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BBC Worldwide hires ex-UKTV, Channel 4 commissioning execs

BBC Worldwide has expanded its commissioning team with execs from UKTV and Channel 4. UKTV’s…

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Discovery orders second factual drama mini

Discovery Channel is developing a miniseries based on the Scottish legend of William Wallace –…

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BBCWW grabs Andy Murray Wimbledon title

BBC Worldwide has acquired distribution rights to one-off doc Andy Murray: The Man Behind the…

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CBS series dominate European drama imports

CBS supplied the top three most-valuable drama imports to European broadcasters last year, with procedural…

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Former News Corp digital boss joins Maker Studios investor

Jon Miller, News Corp’s former chief digital officer, has resurfaced as a partner at Advancit…

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CBeebies pre-buys toon series, Union handles sales

UK preschool channel CBeebies has pre-bought a new animated series from indie studio Beakus, with…

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UK television ad spend tops £4bn

TV advertising spend in the UK grew 5.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013,…

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News brief: Sorcher promoted at Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network’s chief content officer Rob Sorcher is one of two Turner Broadcasting System executives…

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Zodiak scores kids deals as pair exit

Zodiak Rights has renewed its deal with Discovery Kids Latin America for kids’ series Mister…

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Robert de Niro attached to James Patterson TV adaptation

Robert de Niro is executive producing a television remake of James Patterson’s best-selling book series…