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NewsDeluxe acquires Ascent Media
Deluxe Entertainment has struck a deal with Ascent Media to buy its creative services and media services divisions, including UK post houses Ascent 142, Soho Film Lab and Rushes.
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NewsGoing Postal beats Sherlock to RTS awards
Terry Pratchett drama Going Postal snatched a brace of prizes from BBC1’s Sherlock at this year’s RTS Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsBBC2 orders Night Watch adaptation
BBC2 has commissioned an adaptation of Sarah Water’s bestselling 2006 novel The Night Watch.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC for Stargazing series
Jonathan Ross is to return to the BBC’s mainstream channels for the first time since his departure from his friday night chatshow, to co-host a three-day live astronomy series in the new year.
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NewsWide-Eyed hires exec producer to aid expansion
CGI specialist Wide-Eyed Entertainment has hired a new executive producer as part of its plans to expand the business.
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NewsC5 sales head departs after 14 years
Channel 5 commercial sales director Kelly Williams is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years.
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NewsWorld Service to get funding boost in 2014
The World Service could get a funding boost when it is rolled into the BBC’s remit in 2014, Mark Thompson has announced.
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NewsS4C chairman resigns
The chairman of the S4C Authority, John Walter Jones, has resigned from the broadcaster with immediate effect.
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NewsDiscovery UK ready to push entertainment credentials
Discovery UK is kicking off a hunt for more entertainment-based formats and has invested development funds in fledgling indie Nerd’s underground gameshow as it bids to broaden its output.
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NewsShed promotes Wall To Wall’s Hungate to COO
Wall To Wall is hunting for a new managing director following the promotion of Claire Hungate to chief operating officer of Shed Media.
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NewsStevens takes redundancy at Comedy Central
Amanda Stevens, head of acquisitions for Comedy Central UK, is to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsTwofour signs up to use carbon calculator
Twofour has become the first independent production company to sign up to use the BBC’s new carbon calculator, which measures the environmental impact of programmes.
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NewsRed Bull eyes content to give it wings
Drinks manufacturer Red Bull is hunting for original content to air online and via the TV channel it broadcasts across Europe.
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NewsBSkyB plans to open London broadcast studio to third parties
BSkyB is planning to open up its new £130m broadcast centre to productions from third parties.
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NewsBranson and Huq to front shows for Current TV
Environmentalist and model Sam Branson and Blue Peter presenter turned Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq have been lined up as key talent for new shows for Current TV.
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NewsCake sells brace of kids series
Cake Entertainment has secured sales of two live-action kids’ comedy series in six territories, including Italy and Israel.
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NewsTalkback Thames bolsters comedy ent department
Talkback Thames plans to supercharge its comedy entertainment department after hiring a head of the genre and two senior development executives.
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News‘No pressure on BBC’ over pensions stance
Two Labour MPs have asked a trio of ministers whether any meetings took place between the government and the BBC to discuss the pension negotiations.
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NewsBBC orders docs from Hardcash and Films of Record
The BBC has ordered documentaries on US police attempts to track paedophiles and the history of Amnesty International from Hardcash Productions and Films of Record respectively.
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NewsDiscovery Channel on board HMS Ark Royal doc
The Discovery Channel has ordered an access-all-areas documentary series on board decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it embarks on its final major voyage.