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NewsSky Living back at Mount Pleasant
Sky Living has recommissioned Tiger Aspect-comedy Mount Pleasant for a fourth series.
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NewsBBC3: Danny Cohen takes to Twitter
BBC director of television Danny Cohen took to Twitter to discuss the decision to shift BBC3 online with viewers.
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NewsMr Selfridge opens doors for third series
ITV has ordered a third series of its in-house department store drama Mr Selfridge.
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NewsRaw heads to Siberia for Discovery
Discovery has ordered a Siberian reality series from Raw TV, the first commission to emerge after the indie was acquired by the factual broadcaster earlier this week.
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NewsE! royal drama set for UK
US cable network E! has commissioned a Liz Hurley-fronted royal family drama that will be set and shot in the UK.
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NewsWomen directors focus of BBC scheme
Directors UK and the BBC are piloting a workshop for women TV directors who are keen to return to work after a career break or reposition their career.
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NewsObjective probes psychology for Discovery
Discovery International has commissioned UK indie Objective Productions to make 10-part series The Mind Control Freaks.
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NewsLondon Live tunes up for music show
London Live has commissioned SoundClash, a 12-part live music show from music indie 3DD.
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NewsDavid Cameron commits to TV tax break
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue to back high-end film and TV tax credit breaks, claiming that they are “working so well”.
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NewsLicence fee cut will put spotlight on BBC4
Danny Cohen has said BBC4 will remain a TV channel in the short term – but warned that a tough licence fee settlement would put the factual channel next in the firing line.
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NewsCohen: dropping BBC3 will stop content cuts
The BBC faces making unilateral programming budget cuts of up to 25% if BBC3 is not taken off air, according to Danny Cohen.
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NewsInfographic: BBC3 budget breakdown
BBC3’s projected 2015/6 budget was £75m – which will now be radically reallocated.
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NewsCohen begins BBC3 briefings
Danny Cohen has begun briefing BBC3’s key suppliers and talent about plans to take the service online, amid fears that the axe is hanging over many of the channel’s big brands.
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NewsCohen: BBC3 strategy is a risk
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has admitted that moving BBC3 online is a major risk and that cost savings have forced the corporation to make the move ahead of schedule.
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NewsTony Hall: email to staff
Click to read the director general’s email to staff about BBC3’s online move.
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NewsBBC3 budget cut in half by move online
BBC3’s programme budget will be cut in half, and £30m of it will be redirected into BBC1 drama, when the youth channel moves online in autumn 2015.
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NewsSTV pre-tax profits rise 16%
STV’s adjusted pre-tax profits have risen 16% to £15.2m on the back of strong ad sales and continued production and digital growth.
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NewsBBC2 goes back to school for student vet series
BBC2 has ordered a Vet School-style series following a group of students in their final year at the Royal Veterinary College.
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NewsBBC gets tough on diversity
The BBC is to ramp up the social profiling of its workforce and could introduce the ‘Rooney Rule’ into its recruitment processes under plans to radically boost diversity.