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NewsBBC Midlands staff may strike over alleged bullying
Staff at BBC Midlands Today have passed a vote of no confidence against acting editor Mark Hayman and head of regional programmes Cath Hearne.
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Survival docu-drama greenlit by Animal Planet
MIPCOM: Animal Planet has greenlit an additional season of Darlow Smithson’s docu-drama I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
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NewsGMG Radio Scotland hires MD
GMG Radio Scotland has appointed Gavin Bruce as its permanent managing director following a ten-month stint acting in the role.
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NewsAll3 set to take Accused global
MIPCOM: All3Media International is finalising deals that could take Jimmy McGovern drama Accused into 20 new territories.
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NewsBBCW rack up Cannes deals
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide has notched up a series of major international sales in Cannes, including selling spy drama Spooks to Russia.
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NewsHarry 'prisoner' docudrama planned
Plans have been announced for a “dramatised documentary” depicting the results of Prince Harry being captured while serving on the front line in Afghanistan.
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NewsNational radio fees deal continues
The potential costs of broadcasting in digital will be taken into account by Ofcom when it sets the cost of analogue licence fees for the three national commercial radio stations, Classic FM, TalkSport and Absolute Radio.
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NewsViewers should have more influence, says Facebook exec
MIPCOM: UK broadcasters must invite viewers into the creative processes behind their biggest shows to build an online social networking presence, according to Facebook’s Joanna Shields.
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News6 Music to broadcast convention
BBC 6 Music is to broadcast live from a music convention in Manchester later this month.
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NewsUS remake for BBC3's Stanley Park
MIPCOM: Fox is set to remake BBC3 drama Stanley Park for US audiences after concluding a deal with producer and distributor Lionsgate.
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NewsSky Arts gets satisfaction with Rolling Stones film
Sky Arts has bought the UK rights to a feature-length film of the Rolling Stones during part of the band’s 1972 tour of America.
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NewsTwofour54 takes Driver Dan to Arabia
Indie production house twofour54 has inked a deal with Baraem TV, the pre-school arm of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), to air the Arabic language production of its CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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NewsWRN Broadcast secures African playout deal
Vauxhall’s WRN Broadcast has picked up a contract to manage and playout a range of TV channels for Wananchi Group Holdings’ (WGH) triple play Zuku platform in East Africa .
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NewsPrime Focus shares suspended
Shares in Prime Focus London plc have been suspended as the visual entertainment services company looks to embark on a worldwide restructure.
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NewsHope remains for All Out Prods
Somethin’ Else’s Manchester division All Out Productions could re-open after its closure this week following the BBC’s move to Salford.
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NewsE4 extends Demetri Martin order
MIPCOM: E4 has acquired the second series of US comedy Important Things With Demetri Martin.
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NewsC4 buys Spike Jonze AIDS doc
MIPCOM: Channel 4 has acquired a Spike Jonze-produced documentary about the life-restoring effects of antiretroviral drugs used on people in Africa.
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NewsZodiak opens Brazil office
MIPCOM: Zodiak Media Group has opened an office in Brazil in an effort to exploit the country’s fast expanding television market.
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NewsAbsolute Radio losses hit £4.3m
Absolute Radio has posted a pre-tax loss of £4.3m for 2009 but parent company TIML UK has declared the results ‘exactly in line with projections made at the time of acquisition’.
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NewsC5 names acquisitions and digital channel bosses
Channel 5 has reshuffled some of its top level roles following the sale of the broadcaster to Richard Desmond, and has named new bosses to lead its acquisitions and digital channels strategy.