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NewsBBC to fight Worldwide sell-off and top-slicing
The BBC will fight any government effort to privatise its commercial arm, or top-slice the licence fee, arguing that such decisions would be tantamount to reopening its July funding deal.
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NewsFrance 5 to air More 4 Charlie Hebdo doc
Ten Alps indie Films of Record has sold its hard-hitting More 4 documentary about the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris to French broadcaster France 5.
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NewsScripps eyes UKTV web shows following Poland deal
UKTV joint owner Scripps Interactive Networks has earmarked an initial $1m to create original web commissions for TVN, the Polish broadcaster it bought earlier this year.
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NewsC4 locks up fixed-rig prison doc
Channel 4 will give a young offenders’ institute the fixed-rig treatment in a hard-hitting documentary series earmarked for 2016.
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NewsC4 backs Newman and Ali G
Sacha Baron Cohen and former Objective boss Andrew Newman have launched a comedy and entertainment indie backed by Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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NewsCreatives submit BBC proposals
BBC4’s Storyville editor Nick Fraser has helped establish a forum for ideas on the future of the BBC from figures as diverse as Brian Eno, Jeanette Winterson and Peter Hitchins.
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NewsBBC3 to adopt sport platform for gaming coverage
BBC3 has teamed up with BBC Sport to stream coverage of gaming tournament League of Legends live from Wembley from 15 October.
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NewsCharlotte Moore explains BBC1 vision
Charlotte Moore has reasserted her desire for distinctive programming for BBC1, declaring: “If it feels like it’s more of the same, then I’m not interested.”
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NewsBBC seeks 11-year charter in green paper response
The BBC will call for an 11 year charter when it publishes its response to the government’s charter review green paper later today.
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NewsITV confirms Peston hire
ITV has confirmed that Robert Peston has made the switch from the BBC to become its political editor and host of his own Sunday morning political talkshow.
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NewsSouth African SVoD service strikes ITV deal
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold over 100 hours of scripted content to South Africa as exports to the continent continue to grow.
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NewsMilkshake orders dinosaur series
Channel 5 children’s strand Milkshake has ordered an animated comedy series from Waybuloo creator Absolutely Cuckoo.
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NewsA&E swoops for Frankenstein Chronicles
A&E Network has picked up ITV’s crime drama The Frankenstein Chronicles to air in the US.
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NewsOfcom to publish ToT report by Xmas
Ofcom’s review of the terms of trade will be delivered before Christmas, with one major production company boss declaring there are “nine weeks to save the indie sector”.
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NewsSky to mic golfer for British Masters coverage
Sky Sports is to bolster its coverage of the British Masters golf tournament by making use of a live player microphone for the first time.
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NewsMet police slam Panorama report
The Metropolitan police has criticised the BBC for last night’s Panorama special about child abuse, claiming it risked prejudicing ongoing investigations.
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NewsProfessor Branestawm returns to BBC
BBC in-house comedy has begun filming a second episode of Harry Hill’s Professor Branestawm to air this Christmas.
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NewsBBCW prepares to unwrap Top Gear
BBC Worldwide is preparing to launch the revamped Top Gear to the international market at Mipcom tonight, as rumours about Chris Evans’ ambition to add live elements to the show gather pace.
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NewsC4 eyes up Keo social experiment
Keo Films is developing an ambitious format for Channel 4 in which a group of people will attempt to create a Garden of Eden-style social paradise.
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NewsIn brief: Twofour; Audio Network; AwesomenessTV; Nigella; Woodcut
Twofour’s Davina McCall-fronted format This Time Next Year is to be remade in Australia, while Audio Network has struck a global deal with Dori Media Group.