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News‘Open’ BBC plans partnership seminars
The BBC is planning to run a series of seminars in which organisations will be invited to consider ways in which they can partner with the corporation to reach new audiences.
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NewsMidwinter of Spirit shifted from Encore
ITV has bumped Midwinter of the Spirit, its first original commission for pay-TV channel Encore, onto its main channel.
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NewsIn brief: Orphan Black; Nina, Love; Creative Skillset; BBCW
BBC3 series Orphan Black is to debut on iPlayer and Creative Skillset has invested £200,000 in online training courses. Read on for more.
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NewsUKTV shifts YouTube strategy
UKTV has begun phasing out its individual brands on YouTube after introducing a single, broadcaster-wide channel on the video-sharing platform.
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NewsFamily Guy leads ITV VoD revamp
ITV is to replace its website and VoD player with ITV Hub, a single destination which will become the first broadcaster service to offer online access to Family Guy in the UK.
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NewsThe Met returns to BBC1
BBC1’s in-house documentary about London’s police force, The Met, is to return for an extended second series.
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NewsSky Living heads for Blindspot
Sky Living has picked up US mystery thriller Blindspot after striking a deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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NewsYouView prepares rich data for partners
YouView is to begin providing rich data from its set-top boxes to stakeholders – offering them a level of information similar to that mined by Sky.
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NewsTroy heads up BBC1 slate
BBC1 has ordered a “bold and visceral” primetime dramatisation of the Greek myth of Troy as part of a raft of 10 commissions and a comedy season.
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NewsBBC investigates River City bully claims
The BBC is investigating claims of bullying on the set of Glasgow-based soap River City following complaints last week.
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NewsITN Productions closes YouTube channel
ITN Productions has closed down its YouTube-backed citizen journalism channel Truthloader after three years and is understood to be focusing its digital work on branded content.
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NewsBroadcasters raise concerns over EE TV
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have raised major concerns about an innovative catch-up tool on fledgling television service EE TV.
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NewsSky ups stake in VR firm
Sky has extended its financial backing of Jaunt – taking the total amount it has invested in the virtual reality (VR) service to around £1m.
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NewsC5 rapped over Blinging Up Baby
Channel 5’s Blinging Up Baby has been found in breach of the Ofcom broadcasting code.
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NewsPrincess to make YouTube cancer fundraiser
Princess Productions will team up with well-known vloggers to produce a 12-hour live-streamed event on YouTube for Stand Up To Cancer.
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NewsBBC ‘pays Savile victim £15,000 in compensation’
The BBC is reported to have paid £15,000 in compensation to a man who claimed that he was abused by Jimmy Savile’s “accomplices” on a visit to a BBC studio in 1970s.
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NewsIn brief: Top Gear; Zig Zag; BBC radio
Chris Evans is heading to Cannes to help BBC Worldwide sell the reimagined Top Gear, plus other industry headlines.
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NewsNordic broadcasters back the BBC
Seven bosses from Nordic public service broadcasters have hailed the BBC as “the mother of all public service broadcasting,” in an open letter that warns against diminishing its remit or independence.
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NewsEmmerdale producer to take over Coronation Street
Days before Coronation Street is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live special, it has emerged the soap’s producer will leave his role at the end of the year.