All Broadcast articles in 4 December 2014 – Page 4
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News
Pact urges BBC to clarify IP ownership rules
The BBC must strengthen its guidelines around commissioners owning intellectual property to avoid another Prized Apart-style controversy, according to Pact.
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Comment
Sports battle on the horizon
Expect a series of skirmishes between the major players in 2015
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Sky looks to virtual reality
Sky plans to conduct immersive virtual reality (VR) trials on up to 15 shows in early 2015 to discover more about the technology’s potential.
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Danny Cohen: ‘crazy’ to undermine BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has warned the government it would be “crazy” to undermine the corporation during charter renewal negotiations.
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Government mulls drama tax break change
The government is considering lowering the minimum UK spend required in order for high-end TV drama to qualify for a tax break.
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Chancellor approves kids live-action tax break
The British kids television industry has been given a significant boost after a tax break was extended to cover live-action series.
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Duchess appoints Sky drama exec
Fledgling indie Duchess Street Productions has hired Sky drama script executive Jo Roderick.
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Comedy Central orders Drunk History series
Comedy Central UK has green-lit a full series of Drunk History after commissioning a pilot from Tiger Aspect.
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Prince of Wales opens Sky Academy Careers Lab
The Prince of Wales formally opened the digitally-focused Sky Academy Careers Lab yesterday, which will offer a full-day experience to around 100 older teenagers each week.
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Hungry Bear hires new talent boss
Hungry Bear Media, the fledgling indie established by former Talkback boss Dan Baldwin, has hired a Gogglebox and Geordie Shore casting expert as head of new talent.
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eOne prepares M&A drive
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) is aiming to double in size over the next several years via a series of merger and acquisition deals - with a particular focus on the UK.
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Ratings
Honey I Bought The House draws 80,000
TUESDAY: Honey I Bought The House, the first pilot in UKTV’s Formats Lab initiative, opened its doors to fewer than 100,000 viewers, as The Missing sunk to a low.
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A Place To Call Home settles at BBC2
BBC2 has picked up Australian period drama A Place To Call Home after striking a deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
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Zadie Smith novel adapted by BBC
The BBC is developing an adaptation of Zadie Smith’s fourth novel NW with Parade’s End indie Mammoth Screen.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Missing; Secrets Of The Castle; Honey I Bought the House
“The Missing has been brilliant, a knuckle-gnawing thriller, but deeply human too.”
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C4 launches distribution website
Channel 4 has digitised its distribution division to bolster its programme sales arm.
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Scott Free signs Sonar first-look deal
Scott Free London, the Ridley Scott-backed indie, plans to expand its TV development team after striking a first-look deal with Sonar Entertainment.
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Discovery jets to Frankfurt airport
Discovery is to reveal the inner workings of Frankfurt Airport in a five-part series produced by Voltage TV.
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Greenbird indie hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join Greenbird-backed indie Hello Halo as executive producer and head of development.
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BBCW strikes Australian VoD deal
A slew of BBC series are to launch on forthcoming Australian VoD service Stan after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with owners Nine Network and Fairfax Media.