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NewsJack Whitehall calls time on Bad Education
Jack Whitehall plans to call time on his BBC3 comedy Bad Education after three series.
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NewsEndemol scores gameshow format deals
Endemol has secured a slew of deals across central and eastern Europe for its gameshow formats Pointless, Million Pound Drop and Next One.
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NewsShine and DRG in format dogfight
Shine TV and distributor DRG are locked in a battle over the intellectual property rights to a daytime format.
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NewsBroadchurch debuts to 7m in France
Kudos Film and Television’s Broadchurch attracted 7m viewers for its debut on French TV last night - making it one of the top five most-watched shows of the year to date.
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NewsSky in court over Must Be The Music
Sky has been accused of format infringement over Princess Productions’ talent contest Must Be The Music.
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NewsCITV signs up for new run of Tiger’s Mr Bean
CITV is to air Tiger Aspect’s second animated series of Mr Bean after agreeing a pre-sale deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
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NewsRemarkable lands 200 episode Pointless deal
Remarkable Television has secured a bulk deal with BBC1 to produce over 200 episodes of daytime show Pointless.
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NewsRemarkable launches Ejector Seat for ITV
Andi Peters is to front an ITV teatime quiz that ejects contestants from their seats if they get questions incorrectly.
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NewsEndemol snaps up CNN originals
Endemol has closed a deal with CNN to distribute its original series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and Morgan Spurlock Inside Man.
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NewsUKTV gets Cold Justice from Dick Wolf
UKTV has acquired two series of real-life crime series Cold Justice, which is produced by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
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NewsShine hires former Bravo exec Dave Clarke
Shine has hired former Bravo controller and Cineflix exec Dave Clarke as head of global format acquisitions.
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NewsUK indies in demand in DC
The Realscreen Summit in Washington, DC, was a hive of activity this week as 300 UK producers fought it out to secure commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsBBC2 plans extension for Remarkable property brand
BBC2 plans to build on property brand The House That £100k Built by ordering a second series and a spin-off show.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity exec launches US indie
Former I’m A Celebrity… producer Joanne Inglott and ex-Zodiak exec Geno McDermott have partnered to launch a US indie focussed on finding new talent.
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NewsDragonfly head of fact ent exits
Tamara Abood, head of factual entertainment at Dragonfly Film and Television, has left the Shine-backed indie.
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NewsTiger Aspect revives Mr Bean
Tiger Aspect is reviving comedy character Mr. Bean for a new animated series.
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NewsTCB secures CJZ slate
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a distribution deal with Go Back To Where You Came From-producer Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ).
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NewsShine TV hires BBC's Tanya Shaw
Shine TV has hired BBC commissioner Tanya Shaw as creative director.
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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.