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NewsShine hires former Bravo exec Dave Clarke
Shine has hired former Bravo controller and Cineflix exec Dave Clarke as head of global format acquisitions.
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NewsC4 signs up 10m registered users
Channel 4 has signed up 10m people to its online viewer database, including half of the UK’s 16-24 year olds, as it prepares to use the data to inform its commissioning process.
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NewsC4 takes comedy pilots to series
Channel 4 has earmarked Caitlin Moran’s comedy Raised By Wolves and unaired pilot Scrotal Recall for full series.
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NewsITV staff accept pay offer
ITV’s unionised staff have voted overwhelming in favour of the company’s latest pay offer.
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NewsMPs scrutinise Fincham's BBC payoff
A group of MPs has called on the BBC to provide more answers about the £500,000 payoff former BBC1 boss Peter Fincham received in 2007.
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NewsITN appoints new chief technology officer
ITN has appointed Bevan Gibson to the role of chief technology officer.
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NewsLovefilm exec Mackenzie joins Pro7
Former Sky and Lovefilm executive Lesley Mackenzie has joined German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 to run its digital entertainment businesses.
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NewsWild Pictures staffs up for genre push
Factual producer Wild Pictures has beefed up its senior team after securing several commissions from the BBC and ITV.
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NewsTalkTalk targets 1m YouView subs
TalkTalk expects to have signed up almost 1m TV subscribers to its YouView service by the end of March after adding 175,000 homes during the previous quarter.
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NewsBBC delves into shopping addiction
BBC1 is to explore the world of shopping addiction in a one-off documentary produced by Twofour.
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NewsLords warn against BBC top-slicing
The government must resist growing pressure to carve up the BBC licence fee during charter renewal negotiations, according to an influential group of peers.
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NewsMark Thompson apologises for DMI
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has apologised to MPs for the £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) fiasco on another gloomy afternoon for the corporation.
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NewsC5 News appoints deputy editor
Channel 5 News executive Cait Fitzsimons has been promoted to deputy editor of the bulletin.
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NewsTower Bridge TV Studios opens for business
London & Partners has opened an HD studio on the banks of the River Thames.
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NewsC5 rings up bailiff doc
The bailiffs and repo workers responsible for reclaiming the nation’s bad debt are the subject of a Touch Productions doc series for Channel 5.
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NewsStargazing Live creator becomes Watchdog editor
The creator of Stargazing Live, Alan Holland, is to become the editor of BBC1’s consumer affairs brand Watchdog.
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NewsBBC4 backs talent for comedy push
BBC4 has commissioned four new comedies from a host of established talent, including Mackenzie Crook, Graham Linehan, Simon Day and Miles Jupp.
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NewsNat Geo swoops for UKTV double
Nat Geo has snapped up the rights to air UKTV series Dynamo: Magician Impossible and The Happenings in the US after it agreed a deal with Passion Distribution.
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NewsPrime Focus recruits senior colourist
Prime Focus has appointed Tim Waller to the role of senior colourist.