All Funding articles – Page 36
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News‘Mould-breaking’ TV format seeks funding
Ant and Dec’s agent, James Grant Group, has developed plans for a mould-breaking TV format - pitched as the first example of “investor-funded” programming.
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Wales shakes up creative industry funding
Welsh ministers have announced a shake-up of the way they handle industries such as media, television and film.
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FeaturesPlugging the funding gap
As commissions have slowed down and broadcasters’ programme budgets have shrunk, indies are having to think outside the box to get projects off the ground, says Kate Bulkley
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ITV Studios looks to radio stations for FM funding
ITV Studios is in talks with record companies and radio stations to help piece together a Primeval-style deal to fund a second series of Chris O’Dowd sitcom FM to air on ITV2.
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NewsCITV’s award-winning Bookaboo faces axe over funding gap
Broadcast- and Bafta-winning CITV series Bookaboo’s future is in the balance as it desperately goes on the hunt for a deficit funding partner.
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NewsMediaCity creative hub secures funding
MediaCity UK has secured the go-ahead for an £8m Media Enterprise Centre that will house digital and games development centres.
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NewsPower raises funding against value of IP
Power, the producer of The Day Of The Triffids, has struck an innovative £10.8m financing deal partly based on the value of its intellectual property.
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NewsCommonwealth Games set for funding shortfall
An inability by the BBC to cover the broadcasting costs of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is driving a £500 million increase in the event’s budget, organisers say.
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NewsOrion gets creative on funding for art-travel show
Indie Orion TV has pieced together an innovative deal involving local authorities, furniture retailer DFS and Discovery to fund a new art-inspired travel series.
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NewsFuture funding strategy to help Pepper
Future Film’s move into TV production financing (Broadcast 09.10.09) is set to provide a boost to Pepper, the post facility in which it owns a stake.
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NewsMatchlight gets Scottish funding
Glasgow-based indie Matchlight will receive a £250,000 cash injection over three years from Scottish Enterprise to further support local programme making.
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NewsWEE lines up funding for CGI dinosaur doc
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the CGI-specialist indie set up by Impossible Pictures founder Jasper James, has secured £2m worth of co-pro funding from international broadcasters for its forthcoming doc March of the Dinosaurs.
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CommentRisk to PSB funding as switchover looms
As the digital switchover approaches, the funding for ambitious PSB programming is ever more at risk, writes Roger Graef.
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NewsFunding secured for digital doctorates
The Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) has been awarded £6.3m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to fund 50 doctoral studentships in digital entertainment.
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NewsFunding issues cloud docs festival
La Rochelle saw 1,800 delegates debating money, partnerships and the challenge of YouTube.
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Radio Festival needs to address funding and creativity
As the radio industry gathers in Nottingham this week for its annual Festival its crunch time for a medium that has undergone seismic shocks over the last year equally, as unexpected as the untimely death of Michael Jackson, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsNesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles
James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.
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Blog: Plugging the gap in documentary funding
There is an issue over decreasing funding for new UK documentaries from traditional avenues, especially broadcasters. But that just means documentary-makers have to look beyond the limited UK opportunities and seek support from beyond the UK and beyond TV, writes Charlie Phillips.
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Peers call for contestable PSB funding
The BBC could face a loss of licence fee revenue to other broadcasters if the government heeds a plea from the House of Lords communications committee to use it to solve the PSB funding crisis.