownership of online video service Hulu following the departure of chief executive Jason Kilar.
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NewsDancing on Ice scores product placement deal
Highland Spring bottled water is to become the first brand to feature in ITV entertainment show, Dancing on Ice, when it returns this weekend.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsITV2 picks up Dallas-style reality hit
ITV2 has picked up Big Rich Texas – the US reality hit about a group of wealthy Dallas socialites.
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NewsRylan Clark helps CBB smash Twitter record
The live launch of Celebrity Big Brother saw more than 7% of its audience head to Twitter to send 530,000 messages about the show.
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NewsTime Warner threatens to axe Lifetime, E!
Time Warner Cable, one of the largest pay TV platforms in the United States, is threatening to axe a number of major channels including Lifetime, E! and Starz.
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NewsRagdoll hires commercial boss following restructure
Ragdoll Worldwide, the joint venture between Teletubbies producer Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide, has hired former RDF exec Stephen Gould as commercial director.
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NewsMorrisons to sponsor ITV entertainment shows
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, will sponsor Britain’s Got Talent and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway after signing a multi-million pound deal.
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NewsJim Davidson out of CBB
Comedian Jim Davidson, widely tipped to appear in the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5, will not now feature further to his arrest yesterday.
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NewsUS X Factor helps Syco profits soar
The launch of the US X Factor helped Simco, the TV production arm of Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, more than double its pre-tax profits to nearly £33m.
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NewsGroupM and C4 ad stand-off tips into 2013
Channel 4 and advertising agency Group M’s failure to renew a deal at the end of 2012 has resulted in a raft of ads from top brands being pulled from the broadcaster.
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NewsDavid Attenborough’s Galapagos heads to Europe
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough is to travel across Europe following its debut on Sky 1 and Sky 3D on New Year’s Day.
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NewsMicky Flanagan deal with C4 expires
Comedian Mick Flanagan’s Channel 4 golden handcuffs deal will not be renewed after it expired at the end of 2012.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.