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Jake Kanter, Broadcast
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ITV pre-tax profits near £350m
27-Feb-2013
ITV’s pre-tax profits grew 6% to £348m in 2012 after the company recorded impressive jumps in digital and production revenues. -
Davie hired as BBCW CEO
19-Oct-2012
Tim Davie [pictured], the BBC’s director of Audio & Music, is to replace John Smith as the chief executive of BBC Worldwide. -
Sir Terry Pratchett launches indie
1-Oct-2012
Sir Terry Pratchett has joined forces with former Prime Focus Productions boss Rod Brown to launch a television and film production company. -
William Hurt to star in Challenger disaster drama for BBC2
27-Sep-2012
William Hurt is to star as pioneering American scientist Richard Feynman in an ambitious BBC2 co-pro drama about the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. -
Maria Miller named UK culture secretary as Jeremy Hunt moves to health
4-Sep-2012
Maria Miller has been named culture secretary replacing Jeremy Hunt who will head the Department of Health in David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle. -
Global boost for Left Bank in £40m SPT deal
23-Aug-2012
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) plans to turn Left Bank Pictures into a global scripted powerhouse; SPT will be first in line to sell the indie’s future feature films. -
Steve Jenkins exits as BBC pares back film acquisitions
9-Aug-2012
BBC head of film acquisitions Steve Jenkins is to leave the broadcaster this month after more than 15 years. -
Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony draws 27m viewers in UK
30-Jul-2012
Danny Boyle’s near-universally acclaimed opening ceremony scored the biggest UK TV ratings in 14 years; James Bond, Chariots Of Fire, The Queen feature in opening ceremony. -
BBC Worldwide partners with See-Saw Films
25-Jul-2012
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films. -
SPT poised to snap up £40m Left Bank
5-Jul-2012
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is on the brink of acquiring Wallander producer Left Bank Pictures in a deal thought to be worth in excess of £40m. -
BSkyB posts £939m profit; claims it is 'fit and proper'
2-May-2012
BSkyB has staunchly defended its right to a broadcast licence following a stinging attack on its majority shareholder News Corporation yesterday. -
Sky acquires licence to kill in 007 switch
12-Apr-2012
ITV is set to be shaken and stirred by the loss of the James Bond film franchise for the first time in more than 35 years. -
Left Bank eyes £40m sale
11-Apr-2012
Left Bank Pictures is considering putting itself on the market for as much as £40m after appointing broker About Corporate Finance. -
James Murdoch to step down as BSkyB chairman
3-Apr-2012
James Murdoch is to step down as BSkyB chairman following months of speculation about his future with the company. -
UK Budget 2012: More on drama and animation tax breaks
21-Mar-2012
George Osborne has confirmed that the government plans to introduce tax breaks for the TV, animation and gaming industries. -
BBCW teams with HBO for atomic bomb drama
17-Feb-2012
Jane Tranter’s LA division of BBC Worldwide Productions is working with HBO to develop a high-profile dramatisation of Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb. -
Sky Atlantic's content push includes Morgan Spurlock British culture series
8-Dec-2011
Sky Atlantic has commissioned its highest-profile UK content yet, including an adaptation of Robert Wilson’s Javier Falcón novels and two landmark series on Britain from Jane Root’s Nutopia and Morgan Spurlock. -
The King's Speech producer Unwin lines up Spitfire Girls TV drama
12-Aug-2011
The indie behind Oscar-winning The King’s Speech has started work on a TV drama about a group of female Spitfire pilots. -
Julian Fellowes sets sail for TV's Titanic
21-Mar-2011
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Gosford Park Oscar winner Julian Fellowes.
