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NewsUBS: Sky could sell ITV stake
Sky could sell its 7.5% stake in ITV ahead of the creation of Sky Europe, according to analysts.
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NewsHalf of UK wants BBC licence fee scrapped
More than half of the British public are in favour of scrapping the licence fee and making the BBC self-sufficient, according to research.
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NewsHorrible Histories set for CBBC revival
CBBC is planning to return to Horrible Histories for a full series of the sketch comedy.
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NewsITV to visit Hatton Gardens
Argonon-backed producer BriteSpark Films will lift the lid on the secretive Hatton Garden jewellery trade in an ITV documentary.
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NewsPearl promoted to C4 news deputy
Dispatches editor Daniel Pearl has been promoted to Channel 4’s deputy head of news and current affairs.
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NewsBake Off to get BBC2 spin-off show
The Great British Bake Off may be moving to BBC1 later this year, but its life on BBC2 is not yet over as the channel prepares an Apprentice: You’re Fired-style spin-off show.
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NewsC5 re-orders five factual series
Channel 5 has recommissioned five documentary series as part of a push to grow its returning brands.
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NewsWall to Wall prepares WDYTYA website
Wall to Wall Television has partnered with genealogy service Findmypast to launch a Who Do You Think You Are? website.
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NewsLily's Driftwood Bay returns to Nick
Nickelodeon has commissioned a second series of pre-school series Lily’s Driftwood Bay from Belfast indie Sixteen South.
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NewsAlison Owen: international market hampering drama diversity
Case Histories producer Alison Owen has claimed that diversity in UK drama is being hampered by the increasingly international nature of the genre.
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NewsNAO chair demands BBC transparency
National Audit Office (NAO) boss Sir Amyas Morse has urged MPs to help him gain greater access to the BBC’s accounts.
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NewsITV opts for Julie Etchingham to chair leaders' debates
News at Ten presenter Julie Etchingham will chair the ITV leaders’ debate in the run-up to the 2015 General Election if an agreement is reached to stage the events.
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NewsCommissioning & Funding Forum round-up
Click for a round-up of Broadcast’s Commissioning & Funding Forum featuring BBC’s Charlotte Moore, ITV’s Peter Fincham and Channel 4’s Jay Hunt.
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NewsYentob defends BBC diversity plan
BBC creative director Alan Yentob has defended director general Tony Hall’s strategy to tackle diversity at the corporation.
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NewsTony Jordan bemoans data-led commissioning
Life on Mars and Hustle creator Tony Jordan has rallied against the growth of data-led drama commissioning decisions amid the rise of digital players, such as Netflix.
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NewsConcerns over TV violence fall
Complaints about violence in dramas including Ripper Street, The Fall and Downton Abbey have not led to an overall impression that scenes of brutality are increasing on television, according to Ofcom.
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NewsBBC looks to bolster interactive news content
The BBC is looking to significantly increase its interactive news output online as it bids to enable users to explore stories in more detail.
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NewsBBC3 orders supernatural drama
BBC3 has turned to Being Human producer Touchpaper Television and All3Media-owned South Pacific Pictures for its first drama since plans emerged to move the channel online.
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NewsArri gives backing to Apple ProRes update
Apple has launched ProRes 4444 XQ, which the manufacturer described as the highest-quality version of ProRes, with a data rate “to preserve the detail in highdynamic- range imagery generated by today’s highest-quality digital image sensors”.
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NewsUKTV lines up pilots for Formats Lab initiative
UKTV has launched a format-testing initiative as it seeks to commission a slew of risky factual, entertainment and reality projects.