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Five to close finance section
Five is understood to be closing its programme finance department to save money.
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RDF fights slump by funding format pilot
RDF Rights has begun fully funding pilots from its parent RDF Media Group as broadcaster funding dries up.
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£1m show up for grabs as Scissorhands axed
BBC3 has axed Celebrity Scissorhands and put aside£1m to create a “channel-defining” stripped event for the autumn.
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Shearman and Bell miss out in BBC restructure
BBC factual commissioners Nick Shearman and Mark Bell have failed to land jobs in the new Knowledge structure, sending shockwaves through the production sector.
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Great Escape for Ramsay in C4 Indian quest
The famously carnivorous Gordon Ramsay will get a taste of pure Hindu vegetarianism in a gastronomic quest across India for Channel 4.
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to host C4 quiz
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been lined up to host a Channel 4 pilot quiz show about food.
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CBBC orders high profile drama slate for 2010
CBBC has ordered a raft of new dramas, including a Being Human-style comedy for children and the first TV work from novelist Jeanette Winterson since Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
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BBC puts Music FastClear rights service online
The BBC will make its Music FastClear service available online next month, allowing indies to immediately clear music rights themselves.
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Engle to make feminism docs for BBC4
The director behind the critically acclaimed BBC series Lefties and Jews is to turn her attention to feminism for BBC4.
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ShineReveille to sell US reality romance shows
Distributor ShineReveille International has picked up a raft of network and cable programming from the US, including a reality series for CBS from the duo behind Project Runway.
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Prospect hires Bickley to broaden range
Prospect Pictures creative director Todd Austin has made Betty executive Sam Bickley his first strategic appointment since he joined the indie 18 months ago.
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Needham hunts celeb shows for Biography Channel
The Biography Channel has hired Unicorn TV founder Delissa Needham to build its -celebrity-based programming slate.
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Indies: the great divide
The gap between big and small indies has never been greater, Broadcast's Indie Survey 2009 has revealed.
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DGP owner buys Rainbow Post
The new owner of DGP has made his second Soho facility purchase in less than a month, snapping up Rainbow Post in Ingestre Place.
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Envy to use quick Red One process
Envy has come up with a way to speed up the workflow for projects shot on the Red One camera.
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Multimedia briefs 20 March
Multimedia news in brief from Broadcast magazine 20 March 2009 featuring Fireworks International, Crufts, News International and Johnson and Johnson.
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Bebo cuts back drama budgets and brand deals
Bebo is to focus on short, low-budget drama series rather than the marathon runs of daily dramas such as KateModern because of the “exhausting” workload involved.
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Being Human to stay alive online
The creators of BBC3's super-natural drama Being Human are planning a range of year-round original content online, including a potential web-only prequel series.
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BBC1 on top for fun night
BBC1's biennial Comic Relief fundraiser proved another big ratings hit for the channel.
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Ratings
Yellowstone is instant hit
BBC2's new natural history series Yellowstone was an instant hit for the channel, bringing in an impressive 3.8 million viewers/ 14.1% share on Sunday night.