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Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governors
Dyke: BBC exces wants rid of governorsFormer BBC director general Greg Dyke has come out in support of abolishing the corporation's board of governors, claiming most senior BBC executives agree with him.
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NewsHollywood eyes Postman Pat
Hollywood studios are bidding to cash in on the popularity of British children's shows such as Postman Pat by acquiring their movie rights.
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NewsBox TV teams up with Romanian studio
Indie producer Box TV has formed an alliance with Romanian studio Mediapro to promote the Bucharest-based production facility to the international market.
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NewsC4 brings Monroe back to life
Tragic icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana could be resurrected for a new
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NewsAnt and Dec set up indie
ITV entertainment stars Ant and Dec have set up their own production company called Gallowgate Productions and are developing a new entertainment format.
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NewsPeacock: BBC should be subscription-funded
Sir Alan Peacock, the high profile professor who conducted a wide-ranging review of the BBC's finances in the 1980s, has called for the BBC to be funded by subscription.
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NewsC4 sets up Scottish factual scheme
Superindie IWC Media and Channel 4 have set up a new training scheme to foster factual production talent in Scotland.
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NewsBBC unveils first Norton vehicle
The BBC has revealed details of star signing Graham Norton's first project for the corporation - a further spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsBBC launches Japanese channel
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new entertainment channel in Japan that will include the frustrated antics of Basil Fawlty and stern quizmaster Anne Robinson.
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Ofcom's blue-sky thinking
Ofcom surprised many in the industry last week with a leap in logic that suggests the current providers of public service broadcasting can't be relied upon to deliver the goods in a digital age - so a new channel is needed.
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RDF bags rights to Granada show
Indie RDF has scored a major coup after winning the international rights to a new ITV reality show from the Granada team behind I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out of Here!.
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Chorion deal sends Noddy on global mission
Intellectual property company Chorion has signed a slew of free-to-air and pay-TV deals to take its£10m, CGI animated series Make Way for Noddy to 10 new territories.
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Orion and Screentime pair up
Indie Orion TV has signed an exclusive international format and distribution deal with Screentime Partners on two antiques challenge shows, Trading Treasures and Boot Sale Treasure Hunt.
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Aardman lines up CGI show
Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit , has secured a CGI sketch show for CITV.
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Aussies to try strictly come dancing
Hit BBC1 entertainment format Strictly Come Dancing has been sold to Australia in a co-production deal between BBC Worldwide and Granada Productions. The show, which features celebrities paired with professional dancers, will be known as Dancing with the Stars when ...
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Sky One buys American sci-fi series
Sky One has bought the rights to US sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis and apocalyptic drama Revelations from MGM International Television Distribution. The deal, which includes pay, free and basic cable TV rights, also includes the renewal of the rights for ...
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King Rollo divides into two businesses
King Rollo Films, the animation production house behind classic kids series Mr Benn , has split its production arm from its rights-holding company. Following the restructure, Devon-based King Rollo Films and Rollo Rights are now separate businesses. King Rollo was set up in 1979 by ...
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Brighter reveal new formats at Mipcom
Brighter Pictures has created two new formats which were launched at Mipcom this week. In Queens in Country three headlining Las Vegas drag queens move to a provincial backwater and put on a cabaret in a working men's club using the locals. In ...
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RDF rights wins BBC-produced shows
RDF Rights has secured the rights to its first BBC-produced titles. Made by the BBC's documentaries and contemporary factual department, The Challenge follows a member of the public taking on ultra marathons and races to the North Pole. Meanwhile, This ...