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Endemol signs gameshow from Passion
Passion Distribution has signed a pan-territory format deal with Endemol for BBC3's Fashion Strip.
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Comings and goings at UKTV acquisitions
UKTV is shaking up its acquisitions team with two appointments and the departure of acquisitions executive Michael Whelan.
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NewsTwoFour tackles boozy Brits abroad
TwoFour Broadcast has won a major commission from Bravo that will delve into the rising epidemic of binge-drinking Brits abroad.
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RDFR deal with Scott Satin
RDF Rights has signed a multiple content and development deal with US producer Scott Satin Productions, further consolidating the distributor's presence in the country.
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ITV Global Ent promotions
ITV Global Entertainment has promoted Tobi de Graaff to director of global TV distribution.
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Harcourt-Cooze secures sweet deal with C4
Eccentric chocolatier Willie Harcourt-Cooze is to return to Channel 4 for a Christmas special and a series that aims to introduce a better class of chocolate to the UK.
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NewsMistresses for BBC America
BBC America has picked up series one and two of BBC1 drama Mistresses for broadcast on the US cable and satellite network.
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Firecracker bear series for Animal Planet
Animal Planet has commissioned Firecracker Films to make a full series based on its Five documentary The Man Who Lives with Bears.
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NewsLyons criticises Ofcom over PSB review
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has criticised the scale of expectation that the public service broadcasting review has placed on Channel 4 and has ruled out backing any formal commercial deal between C4 and BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC woos Yentob for DG of North job
Alan Yentob is being courted by BBC bosses to become the “DG of the North” - but negotiations have been complicated by his opposition to the decision to move arts strand Imagine to Scotland.
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NewsShows on the move
Full list of BBC shows on the move as part of the corporation's biggest ever shake-up of network programming from the nations and regions.
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Specialist hubs
The new blueprint aims to build different creative “hubs”, much as the Natural History Unit has done in Bristol, in each nation and key region.
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Commissioning roles
As revealed by Broadcast, these “creative hubs” will be underpinned by five new commissioning posts in the nations.
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NewsBBC hands flagship shows to regions
Casualty is poised to relocate to Wales and Question Time will head to Scotland as part of the BBC's biggest ever shake-up of network programming from the nations and regions.
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NewsDAB listening on the rise
Rajars: DAB take-up increased 32% year-on-year in the last three months, with nearly a third of UK adults now claiming to live in households with a DAB set.
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NewsLBC posts best ratings in 4 years
Rajars: LBC News' decision to scale back its rolling news coverage has paid off, with the London-based station posting its best Rajar figures in four years.
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NewsViacom ‘confident' of $1bn Google action win
Viacom is “quite confident” it will win its $1bn lawsuit against Google, either in or out of court, according to chief executive Philippe Dauman.
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NewsE4 commissions Asbo superhero drama
E4 has commissioned a drama series in which a bunch of teenagers with Asbos develop superhero powers.
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NewsRDF's Manners hired by Hat Trick as first COO
Have I Got News For You producer Hat Trick Productions has hired RDF commercial director Debbie Manners as its first chief operating officer.
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NewsLyons: C4 should stick to strengths
Ofcom's PSB review has encouraged Channel 4 to move too far away from its core strengths into areas without public support, according to BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons.