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All3Media eyes Shameless indie
All3Media, the media group run by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, is understood to be eyeing Company Pictures, the producer of Channel 4's Shameless , as its next acquisition target.
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NewsC4 experiment tests steroids on athletes
Athletes are to be injected with anabolic steroids for a Channel 4 programme that will attempt to measure the impact of performance-enhancing drugs.
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NewsITV pumps extra£36m into digital brands
ITV is pumping an extra£36m into its digital channel strategy in a bid to triple its income from multichannel broadcasting.
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RatingsReality check for ?Evil' BB
Ofcom is fast-tracking an investigation into viewer concerns over Big Brother after receiving 215 complaints about last week's outburst of violence.
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NewsThompson stamps authority on BBC
New BBC director general Mark Thompson moved swiftly to establish a new regime this week, tearing up Greg Dyke's management structure and launching a series of internal reviews.
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BBC puts footage sales into Motion
The BBC has launched a new web-based clip sales service which it hopes will double the amount of revenue it gets from selling footage such as The Blue Planet within four years.
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Canada is next to show The Bill
Canada will become the 43rd country to screen ITV1 police drama The Billafter it was sold to cable channel Showcase
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Endemol sells Big Brother to Croatia
Endemol has inked a deal with the newly launched RTL Televizija to air Big Brother in Croatia. It is the first time the Dutch production company has sold a programme format to the east European country. Big Brother, which has now been sold to a ...
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Mipcom names personality of the year
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five majority shareholder RTL, is to be given the personality of the year award at this year's Mipcom TV market. Zeiler, a former Austrian government press officer who has headed the German media group since March 2003, will pick up the award at a gala ...
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UK's galleon invests in us toon business
UK animation company Galleon has taken a 50% stake in a Hollywood animation company set up by ex-Disney producer Chris Henderson. J Christopher Entertainment is made up of numerous high-profile US animators based in Los Angeles. Galleon, set up by Shoe People creator Jim Driscoll, is putting in half the ...
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Dream Home back for sixth time on TVNZ
Distraction's Dream Home format has been licensed for a sixth series to TVNZ in New Zealand and has gone into production for a second series with French Canada's TVA. The format, in which two young families renovate neighbouring derelict properties over nine weeks, has done ...
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TWI keeps contract to distribute MUTV
TWI has been re-appointed to the contract to distribute Manchester United Television (MUTV) across the world for the next three years. In the last contract TWI secured deals in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Africa and there are established deals in New York and Scandinavia.
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Format Focus: Nosy Neighbours
br>Not another property programme but a new spin on the wind-up show, this time with neighbours from hell.
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Poliakoff scripts trilogy for BBC1
Award-winning playwright Stephen Poliakoff has been commissioned to make three epic feature-length films for BBC1 set against the backdrop of the 1980s and 1990s.
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BBC1 rebuilds houses after acts of God
BBC1 has commissioned a new twist on the home makeover show, with a series following families' attempts to rebuild homes destroyed by floods, fires and even runaway coaches.
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Firecracker takes on world's strongest boy
Firecracker Films has tied down a trio of commissions, including The World's Strongest Boy for Five..
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NewsBBC still plans free rival to Sky
The BBC is pushing ahead with plans to launch a 'Freesat' rival to Sky next year and is in talks with potential partners about joining the venture.
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NewsHytner exits ITV for Barclays role
ITV has lost one of its key executives after high street bank Barclays poached the broadcaster's marketing director, Jim Hytner.
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Granada Entertainment puts exec for celebrities in place
Granada Entertainment has created a new role to oversee celebrity bookings and talent liaison and has poached Cactus TV head of entertainment Mark Wagman for the job.
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No deal in docu drama pay row
Producers' alliance Pact and actors union Equity have failed to resolve a dispute over fees for actors appearing in drama documentaries after a meeting on Friday (18 June) ended without agreement.