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Duncan reviews C4 International
Channel 4 could pull out of the international rights distribution business following a review of the company's commercial activities.
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NewsITV Tyne Tees to axe more jobs
Up to 30 jobs are set to go at ITV Tyne Tees as the company moves out of its City Road headquarters in Newcastle to a new production centre in Gateshead.
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NewsInjured Hell's Kitchen man gets $125,000
Granada has paid out around $125,000 (£67,000) to the contestant on the US version of Hell's Kitchen who was injured after a scuffle with hot-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay.
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NewsRoss returns to top C4 drama role
Channel 4 head of film Tessa Ross is poised to take back her old drama brief, as head of drama John Yorke this week confirmed his deal to return to the BBC.
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September poaches Lion exec
September Films has poached Lion TV producer Peter Davey to oversee its factual and reality slate.
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Peck honours cameraman
The British TV cameraman killed in the Gaza Strip while making a documentary for HBO was this week honoured posthumously with a Rory Peck award.
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Radio giants vie for Manchester
The UK's biggest radio groups are to turn their attention to Manchester in a bid to win a lucrative new FM licence worth an estimated£5m a year in advertising revenue.
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BBC cash for indies
Plymouth-based Twofour Productions, Pier Productions in Brighton and Manchester's Multi Media Arts have been named as the first beneficiaries of the BBC's£100,000 regional entertainment development fund. The companies will be given grants from the You Don't Need To Live In London fund, launched by BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Jane ...
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US ahead in digital TV
The US is expected to reach full digital television penetration a year before the UK, in 2014, a report has said. The Global Digital TV Forecasts from the Informa Media Group, which looked at 43 countries, predicted the US will reach 100% digital penetration by 2014 along with Canada, Finland, ...
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Simpsons are C4's new friends
The Simpsons looks set to successfully fill the hole left by Friends in Channel 4's Friday night schedule, after debuting this week with up to 4 million viewers.
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Living to hunt for UK's top model
Flextech lifestyle channel Living TV is to make another UK version of one its US acquisitions.
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Sky's Roberts goes to LA
Sky One commissioning editor Jamie Roberts is to take a new permanent job in Los Angeles to source American content for Sky's network of channels.
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Creature Comforts heads to Japan
Granada International has sold Aardman Animations' award-winning animated series Creature Comforts to Japanese distributor Gaga Communications. The company has acquired all 26 x 10-minute episodes, plus a five-minute special and a 30-minute documentary, Creating Creature Comforts.
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London team make Queer Eye US episodes
Via London, the indie behind the UK version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy , is to produce two episodes for the hit US series. The latest season of the makeover series, shown on US cable channel Bravo, will include two 60-minute, London-based episodes ...
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Prospect wins orders for Gay Mates
Indie Prospect Pictures's dating show Straight Dates by Gay Mates has been commissioned for a second series in both Israel and Italy. Production on the shows - which features two gay men choosing dates for single girls - is due to begin in January. The ...
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RDFI set to distribute lost dragon doc
RDF International has picked up the distribution rights to a new wildlife documentary from indie Steel Spyda. Butann: The Lost Dragon is about the discovery of a giant tree-living lizard by scientist Daniel Bennet, which was previously thought to be extinct. The one-hour documentary was ...
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Virgin mobile backs Superbike series
Virgin Mobile is backing a new advertiser-funded programme on Five about a group of aspiring Superbike racers vying to win the Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha British Superbike Team next season. Natural Born Racers , produced by Bullseye Television, will start at the end of November ...
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Ex-Blue Peter host goes to Hollywood
Former Blue Peter presenter Tim Vincent is to host the highest rated entertainment programme in the US - Access Hollywood. The£5m-a-year deal will see Vincent host the NBC show six nights a week and follows his presenting duties on the ...
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South Africa buys into The Farm
Reality format The Farm , which ended its run on Five last month, is to be made for audiences in South Africa. Endemol, the indie behind the UK version of the format, has secured the rights to make the show in the region. The format, ...
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Format Focus: Kept
Another take on the dating format merges romance and celebrity, with Jerry Hall searching for a toy boy.