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NewsBBC3 heads to Successville for hybrid show pilot
BBC3 is piloting a hybrid comedy entertainment murder mystery show where a celebrity must guess the identity of a killer in a fictional world.
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NewsChannel 5 takes on Angry Britain
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part series which will make use of user-generated footage to show ordinary members of the public losing their temper.
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NewsFreelancers offered career shadowing opportunity
Television freelancers will be offered the opportunity to broaden their skillsets under a new BBC Academy scheme which opens for business today.
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NewsNew Eleventh Hour team wins ITV order
Eleventh Hour Films has won its first commission from ITV since expanding its senior creative team.
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NewsC4 eyes co-pros with China
Channel 4 is to open its doors to international co-productions with Chinese broadcasters and producers for the first time.
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NewsBBC reveals digital plans for Newsbeat
Radio 1’s Newsbeat will be used to help provide digitally led news for young people if BBC3 moves online next year, according to James Harding.
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NewsOfcom criticises subtitling standards
The UK’s major broadcasters are failing to meet best practice guidelines when providing subtitles for the live programming.
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NewsTablets on par with PCs for iPlayer
BBC iPlayer viewing from tablets has equalled PC-based access for the first time – with both platforms generating over 70m monthly requests.
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NewsSaltbeef serves up more Friday Download
Saltbeef TV has been commissioned by CBBC to produce a further 19 episodes of the studio entertainment series Friday Download.
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NewsBBC2 to go Inside Country Life
BBC2’s latest access documentary is to go behind the scenes at IPC Media magazine Country Life.
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NewsBBC mulls outsourcing archive
The BBC is considering outsourcing the management of its vast archive of television and radio programmes.
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NewsDiscovery eyes All3Media bid
Discovery Networks is reported to be considering a bid for super-indie All3Media.
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NewsBBC current affairs ‘lags behind C4’
BBC current affairs brands including Panorama and Newsnight could learn lessons from Channel 4 in making a bigger impact with audiences, a review has found.
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NewsNew TVC plans include rooftop pool
New plans for the redevelopment of BBC Television Centre in West London include a Soho House-backed roof-top pool and terrace.
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NewsBBC News 'must do more to reach young audiences'
The BBC must improve its online news to ensure that younger audiences remain engaged with the corporation’s output, according to a BBC Trust report.
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NewsSky+ heads into the cloud
Sky is reportedly developing a set-top box which will allow subscribers to record programmes in the cloud enabling them to be accessed from any device.
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NewsBBC News bosses take diversity training
BBC News bosses have had training on “unconscious bias” in recruitment as part of wide-ranging efforts to improve the diversity of the division.
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NewsSamsung TVs affected by C4 data service
Channel 4 has suspended a data service that triggered a technical glitch in Samsung TVs – causing the sets to turn off each time viewers switched to E4 or Channel 4+1.
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NewsC4 history exec to step down
Channel 4 history commissioner Julia Harrington will leave the broadcaster later this year to spend more time with her family.
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NewsComux backs boss in local TV row
The Comux board has thrown its support behind chief executive Ed Hall after being accused of mishandling the £25m of licence fee money it was given to launch local TV.