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NewsMasterChef exec to join Initial as creative director
Mirella Breda, the BBC entertainment executive editor responsible for MasterChef and Dragon’s Den, is to join Big Brother-producer Initial next February as creative director.
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NewsKudos plots Spooks film
Long running BBC series Spooks is to be made into a film produced by Kudos’ Jane Featherstone and Stephen Garrett.
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NewsE4 takes geeks clubbing with GME
E4 has ordered a documentary series following a gang of geeks as they explore the world of hardcore clubbing.
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NewsVicious picked up by PBS
ITV comedy Vicious is to join Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge on PBS after the US broadcaster struck a deal with Shine International.
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NewsBBC1 orders Del Boys series
BBC1 is to track a group of real life ‘Del Boys’ for a new four-part documentary series from RDF.
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NewsC4 boots up Brooker video game doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off documentary from Charlie Brooker about video games.
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NewsZodiak poaches BBCW drama head
Zodiak Rights has poached BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Caroline Torrance to run its scripted division.
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NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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NewsStarz eyes UK drama projects
US cable network Starz is scouting for more UK drama projects as it aims to compete with premium broadcast rivals HBO and Showtime and reach 75 hours of original content over the next few years.
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NewsTiger Aspect hires Clare Handford as head of factual
Tiger Aspect has appointed former Sky commissioner Clare Handford as head of factual programming.
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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsShine TV brings Bear Grylls back to C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a series that will see him challenge 12 men to survive on a desert island for four weeks.
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NewsBroadchurch sold to 100 territories
Mipcom: Kudos drama Broadchurch has been sold to 100 territories according to the show’s distributor Shine International.
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NewsComedy Central to try gameshows with Initial pilot
Comedy Central has ordered a pilot of The Almost Impossible Gameshow, a stupid-but-funny Wipeout-style format from Initial.
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NewsUS buyers eye up UK indies
Core Media and DHX Media are both scouring the UK for indie deals as the sector prepares for a fresh wave of consolidation driven by North American buyers.
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NewsAll3M strikes deals for Million Second Quiz
The Million Second Quiz is set to be remade around the world after All3Media International struck a raft of format deals with major producers.
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NewsBacon to front Warner’s first ITV daytime quiz
One of Helen Warner’s first ITV daytime commissions is a Richard Bacon-fronted TV quiz show that will be produced from MediaCityUK.
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NewsFrank has digital ambitions
David Frank is itching to get back to an entrepreneurial role after he steps down from Zodiak Media, and is eyeing up the emerging digital market.
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NewsITV peeks Inside The National Trust
ITV has commissioned Inside The National Trust, a series from RDF Television West which will visit venues including the Wimpole estate and William Wordsworth’s house.
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NewsFX returns to The Bridge
US cable network FX has renewed Shine’s remake of The Bridge for a second series.