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Report to decide bid for ITV's Leeds studios
Screen Yorkshire is waiting on the results of a feasibility study which it will use to decide whether to mount a bid for ITV's moth-balled Kirkstall Road Studios in Leeds.
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Low share price led to Shed MBO attempt
Shed Productions chief executive Eileen Gallagher has for the first time spoken publicly about the failed management buyout attempt of parent company Shed Media and has also signalled plans to poach big-name talent.
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Keo Films lands IWC exec for Scotland push
River Cottage indie Keo Films has hired the producer of BBC2's acclaimed Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's to head up a new Glasgow office.
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ITV1 to air crime doc on TV appeal phenomenon
ITV1 is to examine the phenomenon of people who make impassioned TV appeals about kidnaps and murderers - and then turn out to have committed the crime.
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BBC2 drama does its Best
While the two main terrestrial channels liberally pepper their schedules with dramas, BBC2, like C4, has had to use its resources more sparingly.
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Novel wins first radio commission for Fimbles
CBeebies has handed Novel Entertainment its first-ever radio commission, based around characters from the Fimbles.
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Shine swoops on Nordic indie for £60m
Shine Group has stepped up its global expansion with the£60m acquisition of the Nordic region’s biggest production group, Metronome Film and Television.
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Fiver rebrand boosts figures
Fiver, the general entertainment channel from Five, has grown its audience share by 24% since it rebranded.
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Electric Sky sells ITV's Fat Teens to NZ
Electric Sky has sold ITV1 documentary Fat Teens in Love to Prime NZ in New Zealand, as part of a raft of deals done with cable and terrestrial broadcasters in the country.
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Morrison handed BBC Academy role
BBC controller of network production Anne Morrison is to take up a new role as head of a cross-discipline training body for the corporation.
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Welsh indie Calon to list on AIM
Calon TV, the Welsh indie behind Five’s Hana’s Helpline, is poised to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
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BBC wants standalone web content
The BBC has pledged to put extra firepower behind standalone web projects as part of a “shot in the arm” for online content producers.
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BBC Sport execs shun Salford
Three more senior BBC Sport figures have said they will not go to Salford, on the eve of today's decision deadline for senior managers.
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BBC1 orders ‘PSB take' on The Amazing Race format
BBC1 has ordered an adventure format from the executive producer of Last Man Standing that will ‘abandon' losing contestants in far-flung locations around the world.
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Bedell seeks shiny-floor show
New ITV director of comedy and entertainment Elaine Bedell is looking for a 60-minute entertainment show to air at 9pm on Fridays on ITV1.
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Sky Arts goes backstage with Godot stars
Sky Arts will go backstage at Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in what it claims is the first behind-the-scenes documentary series set in a major West End playhouse.
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Former Discovery chief takes CTVC post
Indie CTVC has hired former Discovery executive Peter Weil as its chief executive officer.
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BBC doc exposes skin-lightening products
The One Show and Watchdog's Anita Rani is to turn the spotlight on skin-lightening treatments in a one-off documentary for BBC1.
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House of Saddam writer inks Greenlit deal
House of Saddam creat-or Alex Holmes has signed a first-look drama deal with Foyle's Greenlit Rights.
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Baftas' popular appeal
How many of this year's winners were also a popular success with the viewing public?