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Event planned to reveal Broadcast Indie Survey 2014

10-Mar-2014

Register to attend the Broadcast Indie Survey event on 19 March and get a sneak preview of the key findings ahead of its publication.

Tiger Aspect meets the taxman for C4

10-Mar-2014

Channel 4 is to discover what makes the taxman tick in a three-part documentary series from Tiger Aspect.

C4 to shave returning shows' budgets

10-Mar-2014

Channel 4 will ask producers to make returning shows up to 3% cheaper so the broadcaster can invest in new content.

Bennett: BBC3 must ‘redouble’ efforts online

10-Mar-2014

BBC3 must “redouble” its efforts to grow talent and take creative risks if it moves online next year, according to Zai Bennett.

BBC to call for licence fee increase

10-Mar-2014

The BBC is set to argue for the licence fee to be linked to inflation when it enters licence fee negotiations next year.

C4 acquires Fargo remake

10-Mar-2014

Channel 4 has acquired the television remake of the Coen brothers’ feature film Fargo.

London Live rivals BBC with Not The One Show

10-Mar-2014

London Live is to go head-to-head with the BBC on weekday evenings with topical format Not The One Show.

CDN plans permanent leadership

10-Mar-2014

The Creative Diversity Network needs a “permanent executive structure” if it is to make genuinely significant changes to the sector, the organisation has acknowledged.

Sky suffers Blacklist blackout

10-Mar-2014

Sky Living suffered technical difficulties on Friday night that led to the failure of an episode of US crime drama The Blacklist to play out.

Condé Nast hires film-maker for video push

10-Mar-2014

Condé Nast has hired documentary-maker Hannah Berryman as creative director of TV and video to boost its TV aspirations.

Fox renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Following

10-Mar-2014

E4’s comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Sky Atlantic crime thriller The Following have been recommissioned in the US as part of Fox’s forthcoming slate.

Turner reveals comedy slate

10-Mar-2014

Turner Broadcasting is to air four new long-form animated comedy series on Cartoon Network after the channel drew a record audience in 2013.

BBC3: Danny Cohen takes to Twitter

7-Mar-2014

BBC director of television Danny Cohen took to Twitter to discuss the decision to shift BBC3 online with viewers.

Kim Shillinglaw emerges as BBC2 frontrunner

7-Mar-2014

BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next controller of BBC2.

Women directors focus of BBC scheme

7-Mar-2014

Directors UK and the BBC are piloting a workshop for women TV directors who are keen to return to work after a career break or reposition their career.