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News brief: BBC renews Holiday Hit Squad
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a second season of travel show, Holiday Hit…
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First UK producers receive tax break confirmation
A pair of CBeebies toons and three BBC One dramas are the first UK projects…
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Vikings drives MGM growth as Tellem joins board
Strong worldwide sales of scripted drama Vikings helped Hollywood studio MGM report revenue growth of…
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BBC gets new daytime factual head
UK broadcaster the BBC has gone in-house to find a new head of daytime production….
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CBeebies’ Mister Maker gets companion app
Mister Maker, the CBeebies preschool TV series, has got its own companion app. Mister Maker:…
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Ofcom report: UK programming spend in decline
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast channels, as well…
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BBC Four controller role axed
The BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen has scrapped the BBC Four controller that Richard…
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BBC Worldwide scores Lake, Paradise drama deals
BBC Worldwide has sold its dramas Top of the Lake, The Paradise and Father Brown…
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News brief: ITV’s 12 Yard gets BBC One gameshow order
ITV Studio-backed UK producer 12 Yard has won a commission from BBC One for a…
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BBC confirms Puppet Game Show
UK pubcaster The BBC has confirmed a commission for a long rumoured Saturday primetime puppet…
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Pact: Channel 5 attitude toward indies ‘worrying’
UK producer body Pact has labelled the terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s relationship with local indies…
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BBC orders Don’t Get Done… spin off
UK public broadcaster the BBC will launch a spin off of its long running consumer…
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Far Moor sets up in the US to exploit UK tax break
Far Moor, the UK consultancy set up by drama executive producers Justin Thomson-Glover and Patrick…
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Danny Cohen names Charlotte Moore interim BBC One controller
Danny Cohen has named Charlotte Moore as acting controller of BBC One, filling the role…
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RDF makes factual appointments, wins BBC commissions
UK producer RDF Television has appointed new heads of factual entertainment and popular factual and…
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Danny Cohen named BBC TV chief
The BBC has named BBC One controller Danny Cohen as director of television. Cohen’s appointment…
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MIPTV News: DLT/Raydar Rights preps first slate
Alison Rayson and Don Taffner Jr.’s fledgling distributor is heading to MIPTV with a slate…
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BBC Three orders Horsemeat Banquet
BBC Three has ordered The Horsemeat Banquet, a one-off show in which a group of…
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BBC orders War and Peace adaptation
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a new adaptation of Tolstoy classic War and…
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New Belgian pay TV service launches with raft of intn’l channels
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new pay TVservice in Belgium, Snow. The service will…
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Twofour making Angela Rippon holiday series for BBC One
UK indie producer and distributor Twofour is making a four-part series for BBC One, Holiday…
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BBC One orders raft of new dramas, comedies, formats
British public broadcaster BBC One has ordered a raft of new series including a number…
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BBC One orders Tony Jordan-produced crime drama
BBC One has commissioned a new primetime crime drama produced by Tony Jordan’s Red Planet…
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BBC One orders 183 episodes of Pointless
British public broadcaster BBC One has renewed gameshow Pointless for 183 new episodes after striking…
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Zodiak inks first-look deal with Western Front
Zodiak Rights has agreed a first-look deal with UK-based indie Western Front Films. The distributor…