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NewsSTV to boost drama - without ITV
STV plans to acquire more dramas from the likes of RTE and gradually develop more drama in-house after opting out of airing almost all of ITV’s autumn drama line-up.
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NewsMeadows to make TV debut with This Is England sequel
Shane Meadows is to make his first foray into television with a sequel to his award-winning film This Is England for Channel 4.
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NewsDavina to front Sky 1 dance series
Sky 1 has secured two major coups for its autumn schedule by signing Davina McCall as host of new entertainment series Just Dance and giving Waterloo Road star Angela Griffin her own chat show.
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NewsChannel 4 unveils autumn slate
Royal drama and documentaries, the modern police force, European and American road trips, 3D spectaculars and the climate crisis all feature in Channel 4’s autumn season.
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NewsSky 1 acquires US comedy Modern Family
Sky 1 has kick-started its new comedy strategy by acquiring US comedy Modern Family.
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NewsRTL hit by slump as Five reports loss
RTL Group’s bottom line was dented by a £19.3m write down at UK terrestrial Five and said it expected no improvement in advertising markets in the second half of the year.
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NewsBBC tracks web ‘buzz’ of shows
The BBC is trialling a web service that highlights its most talked about programmes by monitoring the internet buzz around them.
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NewsTen Alps moves into Singapore
Ten Alps has acquired Singapore-based indie Uproar Asia Productions, marking its first move to expand into the Far East and Asia.
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NewsBBC4 aims to ‘broaden palette’
As part of BBC4’s attempts to enhance its drama offering, the channel is eyeing works of fiction that could be adapted for television.
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NewsBig Brother axe to free up £50m for C4
Channel 4 will free up around £50m of its programming budget in 2011 by bringing Big Brother to an end next year.
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NewsFramestore shuts DI department
Framestore has closed its loss-making DI department, a move that leaves 23 members of staff looking for work.
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NewsLamacq signs off from Radio 1
Steve Lamacq hosted his final show on BBC Radio 1 last night, after 16 years with the station.
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NewsMy Hero director dies at 54
Comedy director John Stroud, best known for BBC1 sitcom My Hero, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54.
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Watchdog goes to Unit
Apple-based Soho finishing house Unit has secured the contract to post-produce the new series of the BBC’s Watchdog.
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NewsChilliBean goes with Aspera
Digital asset management company ChilliBean has selected high-speed file transfer technology from Aspera to improve the uploading and transportation of its content around the world.
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NewsCase study: Red Bull X-Fighters London
How O21 Television provided technical facilities for coverage of the final leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour.
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NewsCameron backs 3D TV drive
Movie director James Cameron has signed up with Panasonic to promote new Full HD 3D television sets.
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News3sixtymedia adds FORscene for Lakes show
3sixtymedia has invested in remote-access editing technology from FORscene for use on the ITV Studios ob-doc The Lakes.
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NewsAlchemist for Films at 59
Films at 59 has taken delivery of an Alchemist PH.c HD standards converter from Snell.
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NewsJungle Group opts for music room
The Jungle Group has added a music composing room to its Royalty Mews studios, providing a dedicated place for staff at the company to compose spots for advertising and broadcast clients.