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NewsCommissioning: the indie view
“The elephant in the room in this whole debate is who pays,” said one indie producer, commenting on the Broadcast/GfK commissioning survey and the ‘We Need to Talk About Commissioning’ panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsMark Linsey takes on BBC deputy director of TV role
The BBC’s Mark Linsey is to become deputy director of television alongside his entertainment responsibilities.
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NewsPies & Puds get Hollywood treatment from Spun Gold
Spun Gold TV is to help The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood explore his passion for pies and puddings in a BBC1 daytime series.
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NewsFacebook exec: Instagram can be a boon to TV
Facebook executive Karla Geci has urged TV execs to consider embracing photo-sharing service Instagram to support shows.
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NewsC4 centre stage in indie debate
The debate on commissioning practices was ramped up at Edinburgh, with Sky revealing plans to get better feedback from indies and Channel 4 launching a training course for new commissioners – despite its reservations about the Broadcast/GfK survey’s findings.
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NewsHunt hails drama but admits 8pm struggles
Channel 4 arrived at Edinburgh on a roll following a string of drama hits – but Jay Hunt admitted that getting pre-watershed entertainment and fact ent right remains a struggle.
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NewsSky Living goes on man hunt with revamp
Sky is looking to ‘de-pink’ Sky Living over the next few months via a revamp designed to attract more male viewers.
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NewsYentob hints at 2016 changes to BBC in-house quota
Alan Yentob has become the first BBC exec to hint at a major rethink of the in-house commissioning quota at the 2016 charter renewal.
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NewsHall promises end of BBC finger pointing
Tony Hall is bidding to end the BBC’s internal blame game and boost the confidence of programme- makers to give it back its “creative bounce”.
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NewsITV2 orders a Job Lot of comedy
ITV2 is piloting a post-apocalyptic sitcom from the co-writer of BBC3’s Bad Education as the channel’s comedy strategy gathers pace.
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NewsBBC2 to showcase Wonder of Dogs
BBC2 is looking to build on the success of The Secret Life of the Cat with a series examining the behaviour and intelligence of different breeds of dogs.
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NewsWhizz Kid wins first Challenge gameshow
Sky has ordered a Whizz Kid Entertainment quiz as its first original gameshow for Challenge since it acquired the channel.
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NewsA+E Networks UK hires former Viacom exec
A+E Networks UK has hired former Fox and Viacom exec Remi Abayomi as its senior director of broadcast.
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NewsChelsea Flower Show rooted at BBC
The BBC has signed a new four-year deal with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to cover the Chelsea Flower Show and other related events.
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NewsBBC1 heads back to Animal Frontline
True North has secured a second series of BBC1’s daytime RSPCA inspector doc Animal Frontline.
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NewsThe Wombles picked up by C5
Channel 5 has snapped up the remake of The Wombles for its kids strand, Milkshake.
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NewsOfcom launches major study into TV violence
Ofcom has commissioned a major piece of research into viewers’ attitudes to violence on television – as Hollyoaks was rapped for a pre-wateshed fight scene that featured a character being killed by a speeding train.
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NewsMan Down up for Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsUTV’s pre-tax profits dive to £6m
TalkSport owner UTV suffered a “slow” first half of 2013 as its pre-tax profits sunk nearly 43%.
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NewsHall promises ‘bonfire of the boards’
Tony Hall has promised a “bonfire” of the BBC’s management boards after learning lessons from the way the world’s biggest technology companies operate in Silicon Valley.