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NewsSky hits back in Discovery dispute
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has hit back in the carriage deal row with Discovery, claiming their channels’ share of viewing has been in “long-term decline”.
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NewsC4: True North deal shows that Growth Fund works
The sale of Channel 4’s stake in True North to Sky demonstrates to the government that the broadcaster can operate with both a “commercial and creative agenda”, according to investment chief Laura Franses.
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News!mpossible indie broadens slate
Mighty Productions, the indie established by The Weakest Link co-creator Lynn Sutcliffe and Tipping Point creator Hugh Rycroft, is eyeing a move into new genres after receiving a supersized order for its BBC daytime quiz !mpossible.
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NewsLast chance to enter Broadcast Indie Survey
Indies, consolidated companies and broadcasters have one week to submit their entries for this year’s Broadcast Indie Survey.
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NewsCalls to curb coffee shop hiring culture
Television production’s freelance nature and its informal recruitment culture is preventing it from opening up opportunities to a broader pool of talent.
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NewsCommissioners urged to take talent risks
The TV industry must take more risks with senior production talent, put a stop to its ‘coffee shop’ hiring culture and offer pathways for career progression to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
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NewsCall for TV to reflect Britain
Broadcasters must do more to tell diverse stories of post-Brexit Britain and escape the cultural confines of the “London bubble”, senior industry figures have said.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky carriage war erupts
An unprecedented row has erupted between Sky and Discovery, which could see 12 channels disappear from the pay-TV platform after carriage negotiations broke down.
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NewsC4 to air full series of Bake Off this year
Jay Hunt has revealed that the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off will air on Channel 4 in 2017.
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NewsGinger Spice helps BBC celebrate the ‘90s
Ginger Spice Geri Horner is to feature in an Outline Productions documentary as part of the BBC’s My Generation strand.
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NewsNetflix lifts lid on unscripted strategy
Netflix plans to release at least 30 documentaries and is looking to reach “double-digit” numbers of unscripted formats in 2017.
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NewsBBC acquires first Spanish drama
BBC4 has acquired its first Spanish drama – striking a deal with distributor Arrow Films for thriller I Know Who You Are.
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NewsITV opens up Russian doll gameshow
Catchphrase indie STV Productions is making a Russian doll-themed studio gameshow for ITV.
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NewsReports: C4 in Bake Off talks with BBC
Channel 4 is negotiating with the BBC to air The Great British Bake Off this year, according to a series of press reports.
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NewsC5 joins Diamond diversity initiative
Channel 5 has joined the Diamond diversity monitoring initiative, ahead of the publication of its inclusion strategy in the coming weeks.
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NewsLine of Duty commissioner joins Two Cities
Line Of Duty commissioner Stephen Wright is to leave the BBC to join Alex Graham and Michael Jackson’s Two Cities indie.
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NewsDot To Dot brings all-star animation to Cbeebies
Dot To Dot Productions is producing an animated dinosaur pre-school series featuring Kathy Burke, Sarah Lancashire and Andrew Scott for CBeebies.
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NewsITV expands Save Money strand
ITV has expanded its fledgling Save Money strand after ordering a primetime consumer format from Crackit Productions.
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NewsTigress scores marquee Nat Geo series
National Geographic is to explore the life of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey in a major Sigourney Weaver-narrated series from Endemol Shine’s Tigress Productions.
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NewsBBC restructures specialist factual team
The BBC has overhauled its specialist factual commissioning team - creating three roles dedicated to science, religion & ethics and history.