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NewsSky drops BBC retransmission fees
Sky is to drop the retransmission fees it charges the BBC and ITV after agreeing fresh terms with both broadcasters.
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NewsNFTS 2014 gala to focus on diversity
The National Film and Television School’s 2014 fundraising Gala will attempt to improve diversity in the film, TV and gaming industries.
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NewsITV buys Danish indie United
ITV has acquired Danish indie United as it continues to snap up global production companies.
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NewsDixon departs RTE for BBCW
George Dixon is to join BBC Worldwide to oversee commissioning across its international channels after leaving Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsBBC signs Agatha Christie deal
The BBC has signed a deal with the Agatha Christie estate to return the author to the “pantheon of truly great British writers” on the 125th anniversary of her birth through a range of new dramas.
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NewsCohen: Match of the Day must be more diverse
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is set to make Match of the Day the next target of his diversity mission after banning all-male comedy panel shows.
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NewsBBC Store gets greenlight from Trust
The BBC’s plans to launch a download-to-own portal for archive programming have taken a step forward after being approved by the BBC Trust.
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NewsBBC charter renewal talks set for 2015
Formal charter renewal negotiations are unlikely to begin in earnest until after the general election in 2015, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC Brit orders first original series
BBC Worldwide’s male-skewing international channel BBC Brit has ordered Mud, Sweat and Gears as its first original commission.
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NewsStella renewed for fourth series
Stella is coming back for a fourth series after Sky1 recommissioned the Tidy Productions comedy.
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NewsiPlayer drama slate revealed
BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision of making iPlayer the “front door of the BBC” will move a step closer next month with the release of three web-only dramas.
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NewsITV indie deals in spotlight
ITV could end up paying nearly £300m for the indies it has bought over the past two years if its new production partners hit top-end growth targets.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC lacking gay characters
Ben Stephenson has voiced concerns about the lack of gay characters in UK drama – and argued that BBC drama has a “long way to go” before it becomes truly diverse.
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NewsHall changes approach to cuts
Director general Tony Hall has hinted that a major BBC channel or service could be at risk after ruling out further corporation-wide cuts to find another £100m of savings.
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NewsBBC2 lines up food history series
BBC2 is close to commissioning a Wall to Wall Television history format exploring how advances in the culinary world have shaped British family life over the past 40 years.
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NewsOxford Media Convention: Tony Hall speech in full
Click to read Tony Hall’s speech at the Oxford Media Convention on 26 February in full.
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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsCrozier: ITV4 and daytime ‘disappointing’
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has questioned the performance of ITV4 and the broadcaster’s morning daytime output - arguing both areas of output need to improve.