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Channel 4
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Channel 4 hires Murdoch for new-look ents team
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled its new look entertainment team, with producer Karen Murdoch…
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Walter Presents buys Spanish drama for UK, US
UK and US on-demand service Walter Presents has acquired exclusive rights to a Spanish-language thriller…
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BBCWW buys into debuting Hincks, Fincham prodco
Expectation, the indie Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks created last year, has secured financial backing…
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Cineflix buys Dior, builds Lego
Cineflix Rights has snagged international rights to two UK-produced factual series, Inside Dior and A…
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Peep Show creators, C4 exec create comedy indie
The creators of hit comedy series Peep Show and outgoing head of comedy at Channel…
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Hugh Laurie, Night Manager team confirmed for INTV
Hugh Laurie and several of the team behind The Night Manager will give a keynote…
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Walter Presents adds Belgian drama double
Hot on the heels of its first international expansion, UK-created VOD service Walter Presents has…
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Fremantle UK restructures as C4 exec enters
Richard Holloway will step down from his duties as interim CEO of FremantleMedia UK but…
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BBC-backed House continues staff build
Fledgling UK drama prodco House Productions has hired a commercial chief, as the firm continues…
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C4-backed Walter Presents launching in the US
Channel 4-backed streaming service Walter Presents will launch in the US in March. The on-demand,…
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Ex-C4 commissioner joins Rare TV prodco
A former commissioner at UK broadcaster Channel 4 has joined UK producer Screenchannel Television as…
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In the spotlight: Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…
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Sky buys stakes in UK indies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based prodco, marking the latest round…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Amazon brings British Bear Hunt toon to US
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to British animated special We’re Going…
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Channel 4 buys into Scottish indie
The UK’s Channel 4 has continued its investment in local indies by taking a piece…
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Objective snaps up Channel 4 exec for US
UK-based Objective Media Group has hired Channel 4’s formats commissioner, Jilly Pearce, to lead its…
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Channel 4 poaches Channel 5 exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…
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TBI Factual: Year in Review
If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…
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All 4 elects Keshet’s Mr Student Body President
UK streaming platform All 4 has acquired New Form-produced teen comedy Mr Student Body President…
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Channel 4 calls for Turner’s Search Party
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights to dark US comedy Search Party and will…
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Warner Bros. ups Morris
Warner Bros. has promoted Alison Morris to senior VP, sales UK and Eire. She has…
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Ofcom names C4 board members
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced four new board members for UK public broadcaster Channel…
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Channel 4 buys JonBenét Ramsey true crime series
Channel 4 has acquired The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, the two-part true crime event series that…
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Raft of commissions for Channel 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 unveiled a raft of new programming at its upfront in London…
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Walter Presents nabs new Nordic noir
Nordic noir Valkyrien is headed for Channel 4’s foreign-language on-demand service, Walter Presents, in the…
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UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
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All3Media’s Geater to chair Pact Council
Sarah Geater has been elected chair of the Pact Council and will replace Laura Mansfield…
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Electus sells David Blaine special into the UK
Electus International has shopped a new David Blaine special, Beyond Magic, into the UK, with free-to-air broadcaster…
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C4 and industry players back new UK indie
A raft of TV industry players and a Channel 4 fund have all backed Red…