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NewsSky to increase pay-TV prices
Sky is increasing its prices across all of its premium TV packages, six weeks after agreeing to pay £4.2bn a year for Premier League rights.
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NewsViacom opens door to US for indies
British producers could be in line for a share of Viacom’s $3bn (£2bn) annual US content spend as the US media group seeks to increase opportunities for UK content creators.
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NewsC4 to turn fixed-rig on divorce
Channel 4 has secured a front-row seat to divorce mediation sessions as one of two Minnow Films commissions about relationships in 21st-century Britain.
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NewsAnalysis: C4 and the Tories
Channel 4’s future as a publicly owned company was not meant to be on the agenda at an event to celebrate the creative industries at the House of Commons last week.
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NewsTalpa targets next global hit
Ant and Dec could be dancing with puppets if John de Mol can convince Talpa Media’s new owner ITV to remake its latest variety talent format, Popster.
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NewsDiscovery boss unveils plans
Discovery Networks International’s new chief creative officer Phil Craig has lifted the lid on his first commissioning slate and revealed plans to move into natural history, sports and factual entertainment programming for the first time.
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NewsViacom makes its mark on Channel 5
Viacom’s plans for Channel 5 have taken a leap forward with the US giant lining up a wide-ranging channel rebrand and calling for the terms of trade to be overhauled to apply only to small- and medium-sized indies.
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NewsGeorge Osborne cuts drama tax break threshold
UK broadcasters will become more appealing international drama co-production partners after the government lowered the minimum UK spend required for high-end TV drama to qualify for a tax break.
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NewsBBC film to examine legacy of Savile abuse
Olly Lambert is to direct a 90-minute film for BBC1 which will highlight the impact on the lives of those affected by child sexual abuse, including the victims of Jimmy Savile and the crimes exposed by the Operation Yewtree investigation.
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NewsFifty Fathoms boss hints at Fortitude return
Tiger Aspect indie Fifty Fathoms has begun talks with Sky Atlantic about a second series of big-budget drama series Fortitude.
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NewsProducers back campaign to halt kids TV 'crisis'
Kids’ television producers have thrown their weight behind a campaign to halt the “crisis” in original children’s content over the past 12 years.
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NewsMedia firms plan wage rises
More than half of media companies plan to increase wages in 2015, according to a Barclay’s Employers’ Survey.
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NewsUTV Ireland costs to hit £6m
UTV expects to invest £6m in fledgling channel UTV Ireland this year, as group revenues grew by 8% in 2014.
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NewsBen Stephenson issues rallying call as BBC wins 18 RTS Awards
The BBC walked away with 18 of 28 gongs at the RTS Awards, as well as a special recognition prize for Ben Stephenson, who called on the industry to get behind the corporation during charter renewal.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review due in May
Dame Janet Smith’s review into the culture and practices of the BBC at the time of the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall scandals is due to report in May after more than two years of gathering evidence.
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NewsDavid Cameron agrees to single leaders' debate
Prime minister David Cameron has agreed to participate in a single leaders’ debate with seven political parties, leaving question marks hanging over the future of the two other proposed broadcasts.
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NewsTrust to meet Thoday & Mulville over BBC3
Avalon and Hat Trick bosses Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville are preparing to canvas support from the indie community for their proposal to keep BBC3 as a linear channel ahead of a meeting with the BBC Trust.
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NewsTop Gear cleared over use of word ‘pikey’
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint about the use of the word “pikey” in an episode of Top Gear in February last year.
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NewsBBC2 to share The Clare Balding Show
BBC2 has agreed a deal with BT Sport to share the latest series of The Clare Balding Show.
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NewsPlayground hires Film 4 executive
Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment has continued its push into the UK with the hire of Film 4’s senior development editor.