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Hit sale nets£29m for founder Orton
HitEntertainment founder and chairman Peter Orton is set to leave the company after selling out to private equity firm Apax.
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ORTV on trail of wildebeest for Nat Geo
Factual indie ORTVis chronicling the annual migration of wildlife in Tanzania's Serengeti plains for National Geographic.
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Zig Zag goes to real-life Wacky Races
ZIG Zag Productionshas won the contract to produce coverage of this year's Gumball 3000 rally for the Extreme Sports Channel.
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Schoonmaker joins Portman
FORMER Emap TV and radio chief Tim Schoonmaker has been made a non-executive director of Portman Film and Television, the rights group recently taken over by Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright, writesPaul Revoir.
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Format focus: The Cut
The world of fashion gets the reality show treatment in this glitzy format fronted by Tommy Hilfiger.
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Little Red Tractor makes European trip
BBC pre-school cartoon Little Red Tractorhas been picked up by German children's channel Kika. The channel has taken all 52 episodes of the series, which is co-produced and distributed by Entertainment Rights. The programme will air across Germany, Switzerland and Austria from the autumn, reaching around ...
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RDF rights picks up Supersize She doc
RDF Rights has secured distribution of Five's forthcoming documentary on female body-building, Supersize She,and will launch it at MipTV in April. The 60-minute film focuses on the story of British woman Joanna Thomas and her bid to become Miss Olympia - the highest achievement in the ...
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TVF seals deals for UK factual shows
UK factual distributor TVF International has secured a series of deals throughout Europe with British programmes including the second in the BBC science documentary series, Motherland. Discovery Europe has picked up 60-minute film Motherland: Moving On, the follow-up to ...
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NGTI draws up co-pro for dinosaur doc
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has signed co-production deals with Five, France 5 and ZDF in Germany for a new prehistoric documentary. Sky Monsterswill tell the story of Pterosaurs, the first large animals with the ability to fly. The two-hour documentary will use CGI to illustrate ...
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Five and Seven Network spin off The Tribe
Five and Seven Network Australia have commissioned a spin-off from kids tween series The Tribe. The New Tomorrowis a 26-part sci-fi programme about a world with no adults. Indie Cloud 9 is due to start production in Australasia next month with delivery ...
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LBC hires Frost to cover election
Sir David Frost has been hired by London talk station LBC 97.3 FM to front coverage of the forthcoming general election. The veteran presenter, who is stepping down from his Breakfast with Frostshow on the BBC later this year, will anchor the overnight results show on ...
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Betts to leave uktv for sci-fi channel
NBC Universal has poached UKTV commercial director Nick Betts to head the UK Sci-Fi Channel. He will join in the summer, reporting to Patrick Vien, president of NBC Universal Global Networks. Betts replaces former managing director Dan Marks who left in January to take up a new role as chief ...
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Pop idol company sold for£100m plus
Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, the creator of the Pop Idolformat, was this week bought by the US firm CKX for more than£100m. CKX, which owns the assets of the Elvis Presley estate, has made Fuller a director of the company. He is locked into the job ...
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Smith confirmed as BBC worldwide head
John Smith has been confirmed as the chief executive of BBC Worldwide after eight months overseeing the division. Smith took over as acting chief executive last July after Rupert Gavin stood down. He will also retain the role of chief operating officer of the BBC and oversee the sale of ...
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Joey gets second series in US and UK
Joey, the Friends spin-off dogged by plunging ratings, has been commissioned for a second season in the US and will again be screened by Five in the UK. US network NBC said the sitcom will return for a new run later this year, claiming it to be the 'best new ...
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NewsMacIntyre's Underworld stops 1.6m
Five's late night documentary MacIntyre's Underworld: Gangsterended a strong night for the broadcaster with a peak audience of 1.6 million (14.6%) at the start.
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NewsBBC1 decision imminent; Sharman favourite
The BBC looks set to name the new controller of BBC1 with daytime chief Alison Sharman being strongly tipped to take the job.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC job cuts
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Has Mark Thompson gone too far with cutting jobs at the BBC?
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NewsFincham is new BBC1 controller
The BBC has confirmed TalkbackThames chief executive Peter Fincham is the new BBC1 controller in what amounts to a job swap with Lorraine Heggessey.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing team head to the US
The BBC team behind Strictly Come Dancingare decamping to the US to make a version of the hit show for ABC.