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NewsSky, Entertainment ink new deal
Under the new multi-year deal, Sky Movies will be the first subscription service in the UK & Ireland to show Silver Linings Playbook [pictured] and The Master, among others.
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NewsFour Lions pulled after Boston blasts
Chris Morris’ satirical film Four Lions, in which four men detonate explosives during the London Marathon, has been pulled from Film4’s schedules following the blasts in Boston.
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NewsWarp strikes ITVS first-look deal
This Is England producer Warp Films is to ramp up its move into TV production after striking a first-look deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsTop UK directors urge review of BBC's 16mm policy
Directors UK and 32 British directors have sent a letter to the BBC’s Creative Director Alan Yentob [pictured] about concerns of format delivery for HD.
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NewsMIPTV roundup: Jimmy McGovern, Ian McKellen and more
New dramas about 18th century Australia and first World War planned; McKellen’s Vicious gets Christmas special; Simon Beaufoy adapts spy series.
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NewsTax breaks dominate MIPTV talks
It was equal parts sunshine and rain in Cannes for MipTV, which summed up perfectly the mood of the market.
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NewsMipTV Tuesday: at a glance
Round-up of news from day two of MipTV in Cannes includes Warner Bros acquisition of the rights to Spanish gameshow Money Time and a Max Steel recommission.
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NewsMIPTV roundup: Swedish VOD company eyes UK; partners for Jonathan Strange
A roundup of news from the first day of MIPTV, including Fremantle’s Cecile Frot-Coutaz’s thoughts on how Europe’s recession is impacting TV.
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NewsSky backs Warp heist drama
Sky Atlantic has boarded edgy heist drama The Panthers, a co-production with premium French broadcaster Canal+ and indie Warp Films.
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NewsFilm London boosts TV budget
London Mayor Boris Johnson today announced an expansion of Film London’s £1.3m budget by £750,000, which will go towards promoting and developing TV production opportunities in London.
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NewseOne going Rogue at MipTV
Entertainment One is to bring Thandie Newton thriller Rogue, new drama Dates and comedy series Seed to MipTV.
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NewsMother’s Milk heads to MipTV
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Gerald Fox is taking his first feature-length drama production, Mother’s Milk, to MipTV.
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Tax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks.
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NewsUK producers eye Netflix collaboration
Producers will be jostling for Netflix’s attention at MipTV as the UK prepares to introduce new TV tax credits.
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NewsFresh Meat film in the works
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat is set to be adapted for the big screen, according to co-creator Sam Bain.
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NewsSundance Channel orders The Descendants
US cable network Sundance Channel has commissioned six-part series The Descendants as its third ever drama.
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NewsBBC3 hunts Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their primetime debut on BBC3 as part of the UK digital channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsNBCU eyeing more UK indies
NBC Universal wants to further expand its international production division in the UK, Australia and Canada as part of the next stage of the company’s growth plans.
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NewsDogwoof to launch TV sales push
Film distributor Dogwoof is moving aggressively into international television sales for the first time, with plans to launch a number of feature-length documentaries at MipTV.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits near £350m
ITV’s pre-tax profits grew 6% to £348m in 2012 after the company recorded impressive jumps in digital and production revenues.