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ITV on the acquisition trail
ITV Consumer chief executive Jeff Henry said this week he was close to making a series of acquisitions. 'We will grow organically through our existing business and also through acquisitions of which we will be announcing some imminently. We will look to distribute our content over all available platforms,' he ...
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Abbey sells wide eye to germany
Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka. Co-produced with the BBC and made by King Rollo Films, the 26 x 10-minute series is already airing on CBeebies in the UK and has been licensed to a number of other ...
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C4I to distribute Mckenna series
Channel 4 International has secured worldwide distribution rights outside Australia to the 8 x 30-minute Sky One series Paul McKenna: I Can Change Your Life. Producer Tiger Aspect has already sold the factual entertainment series directly to Channel Nine in Australia. C4I has also secured the rights to Century documentary ...
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3DD launches indie joint-venture
Distributor 3DD Entertainment, which sells footage from Robbie Williams and U2, is moving into TV production. The company has set up a new joint-venture, 3DD Productions, with former Clear Channel Entertainment producer Andrew Higgie. The indie, which plans to specialise in sport, music and entertainment, has already landed two one-off ...
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BBC3 controller: contenders line up
The BBC is gearing up to interview for the BBC3 controller's job, with Living TV's Richard Woolfe, BBC factual entertainment head David Mortimer and BBC1 scheduler Liam Keelan all understood to be on the list. Head of entertainment Wayne Garvie is also tipped as a strong candidate. Meanwhile the BBC ...
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PBS seals US deal for number 1 doc
Impossible Pictures' documentary The Story of 1 will air throughout the US after Fremantle International Distribution (FID) secured a deal with public broadcaster PBS.
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Can they be trusted?
Michael Grade has promised the launch of any new services by the BBC will be scrutinised more closely, but commercial rivals remain concerned about the corporation's expansionist tendencies, writes Jenny Smith.
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Show me the money
With the death of traditional advertising, UK broadcasting needs alternative ways of making money - and soon.
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Sky pushes its limits
By buying Easynet, Sky has become the first TV company to move into telecoms - but can it make the culture clash work in its favour?
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Putting people first
Daisy Goodwin questions whether the super-indie is the best environment for nurturing talent.
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Downloading the future
Soon we'll be able to download TV programmes in the same way we can songs and albums, says David Docherty, so what future is there for conventional broadcasters?
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Casting a shadow over reality TV
A good reality show depends on just the right mix of participants, whether celebrities or 'real people'. But how easy is it to find them now that the boom in the genre has made us all media-savvy - and are the burgeoning number of casting agencies a boon or a ...
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Profile: Mark Browning - Programming from the Heart
Mark Browning has steered Heart 106.2 clear of rival Capital through a change of personnel and a clear understanding of his target Londoners.
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NewsInterview: John Yorke & Lucy Richer - Drama's double act
BBC drama's John Yorke and Lucy Richer are on a roll with the successful return of the Mitchell brothers and series such as Spooks and Hustle. They tell Geoff White about what they gained by moving from C4 to the BBC.
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Who will be the winners in 2012?
One of the themes at this year's Promax is future-proofing for 2012. So what will the media landscape look like then? Broadcast asks five industry figures to predict the trends and technologies that will affect TV's marketers and creative directors and the new skills and knowledge that will be needed ...
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NewsShaps to overhaul ITV commissioning
ITV director of television Simon Shaps is planning a radical overhaul of ITV's commissioning system, creating three new genre 'ministries' and hiring around eight more commissioners.
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NewsBBC news in major revamp
BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks is planning a major overhaul of the corporation's newsgathering service which would see it shift its focus from the major terrestrial bulletins to News 24.
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NewsChannel 4 launches mobile channel
Channel 4 will this week become the first terrestrial broadcaster to launch a branded mobile TV channel, screening popular shows such as Supernanny and Brat Camp in full.
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NewsBBC plans interactive online drama
The BBC is set to launch its first interactive drama, which will be offered exclusively to broadband users online.
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NewsFresh Freeview slot draws bids
Another Freeview slot is up for grabs and owner National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle) has asked for minimum bids of£5.5m a year.