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NewsSky scraps Mr Sloane and Trying Again
Sky has cancelled Sky Atlantic comedy Mr Sloane, starring Nick Frost, and Chris Addison’s Sky Living sitcom Trying Again.
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NewsThe Garden’s creative director departs
The Garden Productions creative director Jonathan Smith is to leave the ITV Studios-owned indie at the end of the year.
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NewsJonathan Levi joins Renegade Pictures
Jonathan Levi, the executive producer responsible for shows including recent BBC3 doc Tulisa: The Price of Fame, has joined Renegade Pictures.
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NewsTwofour’s Educating… to be remade in China
Mipcom: Twofour has teamed up with Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV to develop a local version of its Educating… brand.
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NewsUS digital indie lifts lid on ITV’s investment
US digital indie Indigenous Media plans to use investment from ITV to create fresh online scripted channels and secure greater international exposure for its content.
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NewsBarcroft hails VoD deals
Barcroft Media boss Sam Barcroft has claimed that ad-funded long-form video-on-demand has the potential to become a lucrative revenue source for producers after striking distribution deals with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Off The Fence and Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsBarcroft TV signs long-form docs
ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Off The Fence and Zig Zag Productions have signed deals with Barcroft Media to feature a raft of long-form programming on its online video channel.
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NewsVera producer joins new BBC drama team
Vera and Shetland producer Elaine Collins has left ITV Studios to join the BBC as part of a new team created by BBC Scotland’s head of drama Christopher Aird.
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News24 Hours in Police Custody, C4
Click to view the trailer for 24 Hours In Police Custody, Channel 4’s forthcoming access doc from The Garden Productions
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NewsITV backs Californian digital start-up
ITV has teamed up with advertising agency WPP to invest in a Californian multiplatform start-up founded by filmmakers Jon and Jake Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia.
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NewsITV buys stake in US digital producer
ITV has acquired a minority stake in US digital producer Believe Entertainment Group.
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NewsITV orders celebrity talent show
ITV is lining up a new celebrity entertainment format to replace the outgoing Dancing On Ice in 2015.
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NewsViacom closes £450m deal for Channel 5
Viacom has closed its £450m acquisition of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 and confirmed that programming chief Ben Frow and chief operating officer Paul Dunthorne will stay with the business.
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NewsCorrie and Emmerdale directors demand better pay
Directors UK has demanded pay rises for 40 freelance directors working on ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity heads to Australia
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been filming in Australia for more than ten years - but a local version will now air in the country for the first time with Aussie celebrities travelling to Africa.
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NewsC4 returns to The Jump
Channel 4 is to take another leap into the cold after commissioning a second series of celebrity skiing format The Jump.
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NewsC4 plans sex education doc and transports women to The Island
Channel 4 has ordered a one-off documentary series about sex education in schools and is to bring back The Island for two series featuring both male and female contestants as it refreshes its factual entertainment slate.
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NewsITV mulls stripping Rising Star
ITV is considering stripping Rising Star, its real-time voting entertainment format, across a single week following a disappointing ratings performance in the US.
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NewsCBS to remake Friday Night Dinner
US network CBS is to remake Big Talk Productions sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsC4 named best channel at Edinburgh TV Awards
Channel 4 picked up a hat trick of gongs at this year’s Edinburgh International TV awards including the prize for channel of the year.