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NewsS4C and Sony collaborate on new orders
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has commissioned two factual entertainment formats as part of a development deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsBBC slams government green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has unveiled a green paper on the future of the BBC which the corporation has claimed could herald a “much diminished, less popular” BBC.
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NewsTrust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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NewsBBC green paper: the key questions
The government has set out 19 questions for the public and industry to respond to over the next 12 weeks.
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NewsBBC green paper and consultation in full
The government has published a green paper that will set the stage for a 12-week consultation on BBC charter renewal.
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NewsBBC hints at radical genre move
BBC director general Tony Hall has hinted that a radical overhaul of the corporation’s commissioning structures may be modelled on the approach already being applied to music and arts.
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NewsLicence fee enforcement ‘appropriate and fair’
The existing licence fee enforcement system is “appropriate and fair”, according to a government-commissioned report on decriminalising the BBC’s funding method.
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NewsRemarkable boss handed central Endemol Shine role
Endemol Shine UK has appointed Remarkable Television co-managing director Nick Mather as creative director of its central creative team.
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NewsCohen ‘coordinated' celebrity letter backing the BBC
Michael Palin has confirmed that BBC director of television Danny Cohen helped coordinate a letter signed by nearly 30 celebrities calling on the prime minister to protect the corporation.
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NewsWatch hands RDF label first commission
RDF Television’s fledgling entertainment label Fizz has won its first commission – a gambling cookery format fronted by Marco Pierre White and Melanie Sykes for Watch.
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NewsWho’s scrutinising the BBC?
The BBC has few obvious friends on culture secretary John Whittingdale’s charter renewal advisory board.
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NewsLittle Gem lands first C4 order
Fledgling indie Little Gem has won its first two Channel 4 commissions - exploring health and diets for the broadcaster.
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NewsBBCW looks to digital future
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie is determined not to suffer the same fate as the music industry by ensuring his distribution business remains profitable as it makes the transition to digital.
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NewsRugby hands ITV male boost
ITV is set to benefit from a boost in lucrative male viewers as well as an overall audience uplift after securing half of the TV rights to the Six Nations.
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NewsFormer ITV controller installed as Objective boss
All3Media has installed former ITV entertainment controller Layla Smith as chief executive of Objective Productions with immediate effect, replacing Andrew Newman after six years in the role.
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NewsBBC gets on the front foot
The BBC used the publication of its annual report to get on the front foot after a bruising period in the run-up to charter renewal negotiations with the government.
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NewsSky 1 rethinks 8pm strategy
Sky 1 has pulled back from original 8pm commissions but plans to supersize other areas of the schedule, including year-round drama and comedy, as part of a 20% budget boost.
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NewsSky opts for Elemental for mobile and OTT offering
Sky is using Elemental’s video processing and workflow control software to deliver content to its Sky Go and Now TV platforms.
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NewsHumax and Freesat release new Freesat box
Humax and Freesat have released a new Freetime set-top box recorder.
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NewsDTG selects Innovation Awards shortlist
The DTG has selected ten UK media tech companies as finalists in the organisation’s third annual Television Innovation Awards.