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NewsIn Brief: ITV, Amazon, Saturday Night Takeaway
US media group Comcast is reportedly eyeing a bid for ITV, while Amazon renews The Man In The High Castle and NBC cancels the US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsChannel 4 swoops for Formula One
Channel 4 has swooped for the terrestrial rights to Formula One, beating ITV to take over coverage of the motor racing competition from the BBC.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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NewsC4 sell-off could deliver ‘pitiful’ return for Treasury
The return generated from selling-off Channel 4 could be “pitifully small” if its remit and operating restrictions remain in place, according to a report by Enders.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Blink brain doc
BBC4 has acquired Blink Films biggest-budget show, a six-part series exploring the human brain hosted by neuroscientist David Eagleman.
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NewsITV to step in as BBC backs out of F1
The BBC is to back out of its Formula 1 coverage three years early, with ITV poised to pick up free-to-air rights from next season.
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NewsUS network AXS lands Hoff The Record
US cable network AXS has picked up Dave’s mockumentary Hoff The Record.
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NewsGlobal news in the spotlight
Growth in international news channels is a response to increasing appetite among audiences for multiple perspectives, according to panellists at the RT 10th anniversary conference in Moscow last week.
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NewsBBC1’s youth task laid bare
BBC1 faces an uphill battle to retain young audiences in the absence of a linear BBC3, with its volume of viewers aged 16-34 on course to fall nearly 10% this year.
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NewsBBC object-based trials explained
Alex Farber reports on four projects designed to improve efficiency and evolve storytelling
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NewsBBC’s future-gazing revealed
The BBC is developing personalised dramas, radio shows that talk directly to listeners, and technology to record live events remotely, as it looks to shape the future of broadcasting.
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NewsMPs challenge Tony Hall over Fury and Yentob
Tony Hall has been forced to defend Tyson Fury’s inclusion on the Sports Personality Of The Year award shortlist in front of MPs, and admitted that Alan Yentob’s resignation was the “right” decision.
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NewsSalmon unveils top team at BBC Studios
Peter Salmon has revealed the structure for the new BBC Studios, creating dedicated divisions for entertainment and natural history.
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsITV revs up Top Gear rival
ITV has turned to Twofour to create a Top Gear-style celebrity driving format after missing out on the chance to sign Jeremy Clarkson earlier this year.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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NewsGreg Dyke: private equity would destroy C4
Greg Dyke has warned that Channel 4 would be “destroyed” if it was sold to a private equity firm, as part of a panel debate on the future of public service television.
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NewsTina McCann to leave Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK boss Tina McCann is leaving the children’s broadcaster after nearly six years.