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NewsBBC green paper puts contestable funding back on the radar
Licence fee funds could be up for grabs in genres including news, drama, documentaries, arts, and children’s after the government floated the idea of contestable funding in the BBC green paper.
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NewsWhittingdale 'surprised' by BBC reaction to green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has said he was “a little surprised” at the BBC’s reaction to the government green paper on the future of the corporation.
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NewsNick Robinson to front Sir Alex Ferguson documentary
The BBC’s outgoing political editor Nick Robinson is to present a special BBC1 documentary on former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
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NewsGovernment considers scaling back BBC in-house
The government has questioned whether the BBC’s in-house production division should be scaled back in its green paper on the corporation’s future.
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NewsRoyal secrets unearthed by C4
Channel 4 has ordered two documentaries that will explore the secrets of the Royal Family, including Prince Philip’s courtship of the Queen.
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NewsC4 launches campaign amid privatisation talk
Channel 4 has launched a consumer-facing campaign emphasising the importance of its role as a public service broadcaster amid speculation that the government is considering its privatisation.
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NewsKidscreen 2016 opens for business
Registrations have opened for the Kidscreen Summit 2016, which will return to Miami with a four day programme.
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NewsJames Purnell: charter renewal paper ‘depressing’
BBC strategy boss James Purnell has branded the government’s charter renewal green paper “depressing” in a heated debate with Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover on Newsnight.
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NewsS4C and Sony collaborate on new orders
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has commissioned two factual entertainment formats as part of a development deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsTrust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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NewsLicence fee enforcement ‘appropriate and fair’
The existing licence fee enforcement system is “appropriate and fair”, according to a government-commissioned report on decriminalising the BBC’s funding method.
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NewsBBC green paper: the key questions
The government has set out 19 questions for the public and industry to respond to over the next 12 weeks.
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NewsBBC green paper and consultation in full
The government has published a green paper that will set the stage for a 12-week consultation on BBC charter renewal.
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NewsBBC slams government green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has unveiled a green paper on the future of the BBC which the corporation has claimed could herald a “much diminished, less popular” BBC.
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NewsCohen ‘coordinated' celebrity letter backing the BBC
Michael Palin has confirmed that BBC director of television Danny Cohen helped coordinate a letter signed by nearly 30 celebrities calling on the prime minister to protect the corporation.
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NewsIn brief: Audio Network; A+E; Maker Studios; G-Shock; Critical
There are new bosses at Audio Network and A+E Networks, while Maker Studios is producing a YouTube show for Disney.
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NewsLittle Gem lands first C4 order
Fledgling indie Little Gem has won its first two Channel 4 commissions - exploring health and diets for the broadcaster.
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NewsWatch hands RDF label first commission
RDF Television’s fledgling entertainment label Fizz has won its first commission – a gambling cookery format fronted by Marco Pierre White and Melanie Sykes for Watch.
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NewsWild Things let loose for second Sky series
Sky 1’s mad-cap physical gameshow Wild Things is to return to for an extended second series.
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NewsBBCW looks to digital future
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie is determined not to suffer the same fate as the music industry by ensuring his distribution business remains profitable as it makes the transition to digital.