All Broadcast articles in 3 July 2015
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NewsWebb: CBBC and CBeebies at risk of following BBC3 online
BBC director of children’s Alice Webb has warned that CBBC and CBeebies are at risk of going the way of BBC3 and moving online if the corporation takes a funding cut during charter renewal.
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NewsMulville & Thoday set sights on BBC3 spectrum
Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday want the government to preserve BBC3’s TV spectrum for young audiences if the channel is given the full greenlight to move online.
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RatingsThe Tribe bows out on a low
THURSDAY: Channel 4 documentary The Tribe bowed out on a series low and finished last in the 9pm terrestrial slot.
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NewsITV orders two Fremantle daytime formats
FremantleMedia has won picked up two ITV Daytime shows - a quick-fire Sean Fletcher-fronted gameshow and a quiz involving a circular ice table.
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NewsDrama Republic hires development boss
Warp Films development producer Jen Kenwood is to leave the indie to join Drama Republic as head of development.
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NewsSunset + Vine wins BBC Scotland contract
Sunset + Vine has won a competitive pitch to produce at least 50 hours of sports programming for BBC Scotland over the next 12 months.
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NewsC5 lost £13m ahead of Viacom sale
Channel 5 lost £12.9m in its final nine months of ownership under Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, after suffering an advertising dispute with Omnicom and the poor performance of US soap Dallas.
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NewsOfcom: give E4 & More 4 more prominence
Ofcom has suggested that E4 and More 4 programmes are judged as part of Channel 4’s public service remit – with the digital channels handed greater prominence in the EPG.
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CriticsTV Critics: Britain Beneath Your Feet; Career Criminals; Superhospital
“With a little more scientific and historical rigour it could have worked, but this slapdash approach underestimated the intelligence and attention span of its audience.”
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NewsTV viewing among young down 18%
TV viewing among young adults has fallen by 18% over the past five years, according to Ofcom.
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NewsTony Hall's letter to BBC staff
Click to read director general Tony Hall’s letter to staff outlining his reasons for cutting 1,000 jobs - and the way in which the target will be achieved.
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VideoVIDEO: The Autistic Gardener, C4
Watch the trailer for Betty TV’s format in which a unique team turn unloved gardens into beatuifully crafted spaces.
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NewsUnions oppose compulsory redundancies at BBC
Broadcasting unions have united to oppose compulsory redundancies at the BBC after more than 1000 jobs were put at risk under new cost-cutting measures.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 22 - 28 June 2015
Don’t Tell The Bride proves a perfect match for BBC1, with BBC3 format scoring its highest ever rating
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NewsMolinare acquires audio facility Hackenbacker
Molinare has acquired audio post facility Hackenbacker from e-Post Media Limited, the owners of Halo Post Production.
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NewsTVPlayer launches subscription service
OTT video service Simplestream has struck deals with broadcasters including A+E Networks, Discovery, Nat Geo, Sony and UKTV to launch a subscription service.
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NewsBBC1 investigates social housing fraud
BBC1 has commissioned a daytime series on the illegal sub-letting of council housing from Shine TV.
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RatingsWomen's World Cup defeat scores 1.7m
WEDNESDAY: England’s cruel last-minute defeat to Japan in the Women’s World Cup beat Saturday’s win over Canada.
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