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NewsBBC must halve senior managers to hit Trust target
The BBC must halve its number of senior managers over the next 20 months or fail to hit a stretching target set by Lord Patten, according to Broadcast calculations.
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NewsBBC launches child protection policy review
The BBC has launched a stand-alone investigation into its child protection and whistleblowing policies following delays to the Dame Janet Smith review.
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsBBC axes The Review Show
The BBC has axed its 20-year old arts round-up The Review Show less than 12 months after switching it to a monthly BBC4 format.
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NewsC5 buys webcam erotica doc
Channel 5 has picked up Web Cam Girls, a documentary produced by Back2Back Productions and backed by Brighton-based distributor Electric Sky.
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NewsPop targets original series
Kids channel Pop wants to move into original commissioning for the first time after launching on free-to-air platform Freeview this week.
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NewsSky boosts diversity drive with scholarships
Sky is to strengthen its support of diversity within the TV industry by offering five new scholarships for young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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NewsCelebrity Juice producer joins BBC
Celebrity Juice and Sweat The Small Stuff producer Ed Sleeman is to join the BBC’s entertainment commissioning team and take on the BBC3 brief left by Sean Hancock.
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NewsSky hunts head of entertainment
Sky is searching for a replacement head of entertainment and Stuart Murphy wants to act quickly. He could unveil a replacement for Phil Edgar-Jones within the next four weeks.
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NewsITV adds The Dentists to access docs slate
ITV is paying a visit to the dentist with an ob-doc from Keo Films that will form part of its slate of access projects.
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NewsSky Arts unveils bold strategy
Sky Arts is to enter a new phase of growth with an increased budget under new boss Phil Edgar-Jones.
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UKTV snaps up JJ Abrams series Almost Human
UKTV has made its latest high-profile US acquisition, buying JJ Abrams’ sci-fi series Almost Human from the international sales arm of Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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NewsDrama set for return to BBC4
BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.
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NewsSky Atlantic to air Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language series, the hotly anticipated Italian crime-drama Gomorrah from distributors Arrow Films and Beta Film.
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NewsDeparting Ross to retain C4 growth fund role
Film 4 boss Tessa Ross will continue to play a role in Channel 4’s £20m indie investment plans despite leaving the broadcaster in September.
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NewsBBC arts push under fire
Prominent executives have argued that the combination of the BBC’s plans to create more arts content “than ever before” and the cuts to BBC3 will make the corporation “increasingly irrelevant”.
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BBC faces licence fee review
The BBC faces an uphill battle to fight off the biggest overhaul of TV licence laws in more than a decade as plans to decriminalise evasion took a leap forward this week.
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NewsSky simulcasts Game of Thrones debut
Sky has struck a deal with HBO allowing it to air Game of Thrones at the same time as it launches on the US cable network.
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NewsTessa Ross to leave Film 4
Long-time Film 4 head Tessa Ross is stepping down from her role later this year to become chief executive of the National Theatre.
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NewsSuspicions of Mr Whicher returns to ITV
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is to return to ITV for a third time with a two-part series.