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NewsCreative Skillset injects funds into TV training
TV and radio professionals can apply to have 80% of the cost of training covered following the creation of a new pocket of funding from training body Creative Skillset.
NewsBBC4 picks up Belgian thriller
BBC4 has picked up Belgian drama series, Salamander, continuing its acquisition of foreign dramas including Sweden’s The Killing.
NewsBig Brother returns with secret format
Big Brother is to return to Channel 5 in June with a series of format tweaks focussing the show around themes of suspicion and secrets.
NewsFreesat Awards shortlist revealed
Fresh Meat, Plebs and Twenty Twelve are vying to pick up the new sitcom award in this year’s Freesat Awards, after the platform provider revealed its shortlist.
NewsDCD secures Emeli Sandé sales
Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.
NewsITV orders Tommy Cooper biopic
Left Bank is to make a one-off drama about the love life of comedy legend Tommy Cooper for ITV.
NewsC4 brings Hollywood glitz to UK
Unsuspecting homeowners will be whisked off to Los Angeles while their homes are given a makeover in a 6 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
NewsSky turns on digital promo for Mad Dogs
Greggs: More than Meats the Pie, a Sky1 ob-doc about the bakery chain, will become the first programme in the UK to feature digitally integrated promotion for another show.
NewsBauer music show to air on Box TV
Box TV is to air Bauer Media’s radio chart show In:Demand as a multiplatform chart show.
NewsEmbarrassing Bodies heads down under
Embarrassing Bodies is set to be remade for Australia with UK host Dr Christian Jessen offering advice to Aussie patients.
NewsZodiak partners with NFTS
Zodiak Media has agreed a two year sponsorship with the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
NewsStar Wars blasts onto Disney XD
Disney has ordered an animated Star Wars spin-off series dubbed Star War Rebels.
NewsRTS reveals student award winners
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has revealed the winners of its undergraduate and post-graduate Student Television Awards.
NewsFindlay steps down from STV
STV Group non-executive chairman Richard Findlay is to retire on 31 August following a six year tenure.
NewsPresenters to share their know-how at RTS event
Anna Richardson, Dawn Harper, Jake Humphrey and Kate Silverton are among the line up at next week’s RTS Future’s debate on what it takes to make it as a TV presenter.
NewsITV revives Through the Keyhole with Keith Lemon
ITV has ordered a full series of a revival of Through the Keyhole, with Keith Lemon snooping around celebrity homes.
NewsSpun Gold broadens horizons with Brassy spin-off
Spun Gold TV has created spin-off Brassy TV as part of plans to diversify its supply base and build new commissioning relationships.
NewsC4 explores Murder in the French Alps
Channel 4 has ordered a one hour current affairs special delving into the unsolved murders which took place in the French Alps last September.
NewsTalkSport owner UTV endures tough start to year
UTV has suffered a 5% fall in revenues in the first quarter of 2013 as its flagship radio station TalkSport endured a tough start to the year.
NewsBBC2 tucks into restaurant business
Spun Gold spin-off Brassy TV has won its first order as BBC2 green-lights two series which delve into the restaurant world.