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Bectu sets factual TV code of practice

19-Jun-2013 | Updated: 19-Jun-2013

Bectu launched its draft code of practice for employers in factual TV at its Freelancer’s Fair yesterday, despite failing to get buy-in from the independent production community.

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C5 to revamp evening news bulletin

19-Jun-2013

Channel 5 is to reformat its weekday 6.30pm news bulletin, transforming it into a forum for discussion about the biggest stories of the day.

Ofcom to referee BT & Sky row

19-Jun-2013

Ofcom has opened an investigation after BT accused Sky of refusing to provide its Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 channels to its pay-TV service on YouView on reasonable terms.

Charlie Hampton and Jane Hudson

Kudos and Company execs land ITV drama roles

19-Jun-2013

Kudos Film and Television and Company Pictures producers Jane Hudson and Charlie Hampton are to become the final additions to ITV’s refreshed drama commissioning team.

Hatfields & McCoys

ITV buys Hatfields & McCoys indie

19-Jun-2013

ITV has acquired its third American indie, paying $30m (£19m) for a controlling stake in Hatfields & McCoys producer Thinkfactory Media.

House of Cards

Netflix goes Dutch

19-Jun-2013

Netflix is to launch in the Netherlands as part of its ongoing international expansion.

Ronnie Corbett

Gold greenlights Two Ronnies series

19-Jun-2013

UKTV channel Gold has commissioned a three-part doc about Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker from North One Television.

African news channel goes live on Sky

19-Jun-2013

African news channel TVC News, run by former Al Jazeera English boss Nigel Parsons, has launched on the Sky platform.

The Fall

Content Media eyes indie acquisitions

19-Jun-2013

International distributor Content Media is set to make further indie acquisitions and ramp up its UK drama programming spend after renewing its banking arrangements.

NYF

UK indies score at NY radio awards

19-Jun-2013

UK radio indies including TBI Media, Somethin’ Else and Wise Buddah, were among the winners at this year’s New York Festival International Radio Awards.

Dani’s House

CBBC returns to Dani's Castle

19-Jun-2013

CBBC has recommissioned The Foundation’s spin-off kids comedy Dani’s Castle for a second season.

Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor conceives BBC1 antenatal class drama

18-Jun-2013

The Syndicate writer Kay Mellor is to pen a BBC1 drama following the lives of six different couples who attend the same antenatal class.

FA Cup

BBC & Sky join FA Cup rights battle

18-Jun-2013

BBC and Sky have joined BT and ITV in the battle to acquire the rights to the FA Cup.

Michael Palin

Michael Palin: TV production like selling toilet paper

18-Jun-2013

Michael Palin, the travel documentary presenter and Monty Python comedian, has taken a swipe at some modern forms of documentary storytelling.

Miles Bullough

Ex Aardman boss Bullough opens digital studio

18-Jun-2013

Former Aardman Animations TV boss Miles Bullough has launched digital start-up Wildseed Studios with a £500,000 fund to invest in multiplatform ideas.

The Route Masters: Running London’s Roads

Route Masters underway with over 2m onboard

19-Jun-2013

The Route Masters: Running London’s Roads set off with an audience of over 2m on Tuesday - racing away from ITV’s Royal Windsor doc.

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Malcolm Gerrie

Malcolm Gerrie, Whizz Kid Entertainment

Whizz Kid Entertainment’s chief exec talks to Jake Kanter about ‘punching through the glass ceiling’ to grow the indie - and getting on the wrong side of Russell Crowe

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George Bevir

Learn and move on from DMI

13-Jun-2013

BBC must not let failure force it to shy away from taking risks, says George Bevir

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