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NewsLightbox gains access to Vogue for BBC2
Channel 4 Growth Fund indie Lightbox has gained access to fashion magazine Vogue for its debut BBC2 commission.
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NewsSNP MP slams BBC's referendum coverage
The Scottish National Party’s (SNP) media spokesman and former Newsnight reporter John Nicolson has criticised the BBC’s handling of the Scottish independence referendum.
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NewsBBC2 tops social media study
BBC2 has come out on top of a study into which terrestrial broadcaster is the best-performing on social media.
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NewsCBS Drama to launch on Freeview
CBS Drama is to launch on Freeview, backed by the launch of several high-profile series including Sex and The City and Californication.
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NewsBT Sport extends Sunset+Vine deal
Sunset+Vine has inked a two-year contract extension with BT Sport to produce the bulk of its football and rugby coverage until the end of the 2018.
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NewsOsborne warned BBC2 & BBC4 under threat
The BBC warned chancellor George Osborne that it would be forced to close BBC2 and BBC4 unless it received concessions after agreeing to take on the cost of over-75s licence fees.
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NewsiPlayer turns on live restart & pause & play
iPlayer’s catch-up and personalisation features are to be extended across multiple platforms to give audiences greater control of the service.
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NewsIn brief: C4 / AMC; ICM
Channel 4 has tied with AMC to offer a fledgling drama project $20,000, while US talent agent ICM has recruited a head of international TV.
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NewsPartners in Crime heads to Japan
Agatha Christie spy series Partners In Crime is headed to Japan after All3Media International struck a deal with public broadcaster NHK.
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NewsBritespark, Popkorn & Twofour land First Cut films
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest slate of First Cut documentaries with BriteSpark Films, Popkorn TV & Twofour winning business from the strand.
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NewsNews channels breach Ofcom impartiality code
An Ofcom investigation into news impartiality has uncovered numerous breaches by broadcasters including the BBC, CNN and CNBC for broadcasting films sponsored by governments, charities and NGOs.
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NewsC4 prepares The Island celebrity special
Channel 4 is lining up a celebrity version of The Island with Bear Grylls as part of next year’s Stand Up 2 Cancer event.
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NewsBarcroft expands Behaving Badly franchise to US
Barcroft Productions has won two 10-part order from US network Discovery Family focusing on animals and babies.
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NewsITV to refund votes for BGT winner
ITV will refund viewers who paid to vote for the winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom found the show had misled the audience.
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NewsRTÉ1 orders 50 new shows
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ1 has unveiled over 50 new shows as part of its autumn slate including a raft of UK co-productions and commissions for British indies.
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NewsFairhead: ‘chilling’ to politicise licence fee debate
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has claimed that allowing politicians to interfere in the way in which the BBC is funded could have a “potentially chilling” impact.
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NewsGove wades into licence fee debate
Justice secretary Michael Gove has waded into the licence fee decriminalisation debate arguing that prosecutions for non-payment are overburdening the criminal justice system.
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NewsDiscovery's Rich Ross promoted
Rich Ross, president of the US Discovery Channel, will oversee Animal Planet and the Science Channel as part of a widening of his responsibilities.
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NewsC4 piloting Shorts on Android
Channel 4 is piloting some short-form content via its All 4 Android app to test audience interest before rolling out wider.
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NewsComedy Central strikes US deals
Comedy Central has acquired NBC slacker comedy Undateable and animated series Bob’s Burgers.