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NewsGranada International signs indie deals
Granada International has picked up three new children's series from indie producers, including a new live-action series from Endemol-owned Initial kids.
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NGTI broadens slate
National Geographic Television International is heading to MipTV with over 70 hours of new programming, both from National Geographic Television & Film and independent producers such as Nature Conservation, Peartree Films and Darlow Smithson.
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NewsPlanet Earth wins over 8.7m
BBC1's big-budget natural history series Planet Earthwowed the viewers with a substantial audience of 8.7 million (32.1%) at 9pm.
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NewsPower launches WWII miniseries
London-based production and distribution company Power will launch the World War II miniseries Above and Beyondat MipTV, along with two new thrillers and a slate of titles from RHI Entertainment.
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NewsMinotaur to push docs at Cannes
A one-hour special for Five featuring a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ and a documentary filmed in war-torn southern Sudan are among the new factual programmes on offer from Minotaur at MipTV.
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NewsMobile video deals for Premier League
Mobile content publisher and distributor Player X has licensed mobile video rights to the Premier League to operators in the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark.
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NewsInteractive Millionaire launches in Italy
Celador International has teamed up with French technology company HTTV to launch the interactive version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on Sky Italia.
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NewsJowell in push to convert last 30% to digital TV
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has revealed that 70% of households have now switched to digital television - up from 66% three months ago.
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NewsHallmark hires Russell for channel launches
Hallmark Channel parent Sparrowhawk has hired one of the consultants who worked on the acquisition of Hit Entertainment by Apax last year.
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NewsI'm a French Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Endemol is recruiting French celebrities willing to eat bugs and pick up snakes to appear in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
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NewsGray completes ITV entertainment team
ITV's new director of comedy and entertainment Paul Jackson has successfully lured Duncan Gray back to ITV, four years after he left the broadcaster's production arm Granada.
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NewsGrenside in shock Hallmark exit
8am:Sparrowhawk Media's Mark Grenside has quit the company to take up new business interests.
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NewsITV Play to make£20m in first year
ITV chief executive Charles Allen has predicted that ITV Play will make£20m in profit in its first 12 months.
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Ian Wright in bid to wean London teens off junk
Arsenal legend Ian Wright is set to 'do a Jamie Oliver' by embarking on a health crusade for Channel 4 tackling the UK's growing teenage obesity problem.
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NewsMacqueen takes on C4 docs role
Acclaimed documentary producer Angus Macqueen has been appointed as the new head of documentaries at Channel 4, signalling a new direction for the broadcaster's factual output.
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NewsSarpong set for first BBC project
T4 presenter June Sarpong has been lined up to host a primetime debate show for BBC3 - her first project for the corporation.
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NewsLay-offs at BBC down to 93
The number of BBC staff facing compulsory redundancy has dropped below 100, less than one year after BBC director general Mark Thompson announced that 3,780 jobs would be lost across the corporation.
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NewsPact: DTI's rules don't make sense
Producers alliance Pact is to protest against rules outlawing unpaid work experience, during a meeting with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week.
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NewsOlder viewers give BBC2 a mid-life crisis
BBC2 has the oldest viewers of any terrestrial channel, sparking concern within the corporation over the rising age of the audience.
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NewsITV records bumper profits
ITV reported bumper profits yesterday (Wednesday), despite the continued decline of ITV1's performance over the period.