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NewsHistory plans Columbus shipwreck doc
History and October Films have teamed up to explore the site of the shipwrecked vessel of Christopher Columbus, the Santa Maria.
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NewsBBC Academy to move to Birmingham
BBC North director Peter Salmon has been handed a beefed up role with responsibility for the corporation’s Bristol and Birmingham divisions as it relocates its training arm BBC Academy and HR division to the Midlands.
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NewsC4 sends Jon Richardson on road trip
Channel 4 is sending comedian Jon Richardson on the road to discover what is takes to be a ‘happy adult’ for its latest order from Open Mike Productions.
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NewsUnions slam BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have branded the BBC’s pay offer “completely unacceptable” and are launching a campaign calling on the corporation to reform its remuneration structures.
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NewsITV News: Beware rise of citizen journalism
ITV News’ director of news gathering Tim Singleton has argued that traditional broadcasters are more vital than ever in the face of a rising swell of content from citizen journalists.
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NewsUTV boosted by World Cup build-up
UTV’s finances have been boosted by TalkSport’s football coverage in the build-up to the World Cup as the radio division posted healthy quarter one results.
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NewsiPlayer shorts pave way for BBC3’s move online
A collection of BBC iPlayer comedy shorts will help pave the way for BBC3’s move online next year, according to the VoD platform’s head of TV content.
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NewsAnalysis: Sky’s ‘empire’ plan
Sky’s plans to create a European mega-firm could save it hundreds of millions of pounds a year, which analysts believe could be used to supplement a combined pa-ncontinent commissioning budget of £1.4bn.
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NewsC4 training scheme offers Cutting Edge prize
Channel 4 is to give an aspiring documentary-maker the opportunity to direct a Cutting Edge film as part of a wider training scheme launching in September.
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NewsCohen: listen to junior staff
Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to break up the “hierarchical” working structures at BBC television.
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NewsChina targets UK partners
Chinese broadcasters are rapidly ramping up their local content commissioning and are keen to partner more with UK companies to break their formats into the international market.
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NewsA+E set to remake a slew of hit US reality series
A+E Networks UK plans to follow up its UK remake of Dance Moms with more local versions of hit US reality series across Lifetime, History and Crime + Investigation.
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NewsTurner reveals TruTV plans
Turner UK is planning to invest in original shows, UK reversions and acquisitions after revealing it will launch general entertainment channel TruTV as its first British free-to-air channel this summer.
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NewsCockroaches on agenda for ITV2
ITV2 plans to build its comedy credentials by ordering a full series of post-apocalyptic sitcom Cockroaches, which is penned by Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education writing partner.
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NewsNorman defends Crozier’s financial package
ITV chairman Archie Norman has defended the £8.4m remuneration package received by Adam Crozier after it was scrutinised by shareholders at the broadcaster’s AGM.
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NewsITV to tackle diversity via informal objectives
ITV’s commissioning team has been set informal objectives to increase the diversity of participants and talent in some of its most high-profile shows.
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NewsSundance backs Danny Boyle's Babylon
US network Sundance TV has come on board Danny Boyle’s Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon.
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NewsC4 sets up commercial development team
Channel 4 is creating a new commercial development team headed up by Channel 5 exec Emma Derrick.
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NewsLuis Silberwasser joins Telemundo
NBC Universal has hired Luis Silberwasser as the new president of its US Hispanic channel Telemundo Network.
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NewsHolloway prison opens up for C5 doc
Wildfire TV is to head into infamous women’s prison Holloway for Channel 5, following the success of its Inside Broadmoor documentary.