All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 24
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S4C secures funding to 2017
S4C has secured funding security up to 2017, when the BBC will renew its Charter, safeguarding the Welsh broadcaster for a further two years.
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Teens favour mobile/internet over TV
Teens would miss their phones and the internet more than television, a new Ofcom report has revealed.
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Bectu accepts BBC drama pay offer
Bectu’s freelancer members have approved the introduction of a minimum pay rate for those working on BBC Vision’s drama series and serials.
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BBC receives 42 kids Bafta nods
The BBC has scored 42 nominations for this year’s Bafta Children’s Awards - but faces stiff competition from multichannel and other terrestrials.
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Hit sold to Mattel for £425m
Hit Entertainment, the kids indie behind Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, has been sold to US toymaker Mattel for $680m (£425m).
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BBC2 goes underground
The BBC is getting unique access to the London Underground for a new documentary series.
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Princess hires Talkback comedy exec
Princess Productions has poached Talkback Thames’ deputy editor of comedy entertainment to spearhead the company’s push into the genre.
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Crowd-sourced Raptured ready for launch
A crowd-sourced web-only series that reimagines Judgement Day will launch on 21 October, just weeks after the project was started.
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Baby Jake grows for Darrall Macqueen
Kids indie Darrall Macqueen is to produce a second series of Baby Jake for CBeebies.
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DQF axe falls on BBC comms team
The BBC has informed 16 members of its communications team that they are to be made redundant - one of the first waves of compulsory cuts as part of Delivering Quality First.
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BBC's Ariel to go online only
The BBC’s in house newspaper is to fold after 75 years and has gone online only as part of the corporation’s Delivering Quality First cuts.
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Just a Minute makes TV move
The BBC is adapting long-running Radio 4 comedy series Just A Minute for TV to celebrate the series’ 45th anniversary.
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Jill Green wins first order for new indie
Jill Green’s latest venture, Eleventh Hour Films, has won its first commission – an extended second series of BBC2 comedy drama Vexed.
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BSkyB and BBC clash on fees
Gloves come off as ITV, C4 and C5 wade in and report claims retransmission fees will soar.
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Tulloh’s new indie gets two backers
Award-winning producer Clive Tulloh is partnering with his former colleague Peter Bennett-Jones to launch a new indie called Burning Bright.
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UK animation sector faces fight to survive
Animation in the UK is in crisis, with two out of five companies struggling to make ends meet.
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Frank Skinner's R4 comedy wins second series
Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Frank Skinner comedy drama Don’t Start while the first run is still on air.
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Brand Apart nets AFP hat-trick
AFP specialist A Brand Apart has brokered three new deals for shows that are set to broadcast internationally.
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C4 breaks 'retransmission fees' silence
Channel 4 has broken its silence over retransmission fees - coming out in support of the issue that the BBC has brought to the fore.
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S4C calls for funding guarantees
S4C must be given funding guarantees by the government and BBC if the Welsh language broadcaster is to retain its independence, the chairman claims.