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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?
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NewsBargain Hunt presenter suspended
Bargain Hunt presenter Tim Wonnacott has been suspended after clashing with producers on the in-house show.
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NewsLucy Lumsden to leave Sky
Sky head of comedy Lucy Lumsden is stepping down after nearly six years to return to the “coalface” of television production.
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NewsHall: no plans to close CBBC and CBeebies
Tony Hall has claimed that the BBC has no plans to close its children’s television services.
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NewsPlebs star to front hybrid ITV2 sketch show
ITV2 will send up some of television’s most recognisable brands in a hybrid sketch/prank show from the makers of Celebrity Juice.
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NewsABC gives Love a second bite at Bake Off
Love Productions has secured a second chance to make The Great British Bake Off a format hit in the US after agreeing a deal with network ABC.
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NewsBBC stands up for funding deal
The BBC has strongly defended the negotiation of its funding deal with government at a select committee hearing, claiming it secured a better deal than in 2010.
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NewsHall defends The Voice and ‘luvvies letter’
Director general Tony Hall has pledged that the BBC’s next entertainment hit will be “home grown” and defended the decision to coordinate a ‘luvvies letter’ backing the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 orders wedding format from US indie
US indie Half Yard Productions is setting up in the UK to make a series for Channel 4 loosely based on its hit TLC format Say Yes To The Dress.
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NewsHello Halo lands debut BBC commission
Greenbird-backed Hello Halo has won its first BBC commission – a five-part wildlife series featuring celebrity guests including Dermot O’Leary.
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NewsBBC4 plans interactive pop music series
7 Wonder is to produce a four-part interactive history format about pop music for BBC4.
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NewsBig names lined up for Broadcast Commissioning Forum
Recently appointed BBC genre chiefs Patrick Holland and Polly Hill are among the big names speaking at Broadcast’s Commissioning Forum in November.
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NewsBBC Children’s reshapes senior team
BBC Children’s has shaken up its senior management team, appointing Sarah Muller as its first in-house creative director of scripted, animation and co-productions.