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Channel 4
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Pat Younge resurfaces with Sugar Films
Ex-BBC programming boss Pat Younge has launched his own media company alongside former Channel 4…
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Children’s Media Foundation says TV market failing kids
The Children’s Media Foundation has backed the research issued yesterday that suggested there is a…
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Betty founder leaving after 14 years
Liz Warner is leaving Discovery Communications-owned producer Betty 14 years after she founded the business….
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UK commercial PSBs attacked over kids investment
UK indies trade body Pact and Teletubbies creator Anne Wood have come together to slam…
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Geater slams BBC, Channel 4 over indie stance
UK indie trade body Pact has slammed pubcasters the BBC and Channel 4 over the…
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MultiChoice hires former Viacom exec as content chief
MultiChoice Africa has appointed former Viacom, Virgin Media and Channel 4 executive David Booth as…
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Channel 4, PBS plan more Indian Summers
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a second season of period drama Indian Summers. The…
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Channel 4’s Dates attracts The CW
US broadcast network The CW has bought British comedy Dates. The show, in which each…
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M6 takes UK’s Undateables to France
French network M6 has ordered a local version of UK documentary format The Undateables. Pernel…
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Buyers embark on Indian Summers ahead of UK TX
A raft of international broadcasters have picked up big-budget UK drama Indian Summers ahead of…
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Channel 4 inks deal for Lambert’s Tattoo Shop
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Tattoo Shop from Studio Lambert, a fact-ent series in which…
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New Worlds launches on US OTT, iTunes
Epic period miniseries New Worlds will launch on UK-centric OTT service Acorn TV next week…
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All3’s Objective invests in drama prodco
All3Media-owned UK prodco Objective Productions has set up an umbrella deal with fledgling drama and…
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Amazon causes Catastrophe with SVOD deal
Amazon Prime Instant Video will get exclusive SVOD rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe. Amazon…
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Channel 4 hires short form commissioner
Channel 4 has hired a dedicated short-form commissioner who will order programming for its online…
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New Worlds for Super Channel, M-Net
Big-budget period drama New Worlds has sold to channels in Canada and pan-Africa. The Power-distributed…
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New Witnesses come forwards in Europe
More channel groups in Europe have acquired French drama Witnesses from Newen Distribution. Following a…
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Logo pre-buys Russell T. Davies dramas
US lesbian and gay-skewed channel Logo has pre-bought a pair of sexuality-themed dramas from Queer…
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Channel 4 welcomes ABC’s Goldbergs
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has bought The Goldbergs, which is one of the rare successful…
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Kavanagh named BBC Three online chief
Damian Kavanagh has named as head of the new-look, online-only BBC Three. Kavanagh, currently controller…
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Channel 4 experiences World on a String
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired World on a String, a documentary about the world…
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New UK prodco poaches BBC development exec
Wendy Rattray’s fledgling UK-based prodco Hello Halo has poached Kathy Myers from the BBC. Myers…
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Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals
Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me…
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Fledgling UK indie gets C4 commission
Recently-formed UK indie Voltage TV has won its first commission, The British Property Boom, a…
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Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV
Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…
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Creative Industries Federation launches in the UK
The Creative Industries Federation, a new body to represent the UK’s creative community, has launched…
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DLT hires ex-Twofour, BBC execs
Transatlantic producer DLT Entertainment has hired former BBC comedy and Twofour Group producers to join…
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Studio Lambert holiday format lands at ITV
A humorous Studio Lambert-created holiday format is set to go out on UK broadcaster ITV….
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Channel 4 creates deputy doc chief role
Channel 4 in the UK has upped Amy Flanagan to deputy head of documentaries. Flanagan…
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CBS in Netflix, UK net deals
CBS Studios has licensed six shows to streaming service Netflix, new season comedy Jane the…