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NewsChannel 4 in talks to land BDO Darts
Channel 4 is in talks to land the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament after 38 years.
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NewsContent sells World's Secret Agent to US
US subscription VoD service Acorn TV has picked up the rights to World Productions’ forthcoming BBC1 drama The Secret Agent.
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NewsStudio Lambert hires development deputy
Studio Lambert has hired Natalie McArdle as its deputy head of development.
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NewseOne exec joins Lionsgate
eOne senior vice president Charlotte Thorp has joined Lionsgate UK as senior vice president and head of European television sales.
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NewsFMI taps into Asian SVoD revolution
Fremantle Media International (FMI) has claimed viewing habits in Asia have “completely changed” after sealing SVoD deals for more than 1,000 hours across the continent.
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NewsLion and PBS in science doc deal
Lion Television is to develop and produce a number of archaeology-based documentaries for PBS’s flagship science strand Nova.
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NewsCuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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NewsJack Thorne pens BBC's His Dark Materials adaptation
Triple Bafta-nominated screenwriter Jack Thorne has been unveiled as the writer behind the BBC1 adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials.
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NewsTeletubbies re-boot secures second run
Canadian company DHX Media and CBeebies are developing a second series of Darrall Macqueen’s re-booted kids show Teletubbies.
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NewsAll3 sells Irish series to Amazon & BBC
The BBC and Amazon have acquired Irish soap Red Rock after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsPolly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsNatural history chief exits BBC
The BBC’s first female Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has become the latest BBC Studios board member to leave the corporation.
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NewsC4 uses fixed-rig for The Job Interview
Former Dragonfly managing director Simon Dickson’s new ITV Studios label will use a fixed-rig to film job interviews for its first commission.
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NewsStudioCanal invests in Atlantis indie
StudioCanal has invested in Urban Myth Films, the producer responsible for BBC1 drama Atlantis, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s production firm Sunny March TV.
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NewsESG opens Tel Aviv scripted studio
Endemol Shine Group has jumped on the boom in Israeli drama to open a scripted studio in Tel Aviv.
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NewsWorld Media Rights lands Reelz film format
US cable network Reelz has ordered a six-part series about the real stories that inspired major Hollywood movies from World Media Rights.
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NewsStorage Hunters star fronts Discovery format
Storage Hunters star Jesse McClure is to front a Zig Zag-produced antiques series for Discovery’s free-to-air channel.
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NewsITV swoops for Little Big Shots
ITV has swooped for the rights to Warner Bros’ hit US kids talent format Little Big Shots.
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NewsDiscovery’s Dee Forbes to lead RTÉ
Discovery’s European boss Dee Forbes has been appointed as director general of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.