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NewsBBCW strikes first VoD deal in India
Luther and Citizen Khan are to launch in India after BBC Worldwide struck its first video-on-demand deal in the country.
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NewsJonathan Shalit’s agency bids to disrupt comedy market
Jonathan Shalit’s talent agency Roar Global is to expand into comedy as it bids to break up the dominance of Avalon Entertainment and Off The Kerb Productions.
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NewsDiscovery goes behind bars with the Kray twins
Discovery is to go behind bars to tell the story of The Kray twins’ years in prison for a one-off documentary.
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NewsBlueBolt to double storage in facility upgrade
VFX firm BlueBolt is upgrading its storage setup to support its work at higher resolutions and on multiple large-scale projects.
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NewsSNK to voice Counterfeit Cat
London-based audio post house SNK Studios will be providing the voice over recording for new animated TV comedy series, Counterfeit Cat.
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NewsHeather Jones lands A&E Networks promotion
A+E Networks UK has promoted Heather Jones following the departure of managing director Tom Davidson.
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NewsMBI acquires trio of media brands
Broadcast publisher Media Business Insight (MBI) has acquired three media database brands from business intelligence publisher Wilmington plc.
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NewsPrized Apart axed by BBC1
BBC1 has axed Electric Ray’s entertainment show Prized Apart after a single series due to its poor ratings performance.
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NewsBBC spends £500 on catering for board meeting
The BBC’s most senior managers spent nearly £500 on catering for an executive board meeting on 16 September, according to figures disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act.
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NewsIn brief: Brian Hill; Warner TV
Century Films’ Brian Hill has been handed the first filmmaker retrospective at Bertha DocHouse, while Warner TV has hired a head of entertainment for Australia.
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NewsDragonfly boosts factual slate with ITV & C4 docs
Dragonfly has expanded its specialist factual slate by winning two one-off documentaries – exploring Cleopatra’s tomb for Channel 4 and hedgehogs for ITV.
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NewsC5 to remake Viacom karaoke contest
Channel 5 is to remake US karaoke competition Lip Sync Battle - ordering Whizz Kid Entertainment to produce an eight-part series.
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NewsBT Sport on brink of La Liga deal
BT Sport is on the brink of its latest sports rights coup - tying up the rights to Spain’s elite football competition La Liga.
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NewsBear Grylls lands CITV series
Bear Grylls will teach a group children about survival in the wilderness in a 12-part series for CITV.
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NewsBBC Wales boss: don’t reduce BBC to ‘creative polyfilla’
BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies will warn against reducing the BBC to “creative polyfilla” in a speech to the National Eisteddfo festival today.
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NewsTV bosses pay tribute to Cilla
TV bosses have paid tribute to Cilla Black following the death of the 72-year old Blind Date and Surprise Surprise star at her home in Spain this weekend.
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NewsITV threatens DCMS over closure of iPlayer loop-hole
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has written to government ministers raising concerns that proposals to close the iPlayer loophole would result in consumers being charged to access ITV Player.
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NewsHumans to return to Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of sci-fi drama Humans - ahead of the finale of the opening run this Sunday.
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NewsTrickbox TV shepherds Flockstars
London broadcast service company Trickbox TV has provided the HD multi-camera flyaway facility for Liberty Bell’s Flockstars for ITV.
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NewsCanon offers ultra-low light HD camera
Canon has launched a low-light camera with a maximum ISO in excess of 4 million.