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NewsBBC Studios takes shape
The BBC could begin tendering out returning in-house series as early as this year, as plans to launch BBC Studios gather pace.
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NewsBBC2 seeks SNL-style comedy format
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw and acting entertainment boss Alan Tyler have kicked off the hunt for a Saturday Night Live-style comedy variety format to air at 10pm on BBC2.
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NewsBBC widens hunt for next Voice
BBC entertainment boss Alan Tyler will look beyond the UK’s most established indies to find a successor for The Voice UK, arguing that the wrangle over the format shows the corporation is increasingly exposed to “cosy corporate gazumping”.
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NewsMaria Eagle appointed shadow culture secretary
Labour’s former defence secretary Maria Eagle has pledged to defend the BBC from Tory cuts after being appointed shadow culture secretary this morning.
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NewsBBCW hits back at Adam Crozier claims
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie has hit back at claims made by ITV boss Adam Crozier that its entire portfolio of international channels is loss-making.
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NewsBT Sport exec steps down
BT Sport executive director Grant Best has stepped down from his role but will continue to work closely with the fledgling channel.
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NewsNat Geo restructures international division
National Geographic has restructured its international programming division, resulting in more global programming decisions being made from the US.
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NewsUKTV lands live boxing rights
UKTV has made a shock move into live sports, landing the exclusive rights to David Haye’s comeback fight.
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NewsEnders: impact of C4 cannot be underestimated
The impact Channel 4 has on the independent sector “cannot be underestimated” according to a report by Enders Analysis.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde axed by ITV
ITV’s controversial teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has been cancelled after ratings petered out over the course of the first series.
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NewsOz format My Kitchen Rules returns to UK
My Kitchen Rules is to return to the UK after Channel 4 ordered a British version of the Australian cooking format.
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NewsLoose Women secures sustainability certification
Loose Women has become the first long-running daytime studio show to be certified under Bafta’s Albert+ sustainability scheme.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky warns against C4 sale
Peter Kosminsky has issued a warning against privatising Channel 4 “by stealth”, comparing the move to the sell-off of ITV franchises in the 1990s.
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NewsUKTV share creeps past C5 & Sky
Storage Hunters UK and Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish helped UKTV inch past Channel 5 and Sky to record its most successful year on record.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts ‘business critical’ development chief
BBC Studios is on the hunt for a head of development as part of a recruitment processes that raises questions about the central development unit put in place by Danny Cohen only two years ago.
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NewsBBC3 unwraps new logo
BBC3 has unveiled a new logo ahead of its move to become an online-only proposition.
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NewsDownton finale posts record PVR gain
Downton Abbey triumphed in the Christmas Day ratings battle after gaining a record 4m viewers through recorded viewing.
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NewsBBC unveils Blick and McGovern dramas
BBC controller of drama Polly Hill has unveiled 35 hours of fresh drama commissions, including work from Jimmy McGovern, Hugo Blick and Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett.
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NewsChristmas catch up: what you may have missed
ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period
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NewsOfcom backs terms of trade - but sets out options for reform
Ofcom has ruled that the terms of trade continue to fulfil their purpose - but has offered the government a series of options should it wish to change the existing regulatory framework.