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NewsBravo kung fu series to take on Asbo UK
Bravo has commissioned an ambitious new series that claims it will tackle the UK’s ‘hoodie culture’ – using kung fu.
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NewsEastEnders crew strike over expenses
Production of EastEnders was disrupted yesterday (12 August) after a handful of BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) staff took strike action in a dispute over travel time and expenses.
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NewsGervais taking The Office to China
Comedian Ricky Gervais is making a version of his hit show The Office for Chinese television, he said today.
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NewsBrownlow to replace Jackson at Capital FM
Global Radio exec Paul Jackson is leaving London station Capital FM to join an Australian radio group and will be replaced by James Brownlow.
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NewsR3 unveils drama line-up
Martin Freeman, Derek Jacobi and Anna Maxwell Martin are among the stars of BBC Radio 3’s drama season this autumn.
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NewsVTR North adds motion graphics division
Leeds based post house VTR North has launched a new motion graphics, stereography and visual effects division.
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NewsBlackmagic snaps up EchoLab assets
Blackmagic Design has acquired the assets of EchoLab, the US-based designer and manufacturer of production switchers that folded earlier in the year.
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NewsAll3 completes £40m Optomen deal
All3Media has completed its acquisition of indie Optomen in a deal believed to be worth up to £40m.
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NewsEastEnders crew strike over expenses
Production of EastEnders was disrupted yesterday (Thursday 12 August) after a handful of BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) staff took strike action in a dispute over travel time and expenses.
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NewsHugh Laurie top-paid US drama star
Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in a US television drama, according to a survey published today.
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NewsCrozier: No charge for Coronation Street
Viewers will not be made to pay for Coronation Street as ITV seeks new ways of making money, chief executive Adam Crozier insisted today.
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NewsFME to mine Thames archive with new hiring
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is to mine Thames Television’s 24-year archive for classic programming, and has hired a former ITN exec to oversee the job.
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NewsDarren Childs to head UKTV
Darren Childs, the managing director of BBC Worldwide channels, has been appointed the chief executive of UKTV.
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NewsSyfy conjures up more Merlin
The new series of fantastical BBC drama Merlin has been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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NewsAutism Radio UK prepares to launch
Staffordshire is set to become home to the UK’s first radio station run by people with autism.
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News6 Music gives audience control
Digital station 6 Music will hand control of its playlists over to its listeners later this month.
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NewsDon’t demonise piracy, says IT Crowd creator
Graham Linehan, the writer behind comedy The IT Crowd, has said the entertainment industry is gambling with its future by “ignoring or criminalising” the issue of piracy.
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NewsAxed Woolfe splits indies
Indie suppliers have been split over the axing of Channel 5 controller Richard Woolfe and speculation has already begun over his possible next step - with a move to the US touted as the most likely option.
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News"Merciless" C5 cuts stun suppliers
The “merciless” senior job cuts imposed by Channel Five’s new boss Richard Desmond have shocked its programming suppliers, who now expect more changes to follow.
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NewsBig Brother exec moves to Loose Women
Big Brother’s long-standing creative director has been hired by ITV Studios to executive produce Loose Women.