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NewsComedy writers reveal US challenges
Comedy Forum: Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsHat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online
Comedy Forum: Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion.
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NewsDiscovery signs C4 deals
Discovery Channel UK to get access to 400 hours of C4’s back catalogue and a first-look option on new content.
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NewsPassion inks deal with Buck
Passion Distribution has signed deals with Canadian producer Buck Productions to distribute its reality show Petal Pushers and the documentary Leave Her to Die.
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NewsBBC makes rival smart kid quiz
BBC1 has picked up the programme rights to Endemol’s latest entertainment format The Kids Are All Right.
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NewsGameshow indie for sale
12 Yard Productions is up for sale, with first round bids from interested parties expected by the end of this week.
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NewsITV orders topical gun drama
ITV1 has ordered a drama about the murder of an innocent child against the backdrop of rising wave of gun crime.
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NewsHeads predicted to roll at ITV
The report into ITV phone-in shows has uncovered problems with Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsNew war zone safety call
ITN has called on the government to support a change in international law to safeguard journalists in war zones.
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NewsNeumann acts as director
Daniela Neumann has been made acting director of programmes for Virgin1, Bravo, Challenge and Trouble.
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NewsDistributors Survey 2008
Broadcast's annual survey of the UK top distributors can now be browsed online. Find out who tops the league table, what the distributors think of each other and the challenges ahead. [Click here]
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NewsSparrowhawk boss quits
Sparrowhawk chief executive officer David Hulbert has left the company following its sale to NBC Universal.
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NewsBBCW sets sights on a Frank Spencer hit
BBC Worldwide to pitch a trio of dramas - including a revival of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - to US networks.
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NewsSpike Jonze backs web-TV
Legendary hollywood film director Spike Jonze is backing a new free-to-air online television station.
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NewsQ&A: Rob Brydon in conversation
Writer, actor and producer Rob Brydon (Marion & Geoff/Human Remains/Annually Retentive) talks to Boyd Hilton about breaking into the business, nearly turning down his role in Gavin & Stacey and what he's up to next.
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NewsHat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online
Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion.
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NewsWriters reveal US challenges
Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsIndies slam 'series stacking'
Comedy indies have hit out at the introduction of “series stacking” on the BBC iPlayer, arguing that it will hit the profits they get from DVD sales.
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NewsCommissioners wishlist
Comedy commissioners from the top three broadcasters have revealed what they are looking for next.
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NewsComedy Forum speech: Jon Plowman
The opening address at the Broadcast TV Comedy Forum on 18 September, delivered by Jon Plowman, producer and former head of comedy for the BBC.