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Channel 4
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Screen Australia appoints former Universal, C4 exec as CEO
TV funding body Screen Australia has appointed a former Universal Studios and Channel 4 executive…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…
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The Finance of Formats
European broadcasters gained US$2.75 billion in 2012 from the 100 top format titles. The…
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FIC names Europe, Africa production chief
Fox International Channels has named Jo McGrath as head of production, FIC Europe and Africa….
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Discovery acquires sex therapy doc
Discovery Fit and Health in the US is among the buyers of Real 40 Year…
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C4 Online boss leaves for Microsoft Studios
Jen Topping is joining Microsoft Studios’ UK production arm. Topping will join Microsoft from Channel…
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Zodiak picks up and sells 10 Stone Testicles
Zodiak Media has taken international rights to one-off documentary The Man with the 10-Stone…
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Channel 4 makes factual hires
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has hired a pair of executives to its features and factual…
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News brief: Logo dials up Call Girls
US cable channel Logo has acquired a documentary about the British phone sex industry. The…
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Jamie Oliver, 50 Cent attached to Sundance series
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and rapper 50 Cent are joining forces for an education-themed reality…
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Channel 4, Smithsonian prepare for Terror in the Skies
UK terrestrial Channel 4 and US net Smithsonian Channel have ordered local indie Arrow Media…
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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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ProSieben buys Warner Bros. entertainment formats
ProSiebenSat.1 has picked up a pair of formats from Warner Bros. The German free-to-air broadcaster…
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Former C4, Harry Potter exec to lead BinWeevils intn’l charge
Former Channel 4 and Harry Potter exec Rod Henwood is to run BinWeevils, the kids…
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BBC on the attack in retrans battle with Sky
The BBC has raised the prospect of charging BSkyB to carry its channels as it…
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News brief: Netflix to take Derek global
Netflix is set to premier Ricky Gervais comedy Derek later this in each of the…
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News brief: Australia checks out Embarrassing Bodies
Shine Australia will produce the local series, titled Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, for Foxtel-owned channel…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…
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Raft of broadcasters buy Gabriel Byrne drama Secret State
Numerous international broadcasters have acquired Secret State, the political drama that stars Gabriel Byrne and…
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Klein leaves BBC Four to take ITV factual post
BBC four controller Richard Klein has been hired to lead rival ITV’s factual charge, as…
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Viewpoint: Is Channel 4’s content strategy fit for purpose?
Nick Thomas, principal analyst, TV & Digital Media, at Informa Telecoms & Media asks whether…
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ITV cuts £18m deal for The Garden
ITV has acquired The Garden, the UK indie behind shows including 24 Hours in A&E…
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Foxtel-BBC channel deal ‘disappoints ABC’
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…
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ITV Studios goes into Warp drive
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a multi-year, first look scripted deal with Warp Films,…
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New exec team to share C4’s COO duties
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has decided to spread the duties of outgoing COO Anne Bulford…
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Epic drama for factual channels
The last decade saw the big factual channels move from documentary led schedules to grids…
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Channel 4 orders Draw Something gameshow from Sony
Channel 4 has ordered Draw It!, a gameshow based on the hugely successful Draw Something…
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BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
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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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Dragonfly taps Channel 4 commissioner as creative director
Shine Group-backed Dragonfly Film and Television has hired Mark Raphael as its creative director. He…