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NewsTalkTalk hires pay TV head
TalkTalk has hired former Modern Times Group exec Henrik Karlberg to take on the newly created head of pay-TV role following the departure of commercial director of TV Laurence Miall D’Aout.
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NewsC4 acquires The Taste
Channel 4 has ordered a remake of Red Arrow’s Nigella Lawson-fronted international cooking format The Taste.
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NewsDisney UK launches telenovela Violetta
Disney Channel UK will launch Latin American telenovela Violetta later this month.
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NewsUkraine's 1+1 remakes Irish dating format
Ukraine broadcaster 1+1 is to remake Irish dating format Date with Fate after striking a deal with Tyrone Productions and FremantleMedia.
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NewsMike Sheerin, Architect Films
Canadian indie Architect Films is seeking to follow up the domestic success of property format Decked Out and food competition Donut Showdown by snagging a hot British format to remake.
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NewsJamie Theakston uncovers conspiracy theories for Yesterday
Jamie Theakston is to investigate conspiracy theories and wartime secrets for Yesterday after the UKTV-owned channel partnered with Like A Shot Entertainment.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Spanish period drama
Sky Arts has acquired Spanish period drama Isabel after agreeing a deal with RTVE.
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NewsBBC and universities link up for multiplatform research
The BBC’s research and development team is to collaborate with six universities countrywide to explore the potential of new forms of broadcast content and interaction in a multiplatform world.
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NewsKeshet steps up UK sales
Israeli distributor Keshet International is stepping up its UK sales after hiring BBC Worldwide exec Cynthia Kennedy.
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NewsDavid Ellender to leave Fremantle
Fremantle Media International chief executive David Ellender has quit the company after more than a decade.
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NewsBoxx launches rental firm to counter capex constraints
RF equipment firm Boxx TV has launched a new rental division as it looks to find a backer for its core manufacturing company.
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NewsAir adopts Avid Interplay in facility upgrade
Air Post Production has given its post workflow an overhaul with a £250,000 investment in Avid’s Interplay Production facility package.
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NewsMiller writes to BBC over sexist sports coverage
Culture secretary Maria Miller has written a sharply worded letter to Tony Hall asking if the BBC plans to take action over John Inverdale’s comments about Wimbledon women’s champion Marion Bartoli.
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Zig Zag signs up for Jack Black's Hide and Seek
Zig Zag Productions hopes to produce a UK version of gameshow Hide And Seek after striking a deal with Jack Black’s US production company Electric Dynamite.
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NewsRemedy bolsters Trace rebrand
International broadcaster Trace Sport has commissioned more than 100 hours of lifestyle and entertainment programming from indie Remedy Productions to help build on its rebrand.
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NewsIndustry initiatives reverse exodus of women
The number of women working in TV has increased substantially in the past three years, helped by a boom in the indie sector.
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NewsPatten: talent exodus on the horizon for BBC
Lord Patten has warned that the BBC’s ongoing drive to reduce costs will ultimately lead to the corporation losing talented staff and on-screen presenters.
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NewsBBC2 bears brunt of DQF cuts
The BBC slashed the amount it spent on content for BBC2 by £11.8m in the last financial year, as part of the Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsITV returns to Wall to Wall for human interest formats
ITV is hoping to build on returning factual brand Long Lost Family with two new human-interest shows from Wall to Wall Television.
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NewsBroadcast and Edinburgh TV Festival team up for commissioning survey
Broadcast has teamed up with the Edinburgh International TV Festival to launch a major health check on the state of commissioning in British television.