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NewsAngel alights at Wimbledon Studios
Wimbledon Studios is about to host its first light entertainment series.
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NewsEricsson makes broadcast play with Technicolor deal
Head of managed services Valter D’Avino: “Wireless and broadcast are moving in the same direction”.
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NewsSky and STV plan launches on YouView
Sky is preparing to launch its forthcoming internet TV service via YouView as the connected TV platform gears up for launch.
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The Power List event
On International Women’s Day we celebrated the launch of the Women In Film and Television Power List 2012 with a breakfast event – and the odd glass of Buck’s Fizz – at the House of St Barnabas in Soho.
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NewsDiscovery gearing up for TLC UK launch
Discovery Communications’ plans to launch US lifestyle channel TLC in the UK are gathering momentum, according to industry sources.
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NewsConrad takes reins in Shine restructure
Princess Productions chief executive Henrietta Conrad has emerged as the big winner in Shine Group’s UK overhaul.
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NewsSky hires Tiger’s Sargeant for ent commissioning
Tiger Aspect’s Deborah Sargeant has been appointed Sky’s commissioning editor for entertainment as the latest addition to Phil Edgar Jones’ team.
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NewsNo change to Terms of Trade, Hunt hints
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has given the clearest indication yet that the Terms of Trade will remain largely intact in the forthcoming Communications Act.
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NewsPact chair Manners named Keo MD
Keo Films has hired Pact chair and former Hat Trick Productions chief operating officer Debbie Manners as its managing director, replacing Zam Baring, who has held the role for the past seven years.
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NewsHairy Bikers cooking UKTV debut
The Hairy Bikers are making their first show for UKTV’s Good Food with a series exploring soul food.
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NewsO’Connor joins Big Brother exec team
Denis O’Connor is joining the Big Brother executive producer team following the departure of creative director Gavin Henderson who is returning to the BBC Natural History Unit to oversee Planet Earth Live.
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NewsScott backs Richard Bacon’s indie
Presenter Richard Bacon and former Princess Productions exec Sebastian Scott have joined forces to establish factual and fact ent indie Mox Productions.
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NewsDisney: tax breaks would lure us back
The Walt Disney Company has written to the British government warning “it is unlikely to return to the UK” unless tax breaks for animation are introduced.
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NewsFamilies swap lives for Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has ordered a culture swap series in which two families from the US and UK cross the Atlantic to visit the other’s home city.
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NewsFast Train casting workshop to aid Expert Women
TV Fast Train, the free training event for freelancers, is running a masterclass to tackle the issues raised by Broadcast’s Expert Women campaign.
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NewsC4 sets May deadline to revamp entertainment
Channel 4 is planning a major overhaul of its entertainment output by the middle of May and is making more money and hours available to the genre.
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NewsC4 reveals thinking behind 4seven plan
Channel 4 is to buy a Freeview slot for forthcoming repeats channel 4seven, which will be populated by its most popular shows but have the flexibility to air content that has stirred up discussion.
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NewsC4 Education switches focus from gaming to TV
Channel 4 Education is to begin commissioning TV content again after 18 months of “bearing the weight of games innovation” for the broadcaster.
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NewsE4 takes Revenge from makers of Twilight
A US teen drama from the maker of the Twilight films has been snapped up by E4.
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NewsA2E2 appoints Robinson to spearhead global growth
US animation studio A Squared Elxsi Entertainment (A2E2) is setting up an international headquarters in London and has hired former KidsCo boss Paul Robinson to run it.