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NewsQuake threatens tape supply
Producers and post houses are facing a tape crisis as Japan-based manufacturers struggle to resume operations in the earthquake and tsunami-hit country.
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NewsIndies face DQF double blow
Indie suppliers to the BBC are facing a squeeze on two fronts as the corporation plans to pass on rising costs as well as cutting spend on content.
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NewsYounge suggests short-term contracts
Pat Younge has suggested putting senior BBC managers on fixed-term contracts of two to four years to ensure “no one feels any position is for life” as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders
The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.
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NewsMagnum and CPL vie for Sky 1 panel show
Sky 1 is piloting two news-based panel shows, hosted by Jack Dee and David Walliams, which will go head to head to win a commission.
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NewsBBC tells radio indies to cross over into TV
The BBC has urged radio indies to raise their ambitions and pitch cross-platform ideas with significant scale.
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News3DD brokers deal for Jonathan Ross Cannes show
Jonathan Ross is to front coverage of the Cannes Film Festival for pay-TV channel Cinémoi in a series that 3DD Entertainment has sold to more than 25 countries around the world.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsCross-platform ratings metric reveals biggest boost for BBC3
BBC3 programmes get the biggest ratings uplift in the seven days following transmission, according to new BBC cross-platform metric Live+7.
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NewsShaw wins first C5 order for Japan disaster doc
Chris Shaw has won his first commission from Channel 5 as a producer, having left the broadcaster in January after 11 years.
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NewsBSkyB to merge products for Sky Anywhere service
BSkyB has created an emerging products team dedicated to identifying and developing new products ahead of the launch of its Sky Anywhere service.
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NewsC4 teams up with E.ON for series on future homes
Channel 4 has ordered its first specialist factual show to be co-funded by a brand, with a programme that will showcase the next generation of household appliances and gadgets.
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NewsC4 nets Dolphin Boy doc
Channel 4 has netted a new documentary about a traumatised young man who was brought back from the brink by working with dolphins.
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NewsWarner takes to the water to fish for Good Food
Celebrity chef Valentine Warner is to travel Britain’s coastline and rivers in search of the country’s best fish for Good Food channel.
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NewsC4 looks to Fresh One for a different take on dance
Channel 4 plans to bring a different approach to dance competitions on TV with a three-part Fresh One documentary about the Street Dance XXL UK Championships.
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NewsBBC cuts £500m from pension deficit
The BBC has eroded nearly a third of its pension deficit through new arrangements agreed last year - which is to be redeployed into programmes and services.
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NewsBBC calls for radio indies to tap into fund
Chris Burns, the BBC’s group manager for Audio and Music and newly appointed “indie champion”, has called on indies to tap into the broadcaster’s radio Innovation Fund.
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NewsGypsy Weddings ties knot with book/DVD publishers
Channel 4 smash hit Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is to be released on DVD on the day of the royal wedding and has also secured a major publishing deal.
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NewsBBC and BSkyB to sit on creative industries board
The BBC and BSkyB are to sit on a new board that will aim to advocate and enable growth in the creative industries.
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NewsMidsomer race-row producer to step down
Midsomer Murders producer Brian True-May will step down from the show after “the current production run” following a race row.