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NewsBBC & Ofcom clash over costs
The BBC and Ofcom have clashed over an estimated £9m bill to cover the regulation of the corporation.
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NewsTVF scores Discovery deals
Discovery has picked up a slate of programming from London-based distributor TVF International for its global channels, including ITV4 fishing format The Big Fish Off.
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NewsJohn le Carré returns to BBC1
BBC1 is hoping to repeat the success of The Night Manager after ordering an adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
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NewsiPlayer hits festive high
iPlayer viewing rose to its highest-ever level over Christmas – generating almost 70m views over the seven-day period.
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NewsBBC3 gets a brand refresh
BBC3 has rolled out a brand refresh - designed to help it reconnect with its online audience.
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NewsBBC wages war on fake news
BBC News is to pour more resource into its fact-checking service to combat the rise of fake news.
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NewsInsight greenlights UHD racing shows
Ultra HD channel Insight has ordered two extreme racing commissions from LSP.
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NewsSky cancels Michael Jackson comedy
Sky has pulled a half-hour comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after protests from the popstar’s daughter.
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NewsNetflix swoops for ITV's Investigator
ITV’s The Jinx-style series The Investigator: A British Crime Story has been picked up by Netflix.
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NewsThe Crystal Maze supersized by C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a supersized order of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze following its successful revival last year.
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NewsHat Trick & Jed Mercurio team up for HG Wells drama
Hat Trick and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio are working on an adaptation of HG Wells’ The Time Machine to mark the 150th anniversary of the sci-fi pioneer’s birth.
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NewsRalph Lee expands C4 factual team
Channel 4 has appointed three commissioning editors to its factual department as it prepares for the long-term renewal of its existing factual slate.
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NewsStudio Lambert inks E4 tattoo contest
E4 is building on its TV tattooing success with the launch of a hunt from Studio Lambert to find the UK’s best professional artist.
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NewsFrancis Bacon & Paula Rego docs on BBC arts slate
IWC Media, Kimset and Wavelength Films take on Britain’s cultural heroes are among a raft of BBC arts commissions.
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NewsProlific North Live announces speaker line-up
No Offence writer Jimmy Dowdall and Warp Films chief executive Mark Herbert will be among the speakers at next month’s Prolific North Live event in Manchester, which is being produced in association with Broadcast.
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NewsIndustry backs governance shake-up at BBC
Sir David Clementi’s appointment as BBC chair has been broadly welcomed by industry executives, with his in-depth knowledge of the corporation’s regulatory regime labelled a bonus.
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NewsCurve secures raft of orders
Factual indie Curve Media has marked its second anniversary with a raft of commissions across the BBC and Channel 4 and is on the cusp of winning a major ITV primetime pilot.
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NewsNext steps for BBC Studios
A clearer picture of the plan for BBC Studios has emerged after the Trust published its assessment of the corporation’s proposals before Christmas.
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NewsCohen to fund BBCW superdramas
Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment will fund a slew of super-high end British dramas after striking a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point.
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NewsMedia experts: fake news to intensify
News organisations are piling pressure on social networks to weed out ‘fake news’ amid concerns over the escalation of web hoaxes.