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NewsIndie start-up 7 Wonder wins Aussie backing
Australia’s Seven Network has invested in a UK indie co-founded by former Maverick boss Alex Fraser that aims to produce “noisy, factual programming”.
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NewsC5 sale close as bidders circle
Channel 5 could be sold in a matter of weeks as a slew of US broadcasters vie with European media groups to take control of the broadcaster.
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NewsAcorn mulls ‘Sherlock’ take on Christie tales
Hercule Poirot could become a hacker or Jane Marple swap her tweed coat for a onesie after Acorn Productions revealed plans to contemporise the Agatha Christie franchise.
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NewsRaw scales up with Discovery
Discovery Communication’s acquisition of Raw TV is the latest high-profile example of the trend for transatlantic consolidation in the production sector.
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NewsBBC3 on the brink of online move
The BBC wants to change BBC3 from a traditional TV channel to an online-only brand that will super-charge the iPlayer.
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NewsC4 gives voice to West African churches
Waddell Media has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a season of films about the UK’s West African churches in the run-up to Easter.
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NewsITV2 seeds viral panel format
ITV2 has ordered viral panel show from Irish indie Vision Independent Productions and Shed Media-backed Yalli Productions.
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NewsBBC2 to host Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage debate
BBC2 is to host a live political debate between Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and UKIP’s Nigel Farage over the forthcoming European elections.
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NewsC4 plans musical Gay Wedding doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off musical to coincide with the legalisation of same sex marriage.
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NewsVice launches online news channel
Youth-skewing brand Vice has launched an online news channel that will have 35 foreign bureaus and over 4,000 contributors.
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NewsBBC3 threat: the industry responds
Fears for the future of BBC3 have sparked a Twitter campaign to save the channel.
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NewsBBC eyes online-only future for BBC3
The BBC is drawing up plans to turn BBC3 into an online-only channel, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC dominates RTS nominations
The BBC was nominated for 29 awards in 20 categories at the Royal Television Society Programme awards.
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NewsC4 names indie investment fund boss
Channel 4 has hired Nutopia co-founder Laura Franses to head up its £20m indie investment fund.
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NewsOfcom warned over apps 'loophole'
Ofcom has been warned about a “potential loophole” in its regulation of second-screen content as part of a report it commissioned into the burgeoning sector.
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NewsBroadcast Breakfast with BBC4's Cassian Harrison
There are just a few seats remaining at this week’s Broadcast Business Breakfast where BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison will share his plans for the station.
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NewsSky Arts raises curtain on Playhouse Presents
Sky Arts has ordered its third run of Playhouse Presents comedies and dramas starring talent including Matthew Perry, Cara Delevingne and Ben Whishaw.
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NewsProduction accounting guide launched
Industry collective the Production Accounting Forum has released an online guide to production accounting.
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NewsDiscovery snaps up Raw
Discovery Communications has struck a deal to buy Gold Rush producer Raw TV.
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NewsCompany & Element secure TV3 soap
Irish broadcaster TV3 has struck a deal with Shameless indie Company Pictures and Quirke-producer Element Pictures to produce a long-running local soap.