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Screentime Partners in Russian deal
Screentime Partners has signed three format deals that will see Wife Swap, To Catch a Thiefand Popstarsremade for Russian viewers. A 26-episode run of RDF Media's Wife Swapwill be made by Studio 2V for the TNT network. Lion ...
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Virgin duo make strong Rajar debut
Digital stations Virgin Radio Classic Rock and Virgin Radio Groove reported positive results in their debut Rajar appearance. The SMG-owned stations together attracted 239,000 listeners, a strong result considering they are only available in London on DAB radio.
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Digital listeners push up XFm's share
Indie rock station Xfm lost listeners in the core London market but grew its national audience through digital listening. The Capital Radio-owned station lost 6.5% of its listeners over the last quarter to report an audience of 535,000. However, it recorded its second highest ever national audience of 693,000, which ...
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Dinnin for Facility
Dean Street post-production house The Facility has brought in designer Alex Dinnin. Dinnin, who joins from Octagon CSI, had previously worked at Tele-Cine and XTV. Previous broadcast credits include work for football world governing body Fifa, the FA Cup final 2004 and Nickelodeon UK. Business development consultant ...
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Hewlett wins funding for Muslim doc
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett has secured a $60,000 (£31,900) development grant from the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting - the body which distributes federal funds to the American PBS network - for an investigative film about the Muslim Brotherhood. He has teamed up with ...
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Portillo fronts domestic violence doc
MP Michael Portillo is to present a one-off documentary on domestic violence for the BBC. Battered and Bruisedhas been commissioned by BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman and will focus on the issues surrounding domestic violence, those affected by it and the support services in place ...
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US exec remakes three UK shows
The US executive behind the American remake of The Officehas lined up three more adaptations of British series as his next projects.
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George takes Flextech post
Flextech Television has hired Jason George, former chief executive of Endemol's new media arm Victoria Real, as controller of interactive programming, writesSusan Thompson.
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Format focus: Sensing Murder
Paranormal powers are enlisted to solve murder cases in this Norwegian fright-format.
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Pizey heads north
Granada executive producer Clare Pizey has been named as controller of Granada Factual North (Leeds) after Sam Anthony quit last month to join indie Shine. Pizey, who will focus on the Leeds-based operation as well its production teams in London, will continue to executive produce With ...
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Initial to make Times show
Endemol-owned indie Initial has received a rare commission from the Times Newspaper group to produce a monthly entertainment show.
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RDFI racks up international sales
RDF International has secured a series of sales in Africa, Asia and New Zealand. RDF's US version of Wife Swaphas been taken by MNET in Africa and New Zealand's Prime Television. Prime TV has also picked up two series of RDF's Who ...
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Takeaway lures Scandinavia
Granada International has sold the formats for flagship ITV gameshow Saturday Night TakeAwayand makeover show Monster Garageinto Scandinavia.
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Tiger lures Munro
Tiger Aspect has appointed Jamie Munro as commercial director. He joins from the BBC's commercial agency to strengthen rights exploitation and strengthen Tiger's business arm. The indie has also appointed Sarah Shields as head of talent with immediate effect. She joins from Maverick Television.
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Strife swap
The past year has seen changing fortunes and something of a role reversal between ITV and the BBC.
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NewsAnt and Dec indie wins ITV golf order
ITV is poised to hand Ant and Dec's new indie Gallowgate Productions a multimillion pound commission for a live event that will feature 15 hours of celebrity golf over a bank holiday weekend.
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NewsRDF is next to eye Stock Market
RDF Media, the company behind Channel 4 hit Wife Swap, is looking to follow Shed Productions by listing on the Stock Exchange.
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NewsABC to take Strictly Come Dancing to the US
The BBC's hit entertainment format Strictly Come Dancingis set to be bought by US network ABC.
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NewsExpress to charge digital channels for TV listing
Multichannel broadcasters are up in arms over the Express Newspapers Group's demand for payments of up to£624,000 per year to have their channels listed in its newspapers.
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NewsITV, C4 and Five bid for Freeview slot
Crown Castle closed bids for the vacant Freeview slot this week, ending a big money bidding war believed to have attracted offers as high as£7.3m.