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Entwistle exits Newsnight
The editor of BBC2's Newsnight George Entwistle is to leave the programme to head the BBC's new topical arts unit, overseeing the launches of new culture and media shows.
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MP brands Ofcom a 'disgrace'
Ofcom was plunged into a political row this week when MPs openly accused it of siding with ITV over production cuts rather than acting in viewers' interests.
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Castle docu-soap for BBC1
The BBC has commissioned a docu-soap which charts a 17-strong family's decision to quit their lives in England and move to a dilapidated 19th-century Scottish castle.
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Top-Up TV claims convincing start
Top-Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview viewers that launched this week, has already attracted 'thousands' of subscribers, according to its chairman, David Chance.
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Final whistle goes for ITV's On the Ball
ITV is to axe its long-running On the Ball football magazine show following the loss of its rights to the Premier League highlights package.
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Hallmark put off by ITV's content
US giant Hallmark Entertainment has admitted it is no longer interested in buying ITV because the channel's success relies on too many 'exploitative' reality shows such as I'm a Celebrity.
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NewsEndemol UK opens in Bristol and Glasgow
Endemol UK, one of the country's largest independent producers, is to open offices in Glasgow and Bristol in a bid to take advantage of regional commissioning opportunities.
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NewsBennett holds back in race for DG's job
BBC director of television Jana Bennett - tipped as one of the leading contenders for the director general post - has not applied for the job.
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NewsGranada to return to films with Ant & Dec
Granada is set to make a large-scale return to film production by developing two ambitious projects for cinematic release, including a romantic comedy starring Ant and Dec and a follow-up to Channel 4's hit drama The Deal.
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NewsRoot's last act for drama
BBC2 controller Jane Root, who last week confirmed she is to leave the station to head the Discovery channel in the US, has green lit a new drama strategy as one of her last major acts in the role.
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NewsITV and C4 call for BBC indie reforms
The BBC's commercial rivals ITV and Channel 4 are calling for the corporation to strengthen the indie sector by setting up an independent commissioning arm and raising its external production quota to 50%.
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Scandinavians in for Miriam show
Controversial reality show There's Something About Miriam has notched up its first foreign sale after being picked up by a pan-Scandinavian broadcaster.
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Electric sky picks up a place in the sun
Distributor Electric Sky has acquired the rights to two more series of Channel 4's A Place in the Sun (above). Produced by Freeform, it follows people as they search for their dream home abroad. The company has also picked up an 8 x 26-minute documentary series, Diana's Photos. The series, ...
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Five and Sky pick up dragon booster
Five and BSkyB have picked up the rights to Alliance Atlantis' children's CGI show Dragon Booster. The 26 x 30-minute series will air on Five on Saturdays early next year. Sky One will screen it from January. It is currently shown on ABC Family in the US and CBC in ...
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3DD signs deal to sell sve music shows
Indie 3DD Entertainment has signed a worldwide representation deal with music programmer Sanctuary Visual Entertainment (SVE). The deal will give 3DD the rights to sell the SVE catalogue of music programming to broadcasters, which includes a live show with Mary J Blige and a documentary about The Who. SVE said ...
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Screentime to represent lone eagle
Format sales house Screentime Partners is to represent a brace of reality formats from Toronto-based Lone Eagle Entertainment. Screentime will hold several territorial rights to dating format Hooked Up and The Call , which explores the competitive world of casting.
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Talent TV to make my teen genie
Indie Talent TV is to begin making a live-action show for children with Canadian producer Amberwood Entertainment. My Teen Genie features the antics of a teenage girl and a young genie that lives in her mobile phone. The 26 x 30-minute series is being financed ...
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RDF sells pair of ideal world docs
RDF International has sold two factual programmes from indie Ideal World to networks around the world. Siamese Survivors , about conjoined twins Hassan and Hussain Salih, has been picked up by VMM in Belgium, TVNZ in New Zealand and an unnamed broadcaster in Denmark. In ...
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Blue installs six new Avid suites
Soho-based Blue Post Production is investing almost£400,000 to expand its facility with six new Avid suites, writes Farah Jifri.
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Frontline appoints industry stalwart Cullen
Industry veteran Bill Cullen is to join Frontline Television as its new managing director, writes Rick Dacey.