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RDFR in first-look deal with ZKK.
RDF Rights (RDFR) has signed a first-look all-rights deal with factual indie ZKK that will see the Wife Swap producer provide development funding for new programming and staff, writes Maria Esposito.
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Root poaches bbc factual boss for Discovery Channel.
Discovery Channel general manager Jane Root has poached the BBC's head of factual development Peter Lovering to become her 'point man' in the UK - looking for ideas and formats that could be produced for the US, writes Conor Dignam.
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Tinopolis aims for London indie.
Tinopolis, Wales' largest independent production company, is to list on the London Stock Market and use the injection of cash to shop for a London indie, writes Michael Rosser.
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Comment - ITV is a buyer too.
Rather than letting itself be a target, would ITV do better making acquisitions of its own, asks Conor Dignam, Editor.
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BBC staff get trauma help.
The bbc is offering news staff trauma counselling in a bid to counter the often horrific
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£5,000 buys personal ad on TV.
Viewers looking for that special someone and who have£5,000 to spare are to be given the opportunity to star in a 15-minute profile of themselves on a new 24-hour dating channel, writes Susan Thompson.
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Five looks for UK's own Desperate Housewives.
Five has jumped on the Desperate Housewives bandwagon by commissioning a documentary looking at what goes on behind the twitching net curtains of Britain, writes Michael Rosser.
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Bickley quits C4 for Betty.
Sam Bickley, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind Faking It, has quit the broadcaster after four years to join the indie sector, writes Michael Rosser.
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Granada factuals boss joins Shine.
Indie Shine has poached deputy controller of Granada factuals north Sam Anthony to become its new
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ITV lines up all-night news.
ITV viewers in London are to be given the chance to watch its flagship regional news programme, London Tonight, round the clock on a new on-demand channel, writes Maria Esposito.
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Tailor-made seeks injunction on VRT.
Indie Tailor-Made Films is seeking an injunction to stop Belgium's VRT broadcasting an alleged copycat version
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Chewing Gum wins development cash.
Development company Chewing Gum has won£5,000 development money for the best interactive programme idea in
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Sky pushes set-top loyalty card.
Sky subscribers will be able to shop, bet and earn loyalty points through a new credit
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SwitchCo launch set for April.
SwitchCo, the independent body that will manage the switch from analogue to digital TV, is to
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Pop idol-style dance show heads for US.
Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment is to make a Pop Idol-style reality show for Fox in the
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ITV2 to air Branson reality show.
ITV2 is set to secure the exclusive rights to Richard Branson's US reality show after outbidding rivals Living TV and F/X, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV pulls the plug on Steel River Blues.
Steel River Blues, ITV's high profile fire-fighting drama that replaced London's Burning, has has had the plug pulled by the network after just one series, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC in ban on taxis for freelance staff.
The BBC has banned freelance staff from taking taxis and minicabs on expenses after working late
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NewsC4 considers gaming channel
Channel 4 is in talks to launch a gaming channel on Freeview in a bid to bring in more revenue.
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NewsAllen: ITV won't renew ITN news contract
ITV chief executive Charles Allen has said he will not renew the company's contract with ITN unless the newscaster's other shareholders agree to sell their stake to the broadcaster.