All News articles – Page 1863
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NewsDragonfly head of fact ent exits
Tamara Abood, head of factual entertainment at Dragonfly Film and Television, has left the Shine-backed indie.
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NewsGrass Valley appoints new regional director
Grass Valley has appointed a new regional director for Northern Europe.
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NewsITV2 lets loose Release The Hounds
ITV2 has commissioned a full series of Gogglebox’s horror gameshow Release The Hounds following a Halloween pilot.
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NewsTiger Aspect revives Mr Bean
Tiger Aspect is reviving comedy character Mr. Bean for a new animated series.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review delayed by police request
The publication of Dame Janet Smith’s Jimmy Savile inquiry has been delayed until the middle of 2014 amid concerns it could compromise criminal proceedings against Stuart Hall.
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NewsSky Arts shoots David Bailey doc
Sky Arts is to offer a behind the scenes look at David Bailey’s forthcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey 2014 opens
Submit your entry for the 2014 Broadcast Indie Survey, the most comprehensive analysis of the financial health of UK independent TV production.
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NewsRadio 4 comedy Party gets TV pilot
Radio 4 political comedy Party, written by and starring Plebs co-creator Tom Basden, is to be piloted for a BBC television series.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsDiscovery orders Blink nature series
Discovery has commissioned a four part natural history series from Blink Films about relationships struck up between humans and animals.
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NewsBBC nets three-year Davis Cup deal
The BBC has signed a three-year deal to broadcast all of Great Britain’s Davis Cup World Group matches.
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NewsTalkTalk strikes Sony carriage deal
TalkTalk TV subscribers will be able to watch series including Community and Hot In Cleveland after the telco struck a carriage deal with the Sony Entertainment Television channel.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.
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NewsDigital UK: Free-to-air TV worth £80bn
Free-to-air TV is worth £80bn to the UK over a ten year period, generating 15,000 jobs, and delivering more value than mobile broadband, according to a Digital UK report.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsE4 orders fantasy pilot Alt
E4 is piloting a fantasy drama from Being Human writer Jamie Matheison, produced by Mammoth Screen.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.