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NewsIn brief: Wimbledon; Arrow; Fremantle; RDF; Connected Studio; Horse & Country, Albert+
The BBC has extended its deal with Wimbledon, while Fremantle Media has made its latest acqusition. Read on for more.
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NewsDiscovery eyes UK broadcasters
Discovery Communications is open to the prospect of buying a major UK broadcaster according to president David Zaslav – but he remained cool on the prospect of bidding for Premier League rights.
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NewsSky Sports kicks Soccer AM onto YouTube
Sky Sports show Soccer AM is to launch across social media platforms including YouTube and Vine following a partnership with multiplatform network Whistle Sports.
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NewsScottish culture secretary: BBC Studios must avoid monopoly
The Scottish culture secretary has warned the BBC against “undue domination” of the production market when commercialising its production arm.
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NewsSolid start for Saturday Night Takeaway US
The US version of Saturday Night Takeaway has become NBC’s biggest non-scripted launch since gameshow Take It All three years ago.
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NewsCBBC orders Romanian talent format
CBBC has commissioned a major new kids talent contest based on a Romanian format, marking the first time that a show from the Eastern European country has been remade in the UK.
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NewsHall: News at Ten won't be moving
Tony Hall has hit back at culture secretary John Whittingdale’s concerns over the BBC’s 10pm news, claiming that the bulletin is popular with audiences.
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NewsBBC Studios blueprint opens door to tendering hit shows
The BBC has opened the door to tendering out blockbuster shows, such as EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing, in formal proposals to commercialise its £400m production arm.
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NewsBBC to take on Netflix in the US
Tony Hall has branded BBC Worldwide indivisible from the corporation as he announced plans for a US rival to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
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NewsHincks and Abraham clash over ToT
The future of the terms of trade remained a key theme on day two of the RTS Cambridge Convention, with Channel 4 boss David Abraham and Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks clashing on the topic.
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NewsC4 chief exec warns over ‘sleep walking’ into radical PSB changes
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has warned the industry against “sleep walking” into fundamental changes to the PSB system as a result of industry consolidation.
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NewsE4 eyes US dating format
E4 is on the brink of commissioning a Stacey Solomon-fronted dating format produced by US indie T Group and Znak & Jones.
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NewsPact ‘astonished’ by ToT review
Pact has pledged to use “every means possible” to defend the indie sector following the “astonishing” terms of trade review revealed by culture secretary John Whittingdale.
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NewsBBC News at Ten slot under scrutiny
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has questioned the timing of the BBC News at Ten, suggesting the bulletin may unfairly compete with commercial rivals.
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NewsSky appoints Lucy Murphy as first kids’ content chief
Sky has hired long-standing children’s producer Lucy Murphy as its first head of kids’ content.
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NewsBBC shuns children’s TV plea
BBC Children’s director Alice Webb has strongly opposed calls for a contestable funding pot for kids’ TV content after a letter signed by nearly 80 executives reopened the debate this week.
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NewsViacom boss pledges to boost Channel 5 budget
Viacom chief executive and president Philippe Dauman has pledged to hand Channel 5 a double-digit boost to its programming budget in 2015/16.
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NewsWhittingdale orders shock terms of trade review
John Whittingdale has asked Ofcom to re-analyse the terms of trade just two months after the regulator’s Public Service Broadcasting Review appeared to indicate no significant changes to the legislation were required.
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NewsGovernment launches review of BBC governance
The government has launched an independent review of BBC regulation and governance as part of the charter review process.
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NewsBBC is blocking path to innovation
Nigel Walley, managing director of TV consultancy Decipher asks whatever happened to the BBC’s promise to deliver its channels wherever and whenever?