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NewsParthenon Kids secures sales
Distributor Parthenon Kids has secured a raft of sales for its children’s titles.
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NewsHopkinson in ITV Studios return
Left Bank Pictures co-founder Francis Hopkinson is returning to ITV Studios to establish a new drama unit.
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NewsDRG picks up Pixelface in multiplatform drive
DRG has acquired CBBC’s Pixelface as it kicks off a drive to offer multiplatform content to international broadcasters.
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NewsDisney India to remake Zodiak's That’s My Kid
Disney Channel has signed a format deal with Zodiak Rights to reversion That’s My Kid for young audiences in India.
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NewsITV to call time on Taggart
ITV has pulled the plug on Taggart after 28 years, forcing STV to go it alone on the murder drama.
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NewsNorman: we had to break old ITV culture
ITV bosses have had to break down a stagnant culture internally to set the company on the path to transformation, chairman Archie Norman has told the company AGM.
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NewsThis Morning to push interactive boundaries
ITV is ramping up viewer influence on This Morning by introducing viewer votes on cookery items, live cook-along features via Skype and interactive interviews.
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NewsRIG plans revamp in bid to become the ‘radio Pact’
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) is planning a reorganisation and aggressive membership drive to help turn it into the “radio Pact”.
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NewsBBC to publish guidance on hiring and firing stars
The BBC is set to publish guidance for producers on how to avoid legal pitfalls when hiring and firing on-screen talent, following Miriam O’Reilly’s successful discrimination suit last year.
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NewsBBC’s Hare set for axe as viewers switch off
The BBC is to drop Saturday night format Don’t Scare The Hare after it failed to attract enough viewers - and didn’t impress those who did tune in.
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NewsC5’s Davidson joins Renegade
Ex-Channel 5 commissioner and former The Apprentice executive producer Sue Davidson has joined Renegade Productions as an executive producer.
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NewsC4 downgrades Dickson’s role following exit
Channel 4 is downgrading its deputy head of documentaries role following the departure of Simon Dickson.
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NewsC4 orders STV pub quiz series
Pub quiz fanatics will travel across the UK to test their general knowledge in an STV Productions daytime format for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 ready for challenging 2011
Channel 4’s executive team has pledged to bolster its risk-taking content despite the pressures of tougher market conditions.
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News10 Star bolsters team for ITV’s Choir commission
10 Star Entertainment has hired two execs as it builds its team following a commission from ITV1 for The Choir That Rocks.
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NewsSky 1 orders Maverick series; hunts entertainment format
Sky 1 has ordered its second fact ent series from Maverick TV in three months and is on the hunt for a £2.5m entertainment show to rival those of its terrestrial competitors.
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NewsITVS America ups stakes with first order for ITV1
ITV Studios America is to make its first show for ITV1 as part of a raft of entertainment commissions won by the in-house production business.
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NewsWimbledon Studios welcomes new firms
Three more companies have moved in to the media village at Wimbledon Studios
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NewsPromotion Hire open day
Promotion Hire’s Brighton facility is holding an open day next month to showcase Sony’s PMW F3 35mm camera, along with Arri and Zeiss lenses.
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NewsThe Mill wins Bafta for Merlin
The Mill has been honoured with a Bafta Craft Award (pictured) for its VFX work on BBC1’s Merlin.