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NewsWhisper recruits C4 commissioning executive
Channel 4 TV events and sport commissioning executive Andy Stevenson has joined sports indie Whisper Films as a development producer.
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NewsNight Manager and War Peace go head-to-head in RTS craft awards
The Night Manager and War Peace will battle it out at the Royal Television Society’s Craft and Design Awards after both BBC dramas scored four nominations.
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NewsScott Free London hires Origin exec as MD
Scott Free London, the UK film and television division of Ridley Scott’s company, has poached Origin Pictures boss Ed Rubin to become managing director.
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NewsBakish takes top job as Viacom merges int'l and US units
MTV and Channel 5 owner Viacom has merged its international division with its US channel group and appointed Bob Bakish as acting president and chief executive.
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NewsBafta opens awards to co-pros and OTT
Bafta has tweaked the eligibility rules for its television and craft awards to allow entries from British shows that are majority-financed outside of the UK.
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NewsChart: breakdown of BBC Studios cuts
The large-scale redundancy drive at BBC Studios, with director Mark Linsey slashing 15% of staff, will result in 314 roles becoming redundant.Click for a breakdown of where the cuts will take effect.
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NewsRoughcut duo reunite for film venture
Roughcut TV boss Ash Atalla and his former head of comedy Dan Hine have reunited to establish a comedy feature film company.
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NewsBBC Studios: where the axe will fall
BBC Studios’ London-based documentary team is to be gutted and over 50 scripted roles closed as the full extent of the division’s cuts is revealed.
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NewsFox Networks Group promotes Fraser
International distributor Fox Networks Group has promoted Prentiss Fraser to managing director of content distribution.
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NewsAvid inks Nexidia licensing deal
Avid has struck a deal to exclusively develop and commercialise a range of dialogue and audio analysis tools from Nexidia.
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NewsIn brief: Triforce; RTS Awards
Channel 4 has tied with TriForce Creative Network as the RTS has added a new channel award.
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NewsPlum builds C4 property series
People who build their own unconventional homes to avoid mortgages will feature in a new Plum Pictures property format for Channel 4.
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NewsCDN appoints executive director
British Film Institute diversity manager Deborah Williams has been appointed as executive director of Creative Diversity Network.
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NewsBBC tenders: what you need to know
The first batch of BBC shows to be tendered to the commercial sector have now emerged. Here is Broadcast’s at-a-glance guide to what you need to know.
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NewsJago Lee outlines Antenna vision
Former Nerd TV co-founder Jago Lee is looking to leverage a Canuck connection to serve up cost-effective premium factual from his latest venture Antenna Pictures.
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NewsITN & Grain docs make Oscar shortlist
Syria-focused films from ITN Productions, as well as Grain Media and Violet Films, have made the Oscar shortlist.
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NewsC4 locks up 60 Days In deal
Channel 4 has picked the second window rights to controversial US prison series 60 Days In.
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NewsTV's top Vines
Broadcast selects a handful of broadcaster Vines, following Twitter’s decision to close the short-form service.
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NewsBob Bakish tipped to become Viacom boss
Viacom International Media Networks boss Bob Bakish is tipped to become interim chief executive of parent company Viacom as the company inches closer to a merger with CBS.
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NewsTLC UK says yes to more Dress
TLC UK has recommissioned Half Yard’s Say Yes to the Dress for a second series.