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NewsGeneral election 2015: Tory plans for broadcasting
The Conservative Party is on course to win a small majority at the general election. Here is how its plans for the broadcasting industry stack up.
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NewsPatrick Holland wins race to be BBC documentaries boss
Patrick Holland, the managing director at Fremantle Media UK label Boundless, has been named head of documentaries at the BBC.
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NewsC4 and Love back on Benefits
Channel 4 and Love Productions have hit back at claims that the second series of Benefits Street is being made for “entertainment” and that parts of the show are “contrived”.
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NewsBBC factual in state of flux
BBC factual is in a state of flux as controller Emma Swain begins a year-long secondment to help shape the corporation’s approach to commissioning over the next five years.
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NewsDNI takes a step into drama
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is moving into drama for the first time and is hoping it can rival the BBC and Netflix with its latest natural history push.
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NewsPolly Hill to become BBC drama controller
BBC head of independent drama Polly Hill will succeed Ben Stephenson as controller of drama at the corporation.
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NewsBlue 2.0 adds Boundless exec Bos
Former Boundless production executive Mark Bos has joined post firm Blue 2.0 as executive director.
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NewsC4 orders celebrity lookalike comedy
Channel 4 is to transform its online non-scripted comedy Lookalikes into a 30-minute special for linear television.
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NewsBT Sport hints at Gary Lineker deal
BT Sport has dropped the biggest hint yet that Gary Lineker is being lined up to front its Champions League coverage later this year.
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NewsBBC and Eurosport track down Diamond League rights
The BBC will air more network coverage of the athletics Diamond League season than ever before as part of rights deals that will run until 2020.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2015 line-up revealed
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore, BBC2 boss Kim Shillinglaw and Channel 4 deputy chief creative officer Ralph Lee are among the executives signed up to talk at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsBBC1 plans live Monterey Bay wildlife series
BBC1 will explore the gathering of marine life at Monterey Bay in California as part of a live natural history series in August.
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OTT provider Xstream to open office in London
OTT system provider Xstream is opening a London office.
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Fabric teams up with The Foundry for tool integration
Fabric Software is working with The Foundry to integrate the Fabric Engine tools and applications creation platform with The Foundry’s 3D content creation software Modo.
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Project Dreamspace to reveal findings at FMX
A three-year European Commission- funded project to research and develop new VFX tools will present its first findings at this week’s FMX animation and effects conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
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NewsDirectors Cut boosts capacity with eight Avid suites
Directors Cut Films is increasing its edit capacity to 23 Avid suites with the opening of eight new rooms.
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NewsNEP continues acquisitions spree with two OB firms
The NEP Group has bought OB companies Outside Broadcast and RecordLab TV & Media as the USheadquartered firm continues with its recent run of acquisitions.
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BBCW widens EBS deal to harvest non-linear data
BBC Worldwide has expanded its contract with EPG data provider EBS to include non-linear EPG data services.
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The Football League boosts fibre-optic network
The Football League is expanding the fibre-optic network that links its 72 clubs ahead of the start of next season’s new highlights contract with Channel 5.
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NewsC5 among latest group of firms to join DPP
Channel 5 is among the latest batch of companies to become fee-paying members of the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).