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Tiger lures Munro
Tiger Aspect has appointed Jamie Munro as commercial director. He joins from the BBC's commercial agency to strengthen rights exploitation and strengthen Tiger's business arm. The indie has also appointed Sarah Shields as head of talent with immediate effect. She joins from Maverick Television.
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BBC needs new body
A new independent body should oversee the BBC's accountability and advise on how much public funding it should receive, the government-backed Charter review panel has said. The panel, led by Lord Burns, said a Public Service Broadcasting Commission should be tasked with ensuring the BBC's Charter obligations are met and ...
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Orion hires Burgin
Indie Orion TV has poached BBC development producer Petra Burgin to lead the company's expansion into formats. She created successful BBC daytime brands Mind Your Own Business, Feather Your Nestand Sunday Escape.
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BBC rapped over EU
The BBC's coverage of the European Union needs to be more impartial, according to an independent report ordered by the corporation's board of governors. The inquiry, led by Lord Wilson, said the BBC was not deliberately biased but that coverage could be improved. It blamed ignorance of the EU among ...
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Enders chiefs axed
EastEndersexecutive producer Kathleen Hutchison and series producer Sharon Hughff have left the show after only four months. New BBC drama chief John Yorke, a former EastEndersexecutive producer, will take over Hutchison's duties until a full-time replacement is announced. Hughff has been replaced by former ...
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Strife swap
The past year has seen changing fortunes and something of a role reversal between ITV and the BBC.
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Americanised Office flies back to BBC
The BBC is set to buy back the American version of its hit comedy series The Office. US network NBC has commissioned six episodes of The Office - An American Workplace, which is due to air from March. The BBC confirmed it ...
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Hewlett wins funding for Muslim doc
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett has secured a $60,000 (£31,900) development grant from the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting - the body which distributes federal funds to the American PBS network - for an investigative film about the Muslim Brotherhood. He has teamed up with ...
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Portillo fronts domestic violence doc
MP Michael Portillo is to present a one-off documentary on domestic violence for the BBC. Battered and Bruisedhas been commissioned by BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman and will focus on the issues surrounding domestic violence, those affected by it and the support services in place ...
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University buys Central studio site
Central Television's Lenton Lane studio complex, one of the largest TV complexes in Europe, has been sold to the University of Nottingham, which plans to house new science companies there. The 17-acre site, which was once the home to shows such as Crossroadsand ...
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Homechoice replay adds BBC channels
Broadband entertainment provider Video Networks has added four more BBC channels to its on-demand replay service. Subscribers to the HomeChoice platform can now access popular programming from BBC3, BBC4, CBeebies and CBBC for up to seven days after transmission, in addition to programmes from BBC1, BBC2, Channel 4 and Chelsea ...
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NewsAnt and Dec indie wins ITV golf order
ITV is poised to hand Ant and Dec's new indie Gallowgate Productions a multimillion pound commission for a live event that will feature 15 hours of celebrity golf over a bank holiday weekend.
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NewsRDF is next to eye Stock Market
RDF Media, the company behind Channel 4 hit Wife Swap, is looking to follow Shed Productions by listing on the Stock Exchange.
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NewsABC to take Strictly Come Dancing to the US
The BBC's hit entertainment format Strictly Come Dancingis set to be bought by US network ABC.
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NewsExpress to charge digital channels for TV listing
Multichannel broadcasters are up in arms over the Express Newspapers Group's demand for payments of up to£624,000 per year to have their channels listed in its newspapers.
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NewsITV, C4 and Five bid for Freeview slot
Crown Castle closed bids for the vacant Freeview slot this week, ending a big money bidding war believed to have attracted offers as high as£7.3m.
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NewsWood: ITN doesn't have to sell to ITV
ITN's chief executive Mark Wood this week said ITV could face competition for the news service from other potential investors.
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TV Corp sets up factual division
TV Corporation, the parent company of Mentorn and Sunset + Vine, is to launch a factual arm and has asked the executive producer behind Channel 4's The Boy Who Gave Birth to His Twinto run it.
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BBC to rerun polar race
The BBC is to take reality television to a new level by recreating the infamous 1911 race to the Antarctic in which Captain Robert Scott lost his life, using replica equipment and huskies.
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Sky chipper as subs up
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has brushed off the threat of Freeview as he revealed that the satellite giant had added 192,000 new subscribers over the last quarter.