All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 29
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CommentEntertainment rises to challenge
Studio formats and comedy chat shows are hot on drama’s heels
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NewsBBCW & Cohen eye £50m drama deal
BBC Worldwide is closing in on an estimated £50m funding deal with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment to supercharge its drama pipeline.
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CommentCompetition on the Croisette
Mood upbeat as opportunities abound despite glut of indie start-ups, says Chris Curtis
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NewsShiver to cut jobs as part of ITVS efficiency drive
Factual label Shiver has put all staff below executive producer level at risk of redundancy, as part of a wider efficiency drive by its parent, ITV Studios.
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CommentSVoD players come into the fold
Traditional broadcasters are seeing the benefits of Netflix and Co
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CommentRTS clash gives food for thought
Tension high as two potential future DGs went head to head, says Chris Curtis
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NewsThe great Bake Off bun fight
A fierce row has erupted between the BBC and Channel 4 over the transfer of The Great British Bake Off, and Ofcom and Love Productions owner Sky have had their first say on the controversy.
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NewsHunt and Purnell clash over Bake Off
Jay Hunt and James Purnell have gone toe-to-toe over The Great British Bake Off, in a fiery on-stage exchange at the RTS London conference.
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NewsOfcom to step up diversity focus
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has pledged to step up the regulator’s work around diversity and intends to give a “harder edge” to requirements placed on the BBC.
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NewsC4 hands Bake Off to Humphreys and Webb Lamb
Kelly Webb Lamb and Liam Humphreys will be tasked with making a success of The Great British Bake Off for Channel 4.
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NewsVictoria to reign again for ITV
ITV has commissioned a second series of ratings smash Victoria from Mammoth.
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NewsInside the battle for Bake Off
Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.
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CommentProof is in the pudding for C4
Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis
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NewsHow C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal
Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.
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NewsBBC to lose Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off, the biggest show on UK television, is to leave the BBC after talks broke down between the corporation and Love Productions.
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NewsKevin Lygo keen to move ITV News
Kevin Lygo has an ambition to push back ITV’s main nightly news bulletin to free up significant space in its schedule.
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NewsBBC News faces social media challenge
The way people use social media undermined the BBC’s ability to challenge claims by politicians in the run-up to the EU referendum, James Harding has revealed.
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NewsITV factual to 'go big on crime'
ITV’s Sue Murphy has ordered a police series tracking the first hour of murder investigations as she prepares to “go big on crime”.