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Channel 4
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Simon Andreae lands Darnell’s Fox role, Sony project in doubt
Fox Broadcasting has handed Simon Andreae the coveted role at the top of its alternative…
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Bear Grylls in Channel 4 ‘Lord of the Flies’ series
Adventurer Bear Grylls will front a new factual entertainment series billed as “Lord of the…
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ITV Studios moves UK broadcaster into the international spotlight
ITV has been the most active TV company in the M&A space in recent times….
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TVCatchup ordered to drop channels in copyright case
UK internet TV firm TVCatchup has been ordered to stopstreaming channels from broadcasters ITV, Channel…
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Hot pick: Reflex, All3Media Int’l’s follow up to Cube
Reflex is the latest physical gameshow from Objective Productions and Adam Adler, creator of The…
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Bravo searches for America’s Best Restaurant with Ramsay prodco
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Bravo has acquired America’s Best Restaurant, a new series from Gordon Ramsay’s…
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Tandem adds trio of execs
Studio Canal-backed producer and distributor Tandem has hired three new executives. The Munich-based firm has…
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Studio Lambert UK format Gogglebox gets US remake
US network Bravo has commissioned a local version of the Studio Lambert’s British unscripted format…
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Power launching new look and New Worlds miniseries
UK-based producer and distributor Power will launch new scripted series New Worlds internationally at MIPCOM….
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DCD targets Scottish drive with Objective exec hire
UK indie DCD Media has hired Location, Location, Location creator Paul Murray from Objective Scotland….
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Sky Atlantic boss exits for Pattinson’s New indie
Elaine Pyke is leaving her role as boss of the Sky Atlantic channel to join…
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Sony-backed Victory trying out gameshow for the BBC
Victory Television is piloting a new gameshow format, In Sync. A casting call has just…
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International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
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New CEO for Banijay’s Finnish business as Ahomaa exits
Banijay Group has appointed a new CEO for its Finnish business following the departure of…
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Danny Boyle attached to new Channel 4 drama
Director Danny Boyle will return to television to direct a new drama, Babylon, which also…
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Sky lines up Martin Freeman drama, Kumars reprise
BSkyB has commissioned a one-off autobiographical special from The Hobbit star Martin Freeman, as the…
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Sony sets up new prodco with Discovery exec Andreae
Simon Andreae is leaving Discovery to set up his own production company Scarlet Media. Sony…
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Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
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Keo launches in Oz as River Cottage expands
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s factual entertainment producer Keo Films is launching a dedicated base in Australia after…
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Channel 4 turns clock back to Fifteen to One
The UK’s Channel 4 is bringing back classic quiz Fifteen to One as part of…
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Channel 5 orders Too Fat to Fly as part of Supersize season
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a one-off doc, Too Fat to Fly. The…
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Channel 4 adds Twofour producer to factual team
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has appointed Twofour Broadcast’s David Brindley to its factual commissioning team….
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Mediaset, Nine check in to Ramsay’s Hotel Hell
Spain’s Mediaset and Australia’s Nine Network are among new buyers of Gordon Ramsay’s latest series…
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Come Dine With Me creator to leave ITVS
The creator of the much-traveled UK factual entertainment format Come Dine With Me, Nell Butler,…
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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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Channel 4 shines spotlight on recession busters
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of programmes that spotlight companies going against…
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Russian net gets Shipwrecked, lines up Lyrics
Russian channel NTV has commissioned local versions of Zodiak Media-owned formats Shipwrecked and Don’t forget…
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Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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C4, PBS order Nutopia terrorist drama doc
Channel 4 and PBS have co-commissioned Terror in the Desert, a one-hour documentary about the…