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NewsMaxine Watson joins Twenty Twenty
Twenty Twenty has appointed BBC documentaries commissioner Maxine Watson as director of programmes.
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NewsEvening Standard editor joins Today programme
London Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands has been hired as editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
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NewsEndeavour lands bumper run
ITV has ordered an extended fifth series run of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour.
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NewsNetflix delves Inside British Vogue
Netflix has picked up the US rights to BBC documentary series Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue after striking a deal with distributor Drive.
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NewsIndie Summit: speakers announced
Mark Linsey, Kim Shillinglaw, Sara Geater and Mel Leach are among the high profile speakers at Broadcast’s Indie Summit in March.
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NewsThe CW buys Sky's Hooten & The Lady
US cable network The CW has picked up Sky 1 action drama Hooten and The Lady from Sky Vision, marking one of the distributor’s biggest scripted US deals to date.
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NewsSky: Discovery demands £1bn for channels
Sky has revealed that Discovery is demanding £1bn for its portfolio of channels as the carriage row between the two media giants ratcheted up a level.
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NewsBroadcast's Pick of the Week
The Great Pottery Throw Down and Tracey Ullman return in new slots next week, as ITV sends Robson Green on its latest travelogue.
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NewsITV unveils pricing for pay-per-view venture
ITV is to charge £9.95 to watch Chris Eubank Jr’s forthcoming super middleweight title bout via its forthcoming pay-per-view service.
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NewsFledgling indie scores Tough Mudder Sky show
Sky Sports has commissioned fledgling indie Wilson Worldwide Productions to follow British Olympians as they compete in a selection of Tough Mudder challenges.
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NewsC5 ads to target Sky homes
Channel 5 has become the first terrestrial broadcaster to join Sky’s targeted advertising platform AdSmart.
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NewsRugby League World Cup to remain on BBC
The BBC has retained the rights to the next Rugby League World Cup ahead of this year’s tournament.
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NewsDiscovery: commissioning threatened by carriage row
Discovery has warned that it could be forced to cut commissioning a result of its “unprecedented” carriage row with Sky.
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NewsJay Hunt reveals strategy and issues lifestyle challenge
Channel 4’s Jay Hunt has called for big ideas with social awareness and stronger lifestyle programming, claiming the latter is “stuck in a rut” across British television.
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NewsSky gears up for satellite-free TV
Sky is to launch a full television service without the need for a satellite dish as the pay-TV operator bids to reduce rising churn.
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NewsSky hits back in Discovery dispute
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has hit back in the carriage deal row with Discovery, claiming their channels’ share of viewing has been in “long-term decline”.
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NewsC4: True North deal shows that Growth Fund works
The sale of Channel 4’s stake in True North to Sky demonstrates to the government that the broadcaster can operate with both a “commercial and creative agenda”, according to investment chief Laura Franses.
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News!mpossible indie broadens slate
Mighty Productions, the indie established by The Weakest Link co-creator Lynn Sutcliffe and Tipping Point creator Hugh Rycroft, is eyeing a move into new genres after receiving a supersized order for its BBC daytime quiz !mpossible.
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NewsLast chance to enter Broadcast Indie Survey
Indies, consolidated companies and broadcasters have one week to submit their entries for this year’s Broadcast Indie Survey.
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NewsCalls to curb coffee shop hiring culture
Television production’s freelance nature and its informal recruitment culture is preventing it from opening up opportunities to a broader pool of talent.