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Needham in new job
Delissa Needham has left indie Uden Associates after four years to form Unicorn TV with Unique Television. Needham, who was executive producer on series such as The Most Evil Men in Historyand The Great Stinkfor Five, will continue to specialise ...
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Mr Bean is hot property overseas
Fremantle International Distribution has made several new sales of the animated and live-action adventures of hapless hero Mr Bean. Produced by UK indie Tiger Aspect with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings, the 26 x 30-minute cartoon series has been taken by TPS in France and various channels in China. ...
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New head of sales post at Wall to Wall
Wall to Wall has created the position of head of sales to help expand its international business. Sue Hickman, who previously headed Optomen Television's sales division, will take on the post with a remit to increase international business and its profitability. She will also be charged with initiating co-productions and ...
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BBC2 greenlights The Long Firm
Novelist Jake Arnott's gritty portrayal of 1960s east London gangland is to be brought to the small screen in a major four-part drama for BBC2 as part of controller Jane Root's push to refresh the genre on her channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 orders Medici series
Lion Television has picked up a brace of history orders from Channel 4, including a four-part series on the Medici, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC2 revisits country house life
BBC2 controller Jane Root has ordered a fourth series of Country House, which chronicles life on British historic estates, from Tiger Aspect. The 6 x 50-minute docu-soap, co-commissioned by Celia Taylor, will this time be set at the Earl of Normanton's Somerley estate, which hosts pop concerts, radio shows and ...
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C4I coughs up£2m for indie projects
Channel 4 International (C4I) is to set up a£2m development fund to develop international and commercial projects with the UK independent production sector. The fund, which is being overseen by C4I managing director Paul Sowerbutts, will be used to exclusively finance programme and concept development and discussions are already at ...
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FX gets ready with programming deals
Fox Television's new UK entertainment channel FX has completed programme deals with two major US producers. The deals, brokered by Jason Thorp who will run the channel, include three UK premieres - the 20 x 30-minute The Mind of the Married Manand the 13 x ...
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Buena Vista deal brings BBC premieres
The BBC is to screen the terrestrial premieres of hit movies Calendar Girlsand Chicagoafter signing a deal with US distributor Buena Vista - its first since controversially moving satellite and unencrypting its services earlier this year. Several US studios are ...
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NewsGranada execs grab top jobs in new ITV
Senior Granada executives are set to take the top programming jobs in the newly merged ITV business, after the£4bn deal was given the go-ahead this week, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsMerged ITV to retain PSB ethos
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard this week said that the network's independence was 'sacrosanct' and it would not be influenced in commissioning decisions by a merged ITV Production business, writes Conor Dignam.
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NewsDyke to champion minorities in TV
BBC director general Greg Dyke, who once famously branded the BBC a 'hideously white' organisation, has been named the television industry's new race champion, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsTelewest entertains Flextech sale
Beleaguered cable company Telewest is understood to be looking to offload its Flextech content division for£750m, according to City sources, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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C4 show will train viewers to guard celebs
Members of the public are to be put through a programme of SAS-style training to see if they have what it takes to become a top celebrity bodyguard in a new Channel 4 reality series, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Regions fear post-merger cutbacks
The ITV merger has sparked fears among Carlton and Granada's regional broadcasters that their in-house production operations may be scaled back and commissions farmed out to independents, writes Paul Revoir.
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McHugh departs C4 entertainment
Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh has quit the channel and is tipped to be replaced by Five controller of entertainment Andrew Newman, writes Paul Revoir.
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Bird quits Turner
Andy bird, president of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) International, has quit the company after nine years with no job to go to, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Broadcasters rally to protect their advertising clout
Channel 4, Five and Sky are set to hold talks within the next few weeks to discuss consolidating their sales arms in a bid to fend off a single ITV sales point, writes Michael Rosser.
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Carter warns Ofcom will face unparalleled legal challenges
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has predicted that the new super-regulator will face an unprecedented amount of legal threats, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsUK spends most on quality TV
The UK spends more on new quality television programmes than any other country in the world, a new report has found, writes Leigh Holmwood.