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NewsObjective builds comedy team
Objective Group has hired two development executives as it starts to build its newly-established comedy label.
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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NewsBBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.
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NewsBBC TV braced for £30m cuts
The BBC’s television division has been tasked with making cuts of up to £30m in 2017/18 as the corporation bids to close the £150m funding gap created by the iPlayer loophole.
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NewsBBC entertainment boss hits out at ITV's ‘cultural prohibition’
Alan Tyler has argued that ITV’s attempt to ban the BBC from importing formats is tantamount to “cultural prohibition”.
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NewsS4C unveils vision for future
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has unveiled three core ambitions for its future that hinge on being granted sufficient funding in the government’s forthcoming spending reviews.
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NewsBBC Birmingham ramps up digital activity
An online Shakespeare Festival marking 400 years since the playwright’s death, is the latest digital initiative to come out of the broadcaster’s growing Birmingham base.
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NewsIn brief: GMB; Oxford Scientific; C4 daytime; Sky Sports; Red Planet
BBC News planning editor Sally Watson has joined Good Morning Britain, while C4 daytime commissioner Sagina Shabaya is joining the indie sector. Read on for more
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NewsDowning Street reassures BBC over funding deal
Downing Street has reassured the BBC that it will honour the funding deal struck in July, including linking the licence fee to inflation.
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NewsUKTI hunts indies for Italy trip and International Broadcaster event
UKTI is hunting for indies to travel to a roundtable in Italy and attend a day-long event in partnership with the Indielab TV Accelerator initiative.
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NewsRenegade explores tax avoidance for BBC Black Economy season
Renegade Pictures is to produce a one-off social experiment for BBC2 in which businesses in a small town attempt to adopt the tax avoidance techniques of major corporations.
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NewsZig Zag explores African business for Bloomberg
Zig Zag Productions is to make a 12-part series about African business for Bloomberg shortly after partnering with South African indie Urban Brew Studios.
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NewsITV entertainment chief: X Factor changes ‘went too far’
ITV entertainment chief Elaine Bedell has acknowledged that some of the format tweaks made to The X Factor this year have failed.
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NewsITV's attack on BBC distinctiveness proves divisive
ITV’s stinging attack on the lack of distinctiveness in the BBC’s television output has divided the industry at a crucial moment during charter renewal.
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NewsCuration central to BBC Store
The BBC is to tap into its heritage of curating television to help set apart its download-to-own service from rivals.
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NewsPolly Hill: celebrate British drama
Polly Hill has suggested that the UK is “too British” about celebrating drama success stories, as she hailed the genre’s role in making the case for the BBC’s future.
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NewsComedy commissioners draw up their wishlists
Six of the UK’s top comedy commissioners set out their stalls at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, opening up about their priority slots, tone and talent.
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NewsMark Linsey comes out fighting
BBC acting director of television Mark Linsey has launched a fullscale defence of the distinctiveness of the corporation’s content after ITV’s criticism last week.
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NewsNEP Visions reveals extent of Bracknell fire damage
NEP Visions has confirmed the extent of the damage caused by the fire which ripped through its Bracknell HQ on Tuesday evening.
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NewsCinelab London recruits Harlow as sales director
Cinelab London has appointed industry veteran Roger Harlow to the post of sales director.