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NewsGovernment to launch licence fee decriminalisation review
The government is poised to launch a year-long consultation on decriminalising licence fee evasion.
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NewsSky Arts boss James Hunt steps down
Sky Arts director James Hunt is to leave the pay-TV broadcaster after four and a half years.
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NewsNat Geo buys wildlife docs
National Geographic Channels International has acquired a slew of wildlife documentaries from distributor Earth Touch.
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NewsArrow Media recycles plane for C4 doc
Kevin McCloud is to challenge three designers to recycle a disused airplane into new products as part of a new Channel 4 doc produced by Arrow Media.
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NewsITV acquires stake in Nordic VoD service
ITV has acquired a minority stake in Nordic video-on-demand operator Cirkus, which offers a raft of British content to international audiences.
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NewsNick Clegg voices concerns over licence fee evasion plans
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has indicated that he is listening to BBC concerns over decriminalising licence fee evasion.
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NewsSky's Pick acquires Farscape
Sky’s free-to-air network Pick TV has acquired four series of cult sci-fi show Farscape.
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NewsPeter Moffat closes the case on Silk
Silk creator Peter Moffat has confirmed that BBC1’s courtroom drama will not return for a fourth series.
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NewsJohn Kaye Cooper to oversee ITV’s Rising Star
ITV has drafted in former entertainment controller John Kaye Cooper as the showrunner on Israeli musical talent show Rising Star.
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NewsVirgin eyes Amazon streaming app
Virgin Media has entered talks with Amazon over adding streaming video service Amazon Prime Instant Video to the TiVo platform.
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NewsSky wins Sing Date court case
Sky has won its second high court formats battle in 10 days after a high court judge rejected a claim that Princess Productions’ musical dating format Sing Date had been ripped off.
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NewsITV boss Adam Crozier’s pay rockets to £8.4m
Adam Crozier’s pay packet ballooned 189% to nearly £8.4m last year after the ITV chief executive hit performance targets and the company’s share price grew.
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NewsDiscovery and Sky in pole-position to buy C5
A joint bid between Discovery Communications and BSkyB is emerging as a front-runner to buy Channel 5.
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NewsCBeebies’ origination quotas relaxed
Ofcom has approved plans to reduce CBeebies’ origination quotas to bring them into line with CBBC.
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NewsStrictly wins Craft gong
Strictly Come Dancing will be honoured with the Special Award at the Bafta Craft Awards on 27 April.
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NewsBBC3 orders sitcoms prior to online move
BBC3 is lining up a sitcom set in a young offenders’ institution and has recommissioned three of its biggest comedies as it begins to increase its online experimentation.
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NewsIfans to star in S4C adaptation of Under Milk Wood
Welsh broadcaster S4C has commissioned a film version of classic radio drama Under Milk Wood that will star Rhys Ifans.
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NewsIndies lobby Trust on quotas
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest indies used a high-level meeting with the BBC Trust to make the case for changing the corporation’s commissioning quotas during charter renewal negotiations next year.
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NewsSky strikes deal with US network FX
Sky has struck a co-development deal with US cable network FX as it looks to create comedies to sit alongside the likes of Louie and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
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NewsUKTV draws up manifesto for indie relations
UKTV is launching a commissioning charter as it seeks to cement its position in the indie community.