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NewsSteve Macallister to lead Zodiak Rights
Former BBC Worldwide sales chief Steve Macallister is to become chief executive of Zodiak Rights, replacing Matthew Frank who will leave the super-indie’s international division.
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NewsC4 to split third series of Black Mirror
Channel 4’s darkly comic series Black Mirror is returning for a third outing - but the dramas will be split rather than run consecutively creator Charlie Brooker has revealed.
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RatingsBBC3 benefits from Call Centre and Bad Education
The Call Centre Christmas Special peaked with almost 800,000 viewers as Bad Education ended with a similar series average in a successful Tuesday night for BBC3.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsLucky Day boss steps down
Damon Pattison is to leave Lucky Day, the Zodiak Media indie he founded in 2008.
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NewsSky steps up to fully fund Fortitude
Sky Atlantic is to fully fund big-budget drama project Fortitude after US network Starz pulled out of the project.
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NewsNat Geo preps docs from UK hub
National Geographic Channels International has ordered four factual shows, including a doc about an elite mining team, from its London production hub.
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NewsDiscovery buys Troy across Europe
Discovery has acquired Channel 4 magic series Troy for a raft of its international channels after closing a deal with Endemol.
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NewsRefugee show heads to UK
Irish indie Screentime ShinAwil has optioned controversial Australian format Go Back To Where You Came From for a UK remake.
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NewsLovefilm in talks to revive Ripper Street
The BBC is in talks with Lovefilm to bring back Ripper Street following the cancellation of the crime drama.
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NewsPrincess undergoes senior restructure
Princess Productions is on the hunt for a senior executive after a top-level restructure that has resulted in new roles for execs Henrietta Conrad and Duncan Gray.
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NewsEndemol beefs up Israeli business
Endemol is ramping up its business in Israel after acquiring a stake in broadcaster Reshet.
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NewsMichele Kurland heads to Remarkable
Former Sky 1 head of factual entertainment and The Apprentice exec producer Michele Kurland is to join Remarkable Television as its creative director.
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NewsEndemol backs Cineflix exec's indie
Cineflix Studios president Christina Wayne has departed to set up her own indie, backed by Endemol.
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NewsBBC1 axes Ripper Street
BBC1 has axed Ripper Street before the second series has finished airing.
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NewsShine snaps up Will.iam doc
Shine International has snapped up the global rights to a documentary following The Voice UK star Will.i.am.
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NewsBrian Cox heads BBC science orders
Professor Brian Cox is to explore humans’ place in the universe while Dragonfly has secured access to an Australian wildfire-fighting service, as part of a raft of BBC2 and BBC4 science orders.
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NewsNBC adapts Bwark's 30 and Counting
US network NBC is adapting Bwark Productions’ comedy 30 and Counting, which aired on Sky Living earlier this year.
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NewsTigress targets fact ent and features with Lawrence hire
Wildlife specialist Tigress Productions has hired the BBC’s head of features production as its creative director to help it push into mainstream features and factual entertainment.
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Behind The ScenesAfrica 2013: Countdown to the Rains, BBC2
The key was the positioning of the fixed rig - and avoiding hippos, says Sarah Peat