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NewsLords press ahead with fight for BBC independence
A cross-party group of peers will continue to hold the government’s feet to the fire over what they believe is a covert bid to undermine the BBC’s independence in last week’s white paper.
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NewsMinnow to access US justice system for BBC2
Minnow Films will unlock the American justice system in a BBC2 series announced as part of raft of fresh documentaries from Patrick Holland.
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NewsAll 4 gears up prank driving series
The Chuckle Brothers and Tinchy Stryder are some of the celebrities set to prank members of the public with dodgy driving in an ad-funded shorts series for All 4.
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NewsBBC1 and UKTV call for emergency services
The BBC and UKTV are both delving behind the scenes of the emergency services with separate fly-on-the-wall documentaries following UK ambulance crews.
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NewsITV takes stake in Route 24
ITV has acquired a stake in a film and TV production company formed by one of the producers of hit BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line.
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NewsVice hires Louis Theroux development exec in recruitment spree
Louis Theroux development exec Dan Louw and Objective’s Debi Roach have joined Vice as the youth media brand beefs up its production team ahead of the launch of its linear channel.
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NewsRevealed: the tense talks behind charter renewal
A government U-turn on forcing BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% stake in UKTV is understood to have been a pivotal moment in tense white paper negotiations.
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NewsC4 highlights "erosion" of key factual formats
Channel 4 has flagged a ratings “erosion” of flagship shows including One Born Every Minute and the Educating strand and is set to shift its factual output away from UK domestic issues.
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NewsMedia Production Show programme unveiled
The full seminar programme for Media Production Show has been unveiled, with two days of keynote sessions and panel debates featuring creative and craft experts from the worlds of TV, film and commercials.
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NewsHall pledges to improve regional representation
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to make noticeable improvements to the portrayal of the devolved nations on the BBC within the next three years.
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NewsAmazon to co-produce BBC3's Fleabag
US online streaming service Amazon has boarded forthcoming BBC3 comedy Fleabag.
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NewsITV defends The Secret
ITV has defended its “proud history of factual dramas” after The Secret was criticised in parliament.
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NewsIn brief: Ealing Comedies & EastEnders' eco credit
Richard E. Grant explores Ealing Comedies for UKTV’s Gold, while EastEnders has won a sustainability award.
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NewsBBC and government at loggerheads over BBC1
The future of BBC1 will become a key battleground over the coming months as the government and corporation attempt to nail down the new charter.
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NewsBBC must ‘tread lightly’ around rivals
The government white paper has highlighted a need for the BBC to “tread more lightly and considerately” around its rivals to minimise its impact on the commercial sector.
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NewsHall: programme-makers understand distinctiveness
Director general Tony Hall has told Broadcast he is comfortable with proposals to tender out all BBC Studios shows, and offered a personal definition of what distinctive programming really means.
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NewsBBC Studios gets greenlight
The BBC Studios plan has been given the greenlight by the government, but the BBC has been told it must abolish all in-house television guarantees.
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NewsDiversity cemented in BBC charter
Enshrining a commitment to diversity in the BBC’s new charter for the first time is one of the white paper’s key recommendations.
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NewsDanny Cohen to run media investment firm
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen has become president of Access Entertainment, an investment firm set up by Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik.
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NewsBBC 'has a duty' to offer iPlayer content to Sky Go
The BBC ‘has a duty’ to offer on-demand and live programming to a wider range of third party apps, most likely including Sky Go, according to the white paper.